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‘Check-book diplomacy’ in the Pacific: A troubling return?

By |2013-01-03T11:34:57-10:00September 1st, 2011|Categories: Faculty, College, Oehlers|

“Not long after the ‘truce’ between China and Taiwan, suspending their competitive bidding for diplomatic recognition among Pacific island states, the game has seemingly returned. This time a different cast is at play, revolving around the little-known republic of Abkhazia and alleged Russian financial inducements to win recognition for Abkhazia’s secession from Georgia.” This is an excerpt from a new article by Dr. Al Oehlers printed in a recent edition of the East Asia Forum. In the article, Oehlers discusses the impact of “check-book diplomacy” in the Pacific and asks questions of how this going down this path could ultimately hurt [...]

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APCSS to unveil new alumni portal

By |2011-08-31T17:28:24-10:00August 31st, 2011|Categories: Outreach, College|

The regional centers, including the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, will be upgrading their alumni portals in the coming months. This new portal is such an improvement that instead of calling it APCSSLink 2.0 it’s a whole new name – GlobalNET. […]

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China & India: Great Power Rivals

By |2014-08-29T15:37:00-10:00August 11th, 2011|Categories: Faculty, Research, College, Malik|

APCSS Professor Dr. Mohan Malik has a new book out entitled “China and India: Great Power Rivals.” According to the book description: “Despite burgeoning trade and cultural links, China and India remain fierce competitors in a world of global economic rebalancing, power shifts, resource scarcity, environmental degradation, and other transnational security threats. Mohan Malik explores this increasingly important and complex relationship, grounding his analysis in the history of the two countries. […]

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Sixty complete CCM course

By |2011-08-05T14:36:45-10:00August 5th, 2011|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

Sixty senior military and civilian leaders from 25 countries are the latest graduates of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ (APCSS)  “Comprehensive Crisis Management Course” (CCM).  The course began on July 7 and culminated August 5 at a commencement ceremony where Fellows were presented their graduation certificates by APCSS Acting Director Brig. Gen.(Ret.) James Hirai. […]

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86 graduate from the CSRT 11-1 course

By |2011-03-30T02:10:33-10:00March 25th, 2011|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

HONOLULU – Eight-six Fellows graduated March 24 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) Course.  The military and civilian participants who attended the four-week course came from 46 locations, primarily throughout the Asia-Pacific region, as well as other far reaches of the globe. […]

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SEAPOC 11-1 graduates

By |2011-01-20T19:38:34-10:00January 14th, 2011|Categories: Courses, College|

Sixteen Fellows graduated from the Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (SEAPOC) 11-1 at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies  Jan. 14. SEAPOC provides an overview of the Asia-Pacific region to senior military officers with respect for greater demands on their time and existing basis of knowledge. It also directly supports the U.S. Pacific Command by providing its staff and supporting components and compressed and comprehensive educational environment. The Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (SEAPOC) builds upon existing Asia-Pacific experiences regarding trends and current issues shaping the Asia-Pacific security environment for senior military officers. It is a highly-intensive course with a mix [...]

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