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 conferences, both in Hawaii and throughout the
Asia-Pacific region.
The Center supports the U.S. Pacific Command’s objective of developing professional and personal
ties among national security establishments throughout the region. With
a non-warfighting mission, the Center focuses on a multilateral and
multi-dimensional approach to defining and addressing regional security
issues and concerns. The most beneficial result is building
relationships of trust and confidence among future leaders and
decision-makers within the region.
APCSS provides a focal
point where national officials, decision makers and policy makers can
gather to exchange ideas, explore pressing issues and achieve a greater
understanding of the challenges that shape the security environment of
the Asia-Pacific region. As well, the Center gives attention to the
increasingly complex interrelationships of military, economic, political
and diplomatic policies relevant to regional security issues through its
three academic components: executive education, conferences and research
and publications efforts. |
