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College
of Security Studies
Fellows in the College come
from throughout the region and consist of senior military and government
civilian equivalents in security-related positions.
Courses:
Please note:
Potential students are not allowed to register themselves into any course
without the official endorsement/nomination from country's ODC/Embassy or APCSS
registrar.
Faculty:
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Senior
Executive Course: Transnational
Security Cooperation (SEC)
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Description. An intensive program for current leaders on the upward track
for positions of significant national (and possibly international)
responsibility. Designed for senior security practitioners from the
Asia-Pacific region now serving in positions that require experience and
rank at the one- to four-star military and civilian-equivalent level (intent
is to replicate a forum consisting of practitioners who influence security
cooperation). Curriculum emphasizes the impact of change in the region, as
well as capacities - - leader and institutional - - to manage change. The
course integrates a challenging program of guest speakers, along with
interactive seminar workshop dialogues and action-planning.
Course attendees join an expanded network of contacts among regional
security practitioners that include their fellow classmates and APCSS
faculty, as well as a regional “community of expertise” via a dedicated web
portal used by APCSS alumni and others.
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Advanced Security
Cooperation (ASC)
Description:
The Advanced Security
Cooperation (ASC) course is designed to advance knowledge, skills and networks
related to multilateral security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region among
mid-career security practitioners representing national government agencies and
other influential regional and national entities. The course intends to
stimulate strategic analysis and understanding of major security trends and
challenges in the region, available and desirable tools and processes of their
mitigation as well requirements for developing adequate national security sector
capabilities to support regional effort of confidence-building, preventive
diplomacy, conflict resolution and crisis management. Additionally, the course
seeks to enhance individual leader skills in critical thinking, communication,
collaboration and decision-making in complex multinational and culturally
diverse environments.
For additional
information about the Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC), click on the following
hyperlinks:
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Comprehensive Security
Responses to Terrorism Course
Description:
This
course provides CbT security practitioners in the Asia-Pacific region, as well
as other designated countries around the world, the operational and
strategic-level skills necessary to enhance their ability to understand and
combat terrorism and transnational threats. Through faculty lectures, guest
speaker presentations, real-world case studies, seminar discussions and tailored
exercise scenarios, CSRT Fellows explore the nature of today’s terrorist
threats, better appreciate the challenges associated with countering ideological
support for terrorism and violent extremism, achieve a more common understanding
of global and regional terrorism challenges, analyze tools and capabilities for
combating terrorism and transnational threats in order to promote appropriate
strategies. The CSRT course is designed to build relationships between and
among the United States and current and future CbT practitioners of
participating countries in order to develop trust, confidence and specific
methods necessary for increased information sharing, reduction of obstacles to
cooperation in the international collaborative effort against those who use
terror to achieve goals. The curriculum focuses on the non-warfighting aspects
of security and is divided as follows: Understanding; Framing and Assessing
the Challenge; Formulating Responses to the Challenge; and Strategy
Application. After leaving the Center, CSRT graduates are able to continue
their collaborative efforts through IT/ET enabled portal connectivity.
For additional information about the CSRT Course, click on the following
hyperlinks:
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Comprehensive
Crisis Management (CCM)
Description: The
Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) Course is a 4-week course that focuses on
developing leader skills in five core areas: Comprehensive understanding of the
complexity of crisis situations, strategic assessment, cooperation and
collaboration, communication and use of appropriate technology. Offered once a
year, the course is ideal for practitioners whose current or future
responsibilities lie in the field of crisis management and recovery. Mid-career
to senior practitioners including 0-4 (Major) to 0-6 (Colonel)- level military
personnel, and civilian equivalents from diverse backgrounds such as law
enforcement, government ministries and disaster management authorities are
welcome to attend. Participants are also encouraged from NGOs, regional and
international agencies and organizations, and academia. Participants come from
all over the Asia-Pacific region, and in any one course may be drawn from as
many as 45 nations and entities.
Crises are
dramatic disruptions in the political, economic and social life of a nation.
Their causes are diverse and range from conflicts to natural disasters, but they
can seriously disrupt a population's capacity to survive and the ability of
national authorities to respond. Reflecting their complexity and scale, crises
require a response that is well-coordinated and multi-sectoral in nature. Very
often, the assistance of international actors may also be needed. Therefore, the
course will emphasize broad, strategic-level themes and considerations rather
than tactical prescriptions.
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Asia-Pacific Orientation
Course (APOC)
Course Description
Description: The
course provides an introduction to Asia-Pacific culture, politics, protocols and
challenges, while addressing U.S. interests in the region. The curriculum is
focused by day and examines: Day One) Regional Perspectives, Day Two) Treaty
Alliance Partners & Security Challenges, Day Three) Key Regional Players &
Security Challenges, Day Four) Regional Issues, and Day Five) Transnational
Challenges. Attention is given to both historical and emerging issues. The
course includes a rigorous program of lectures and interactive sessions, and
three break-out seminar sessions.
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Senior Executive Asia-Pacific
Orientation Course (SEAPOC)
Description:
The course provides an introduction to Asia-Pacific culture, politics, protocols
and challenges, while addressing U.S. interests in the region. The curriculum
is focused by day and examines: Day One) Regional Perspectives, Day Two)
Regional Issues, and Day Three) Transnational Challenges. Attention is given to
both historical and emerging issues. The course includes a rigorous program of
lectures and interactive sessions, and three senior-leader seminar sessions.
For additional
information about the Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (SEAPOC), click on the following
hyperlinks:
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For more information,
contact the APCSS registrar,
at (808) 971-8925.
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