It is widely anticipated ongoing processes of environmental change will have severe impacts on the fragile environments of many Pacific island nations. These impacts, in turn, are very likely to hold security implications for these nations, potentially affecting security and stability across the region. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is hosting a workshop entitled 'The Environment and Security in the Pacific Islands Region: Priority Risks, Challenges, and Actions for a Secure Future' August 5-10, 2012. More than 45 government and non-government organization officials will discuss the impact of environmental changes on security in the Pacific region and how governments and [...]

Fifty-seven International Fellows from the National Defense University (NDU) International Fellows Class of 2012, and 10 NDU staff and faculty, visited the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies May 7. The NDU fellows were briefed on APCSS programs, offerings and participated in a panel discussion focused on Asia Pacific security issues and perspectives, outreach efforts and top priorities.    

Experts came together to discuss “Exploring India-U.S. Cooperation: Safeguarding Prosperity in the Indian Ocean” at a workshop in Mumbai, Feb. 6-9. The three-day workshop was co-hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (Delhi) and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (Honolulu). “This workshop helped to build a shared understanding of opportunities in the Indian Ocean across a far-flung maritime community,” said workshop lead, APCSS professor Kerry Nankivell. […]

The doors of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) auditorium were opened Nov. 8 to welcome Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Adm. Patrick M. Walsh, who spoke to more than 120 students and educators from 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies. Thirty or so of the students were from Kamehameha Schools here in Hawaii and all are delegates of the “Future Voices of APEC” program. The delegates represent most of the 21 APEC member economies and are here to participate in the program, which includes a week of discussions, tours and contact with business leaders from the region. [...]

U.S. Pacific Command hosted 27 Chiefs of Defence this week in Hawaii. Of the 27 were seven APCSS alumni including (l-r): Sri Lanka’s Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetilleke, Chief of Defence Staff ( EC 04-1); Brigadier Tau'aika Uta'atu, Commander, Tonga Defence Services, (SEC 05-3); Brigadier General Wanji Francis Agwi, Commander, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, (TSC10-2); Admiral Robert Willard, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PRS09-1); Rear-Admiral Jerome Regnier, Joint Commander Armed Forces in French Polynesia (TSC 11-1); Lieutenant General Eth Sarath, Deputy Chief of Defense, Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (SEC 08-2); and Major General Moosa Ali Jaleel, Chief of Defence Force, Maldives [...]