The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) is a South Asian regional think tank, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Established in 1992, it is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental organization which encourages research, dialogue, networking and deliberation on a broad range of conventional and non-conventional sources of conflict and conditions of peace.
The IRC, the advisory body of RCSS research and publications, consists of eminent scholars from South Asian countries and outside the region to ensure the institute maintains highest standards in its intellectual property.