"Charting the Future"

Water Security Workshop

APCSS’s Dr. Virginia Bacay Watson leads a seminar discussion during the workshop “The U.S.-South Asia Leader Engagement Program: Charting the Water Future of South Asia.” Co-hosted by the APCSS, the Near East-South Asia Center for Strategic Studies and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the workshop was held April 28 to May 3 at Harvard University.

APCSS Employees

Honored at FEB Luncheon

APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dan Leaf, a presenter at the ceremony, "high fives" with the Mentor of the Year award winner Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Perry, one of 13 APCSS employees recognized today at Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board’s (FEB) 57th Annual Excellence in Federal Government Awards luncheon at Hickam AFB Officers Club.

ASC 13-1

Concludes with 101 New Fellows

Mr. Nebuchadnezzar Salamat Alejandrino, Chief of the National Defense Information Management Office of the Republic of the Philippines (right) presents the course banner with APCSS Director Lt. Gen. Dan Leaf USAF (Ret.) (left) during the graduation ceremony for the Advanced Security Cooperation Course 13-1 May 8, 2013.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa

Addresses ASC 13-1

Hawaii Rep. Colleen Hanabusa and Mr. Allen Doane (seated yellow shirt) joined APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dan Leaf on the lanai at the Center to speak to ASC 13-1 Fellows on the topic of "Whole of Society" during a working lunch Apr. 29.

Welcome to APCSS

The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) is a U.S. Department of Defense academic institute that officially opened Sept. 4, 1995, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The APCSS addresses regional and global security issues, inviting military and civilian representatives of the United States and Asia-Pacific nations to its comprehensive program of executive education and workshops, both in Hawaii and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

The Center supports the U.S. Pacific Command by developing and sustaining relationships among security practitioners and national security establishments throughout the region. APCSS’ mission is to build capacities and communities of interest by educating, connecting, and empowering security practitioners to advance Asia-Pacific security. It is one of the Department of Defense’s five regional security studies centers. Read More or go to our Frequently Asked Questions page.