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64 complete Advanced Security Cooperation Course

Sixty-four senior military and civilian government leaders from 26 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region graduated May 20 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Executive Course: Advanced Security Cooperation.”  At the Center to study regional security at the six-week course, they received his diploma from retired Lt. Gen. Ed Smith, director of the Center. 

Countries represented at the course were: American Samoa, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.  more...       

Strengthening Democratic Governance of the Security Sector: Indonesia and Mongolia

Parliamentarians from Indonesia and Mongolia participated in a workshop focused on legislative oversight of the security sector in their nations Comprised of two sections, the first was held at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 23 – 25, and the second in Washington, D.C., from April 28 – May 1 2008.   more...
 

Asia-Pacific Leaders Focus on Security Concerns, Cooperation


Retired Army Lt. Gen. Edward P. Smith, director of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, welcomes members of the Advanced Security Cooperation Course, April 3, 2008, in Honolulu. Photo by Stephanie Hika  
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HONOLULU, April 4, 2008 – More than 60 military and government leaders from across Asia and the Pacific yesterday kicked off a six-week program that aims to help them work more effectively and cooperatively to promote regional security.

The participants, mid-level leaders from 30 countries, converged at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies here for the Advanced Security Cooperation Course. The program is the flagship course among five offered at the center, which opened its doors in 1995 and operates under U.S. Pacific Command.   more...

Ambassador Gaa participates in APCSS roundtable

Ambassador Willy Gaa, Deputy Chief of Mission &
Charge d’Affaires at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC, recently visited APCSS and participated in a roundtable with faculty and staff. During the roundtable, the ambassador provided useful insights on the coming food crises in East Asia. APCSS faculty and staff highlighted APCSS contribution to Disaster Management in the Asia Pacific through current and future course work, outreach, and alumni activities. more...

 This year's Symposium on East Asia Security (SEAS) delegation recently visited APCSS. Participants included 27 of the best and brightest from the military and foreign affairs agencies of most of the nations of East Asia and the Pacific and included several were APCSS alumni.  more...

Working to improve emergency response and risk reduction was the topic of a workshop held March 10-14 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The event sponsored by government of Mongolia with the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies resulted in focused discussions to better understand how a government co-ordination and advisory body coordinates and synchronizes appropriate steps to build national disaster resiliency while reducing risk; and in the event of disaster, manages relief and humanitarian-assistance efforts conducted by the whole of government, international organizations and registered non governmental organizations.  more...
 

62 complete course in Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism

Considering Gender in Economic Development and Counterterrorism Strategy

From the 2007 Asia Pacific Economic Update, APCSS Professor Miemie Winn Byrd and Gretchen Decker wrote this chapter showing how poverty affects men and women differently.  more...

The Emerging Nexus

"India-China Emerging Nexus: How Realistic, How Enduring" was the focus of a recent research trip to India by APCSS Professor Ehsan Ahrari.

During this December 2007 trip, Ahrari met with a number of senior strategic thinkers to exchanged ideas and information their country’s role in the potential evolution of a strategic nexus involving that country, China, and Russia.   more....

Sixty Fellows graduated February 22 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Comprehensive Crisis Management: Preventing, Preparing, and Responding Course” in Honolulu.  more...

Vietnam Outreach  -
United Nations Security Council: Role of Non-Permanent Member

Helping Vietnam prepare to serve as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (2008-2009) was the focus of an Outreach event held in Hanoi, Dec. 11-14, 2007.
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The Asia-Pacific Orientation Course was held from January 14-18, 2008 with 62 Fellows from the Pacific Command/component staff, and other key Asia-Pacific focused organizations in attendance.   more...

74 Graduate from Advanced Security Cooperation Course

Identifying major security-cooperation challenges and related practitioner knowledge and skills needed, comparing learning models and identifying potential collaboration interfaces and initiatives related to security practitioner education and leader-development was the focus of the Regional Counterparts Collaboration Workshop held in Hawaii November 14-16.  more...

The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is changing the name of the Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTR) course. The new title, “Comprehensive Crisis Management: Preventing, Preparing, and Responding” (CCM) course, reflects a shift in emphasis toward a more even balance of preventing and preparing for crises with crisis response.   more...

An APCSS Outreach event was recently held in Bangladesh. With a focus on Democratic Transition, Responsible Governance and Security Sector Reform, this workshop was co-sponsored by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) and U.S. Pacific Command.   more...

APCSS Featured in Joint Forces Quarterly

Members of the House Armed Services Committee visited the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in August. While at the Center, the Representatives met APCSS Fellows currently attending the Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) course, APCSS faculty and staff, and other area military and community business leaders.  more...

Senior Executives Graduate from Transnational Security Cooperation Course

Twenty-two senior leaders recently graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Senior Executive: Transnational Security Cooperation course.  They are military and civilian leaders representing 19 countries including:  Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand,  more....

An APCSS Outreach event was held in Brunei Darussalam from July 30 to August 2. With a focus on disaster management, this workshop is co-sponsored by Brunei's National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) and the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS).  more...

International Fellows graduated today from the Asia-Pacific Center Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism“ course.  The course is designed to build relationships between and among the United States and current and future counterterrorism practitioners of participating countries  more...

Ethnic Diasporas and Great Power Strategies in Asia

Between 28 May and 1 June, a Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) team and representatives from the Nepal-based South Asia Center for Policy Studies (SACEPS) and the Asia Pacific Center of Security Studies (APCSS) co-hosted a workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal. more..

The third Asia-Pacific Orientation Course was held from July 23-27, 2007 with 63 Fellows from the U.S. Pacific Command, service component commands staff, and other key Asia-Pacific focused organizations in attendance. In addition, this was the first APOC course  attended by international Fellows from Australia, Brunei, New Zealand and Singapore.  more...

APCSS staff recognized at Federal Excellence Awards

Developing coordinated policies on energy and the environment is a key issue in the Asia-Pacific Region according to U.S. Ambassador to Japan, J. Thomas Schieffer.  The ambassador, speaking to attendees of a recent conference on “Energy Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific,” also stated that energy – its security, stability and deliverability – drives much of our respective foreign policies, thus making it vital for countries to explore new cooperative solutions.   more...

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