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{{Organization
{{Infobox institute
|OrganizationName=Africa Center for Strategic Studies
| name = Africa Center for Strategic Studies
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies
| image = [[File:ACSS LOGO edited.jpg|150px]]
|Mission=The ACSS aims to advance African security by expanding understanding, providing a trusted platform for dialogue, building enduring partnerships, and catalyzing strategic solutions. It supports United States foreign and security policies by strengthening the strategic capacity of African states to identify and resolve security challenges.
| caption = Official logo
|ParentOrganization=National Defense University
| latin_name =  
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense
| motto =  
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
| established = 1999
|Services=Academic Programs; Research; Policy Outreach; Professional Development; Conferences and Seminars
| head_label = Director
|HeadquartersLocation=38.86682, -77.01516
| head = Amanda Dory
|HeadquartersAddress=300 5th Ave, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5066, USA
| budget =  
|Website=https://africacenter.org
| num_members =
}}
| owner = [[United States Department of Defense]]
The '''Africa Center for Strategic Studies''' ('''ACSS''') is self-described as "a U.S. Department of Defense institution established and funded by Congress for the study of security issues relating to Africa and serving as a forum for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, and exchange of ideas involving military and civilian participants."<ref name="Howe2001">{{cite book|last=Howe|first=Herbert M.|title=Ambiguous Order: Military Forces in African States|url=https://archive.org/details/ambiguousordermi0000howe|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers|isbn=978-1-58826-315-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/ambiguousordermi0000howe/page/263 263]}}</ref>
| non-profit_slogan =
| address = [[National Defense University]], 300 5th Avenue, Building 20, [[Fort Lesley J. McNair]], Washington, DC 20319-5066
| city = Washington, D.C.
| state =
| country = United States
| coor =
| website = {{official website}}
| image_name =
}}The '''Africa Center for Strategic Studies''' ('''ACSS''') is self-described as "a U.S. Department of Defense institution established and funded by Congress for the study of security issues relating to Africa and serving as a forum for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, and exchange of ideas involving military and civilian participants."<ref name="Howe2001">{{cite book|last=Howe|first=Herbert M.|title=Ambiguous Order: Military Forces in African States|url=https://archive.org/details/ambiguousordermi0000howe|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers|isbn=978-1-58826-315-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/ambiguousordermi0000howe/page/263 263]}}</ref>


It is a Regional Center of the [[National Defense University]], which describes it as "[supporting] United States foreign and security policies by strengthening the strategic capacity of African states to identify and resolve security challenges in ways that promote civil-military cooperation, respect for democratic values, and safeguard human rights."<ref name="NDU">{{cite web|title=Regional Centers|url=http://www.ndu.edu/Outreach/Regional-Centers/|website=ndu.edu|publisher=National Defense University|accessdate=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821190208/http://www.ndu.edu/Outreach/Regional-Centers/|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It is a Regional Center of the [[National Defense University]], which describes it as "[supporting] United States foreign and security policies by strengthening the strategic capacity of African states to identify and resolve security challenges in ways that promote civil-military cooperation, respect for democratic values, and safeguard human rights."<ref name="NDU">{{cite web|title=Regional Centers|url=http://www.ndu.edu/Outreach/Regional-Centers/|website=ndu.edu|publisher=National Defense University|accessdate=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821190208/http://www.ndu.edu/Outreach/Regional-Centers/|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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