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APCSS Signs MOU with Korean National Defense University

By |2014-09-05T09:38:00-10:00September 5th, 2014|Categories: College|

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Daniel Leaf and Korea National Defense University President Park Sam Deuk signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve cooperation between the two organizations. On September 2, 2014, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Daniel Leaf and Korea National Defense University President Park Sam Deuk signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve cooperation between the two organizations. The intent of the Memorandum is to advance security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region by fostering closer relations between the two institutions. They have agreed in principle to exchange of faculty [...]

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Enhancing Maritime Resource Security in the Gulf of Thailand

By |2014-08-29T15:46:21-10:00August 21st, 2014|Categories: College, Conference, Workshop, Alumni|

Maritime Security is one of several focus areas for the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.  APCSS partnered with the World Ocean Council to conduct a multi-national workshop on preserving the Gulf of Thailand’s maritime assets, held August 12-14 in Singapore. Titled “Enhancing Maritime Resource Security: A Cross-sectoral Dialogue for the Gulf of Thailand Initiative,” the workshop enabled officials from four coastal nations to address the anticipated impacts of developing trends in the marine industries most active in GoT waters over the next three to five years. Participants were from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The seminar was part of an ongoing [...]

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Advancing Pacific Islands Regional Security Cooperation

By |2014-08-19T12:51:01-10:00August 19th, 2014|Categories: Conference, Workshop|

(PORT VILA, VANUATU) – Examining the effectiveness of regional security cooperation and the broader regional security architectures that exist in the Pacific Islands region was the focus of a recent workshop held in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) and the Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) hosted the workshop titled “Regional Security Governance and Architecture in the Pacific Islands Region: Priorities for a Resilient Future” August 4-8, 2014. Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Joe Natuman and, via video, U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Walter North opened the event that included 48 security practitioners [...]

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United States Helps Advance Pacific Islands Regional Security Cooperation

By |2014-08-04T14:55:16-10:00August 4th, 2014|Categories: Courses, College, Conference, Workshop|

APCSS Dean Carleton Cramer provides opening remarks at the “Regional Security Governance and Architecture in the Pacific Islands Region: Priorities for a Resilient Future” workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu. On August 4 through 8, the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), in partnership with the Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PIPP) and the U.S. Pacific Command, will host a workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu titled “Regional Security Governance and Architecture in the Pacific Islands Region: Priorities for a Resilient Future.” Security practitioners from 20 locations and 10 international organizations are expected to participate in this workshop, which will examine [...]

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Another record-breaking APOC graduates

By |2014-07-29T10:45:46-10:00July 25th, 2014|Categories: Courses, College|

By far the largest course ever run by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC) 14-1 concluded in Honolulu today, July 25. This was the first of two planned, resident iterations of this course to be offered this year, in addition to two mobile versions, one already held in Tacoma, Wash., while the other is planned to be held in Washington, D.C. during November 2014. The unprecedented volume and diversity of the 149 participants in this APOC continues to demonstrate the great demand for this week long overview of the Asia-Pacific security environment. Amongst the large, multinational [...]

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Dr. Hornung Co-authors Article Entitled ‘In Japan’s defense change, context is everything’

By |2017-03-09T13:17:43-10:00July 18th, 2014|Categories: Faculty|

Editorial: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies professor Dr. Jeffrey Hornung coauthored an editorial entitled 'In Japan’s defense change, context is everything' in The Japan Times. Here is a summary of the editorial: "The announcement by Japan’s government that it will reinterpret the country’s constitution and permit a greater range of military activity has evoked reactions across the spectrum. From outright opposition in Beijing and suspicion in Seoul, to unqualified support in Washington and Canberra, Japan’s historic shift has sparked vigorous debate across capitals in Asia and beyond. And while the decision to permit the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to engage in [...]

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APCSS Professor Malik Published in The Diplomat entitled ‘China and Strategic Imbalance’

By |2014-07-23T10:17:57-10:00July 18th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Malik|

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) professor Dr. Mohan Malik had an article published in The Diplomat entitled "China and Strategic Imbalance" July 14. Here is an excerpt from the article: "The recent Shangri-la meeting in Singapore saw some sharp exchanges between Chinese and other participants. Beijing’s deployment of an oil rig protected by more than 80 naval vessels in the South China Sea four days after President Barack Obama’s “reassurance trip” to China’s East Asian neighbors in April 2014 was widely seen as a deliberate and calculated provocation. Yet China’s move fits a pattern of advancing territorial claims on its [...]

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Ten Myths About Japan’s Collective Self-Defense Change

By |2017-03-09T13:18:04-10:00July 11th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College|

Editorial: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) professer Dr. Jeffrey Hornung  co-authored an editorial entitled "Ten Myths About Japan’s Collective Self-Defense Change," which was released July 10 in The Diplomat. Summary: On July 1, the Japanese Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a proposal to reinterpret Japan’s constitution to end the ban on allowing its military forces to exercise the right of collective self-defense (CSD). The move widens the set of options available to Japan’s military, called the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) which, in turn, has sparked opposition from both domestic and international sources. Much of this opposition, however, fails to [...]

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CCM 14-1 Concludes with 100 new Alumni

By |2014-07-02T06:50:56-10:00July 1st, 2014|Categories: Courses, College, Alumni|

APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dan Leaf and the Senior CCM 14-1 Fellow display their class pennant at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony. One hundred fellows representing 31 different nations and territories, and one international organization, graduated July 1 from the Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) Course 14-1 at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. This diverse group of security practitioners was comprised of senior leaders and officials from across various military services, government ministries, law-enforcement agencies, foreign affairs, academic institutions, and other public sector branches. The graduates of CCM 14-1 brought a wide variety of regional [...]

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APCSS graduates 101 for Mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course
14-1

By |2015-01-28T11:29:13-10:00June 27th, 2014|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Workshop|

Mayor Buxbaum talks @WAStateCommerce, @cityofolympia global footprint, @ThurstonCounty dynamics @ @APCSS #APOC #JBLM This year’s first mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (MAPOC 14-1) was held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) June 16 – 22 upon the request of 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) stationed at JBLM. The intensive one-week course included 12 lectures, two panel discussions on the territorial disputes and regional security architecture, 14 elective options, and daily seminar discussions. The 101 participants consisted of interagency, joint, civilian and international components. Course Manager Dr. Virginia Watson led the APCSS 10-person academic team that included USARPAC Foreign Policy Adviser Ms. [...]

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