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Senior leaders grow high-level problem-solving skills at DKI APCSS

By |2015-10-19T11:00:15-10:00October 16th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

Senior Fellows attending the Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (SEAPOC 15-1) take part in a plenary session led by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies wrapped up the latest iteration of its Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (SEAPOC 15-2) last week with 46 Fellows from four nations completing the three-day curriculum. Participants from Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States took part in the Oct. 7 to 9 program. They gained insight into key drivers of the Asia-Pacific [...]

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SECAF Deborah Lee James addresses ASC 15-2

By |2015-10-14T10:16:58-10:00October 14th, 2015|Categories: Courses, College, Peace and Security|

Articulating the U.S. Air Force's role in a dynamic, quickly evolving global security environment, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James addressed U.S. and international Fellows today at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Her audience included 114 participants in the month-long Advanced Security Cooperation course (ASC 15-2). James is the Department of Defense's lead official for U.S. airpower, space operations and cybersecurity policy and capability. During her roughly 20-minute speech, James emphasized the importance of international cooperation, noting her service's crucial military-to-military ties with Asia-Pacific nations such as China and India. She cited, for example, U.S.-India [...]

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Alumni Perspectives: Cost-effective Maritime Security Cooperation Against Piracy in the Somali Region

By |2015-09-24T13:37:59-10:00September 22nd, 2015|Categories: Courses, College, Alumni, Alumni Perspectives|

While attending APCSS courses, Fellows are required to complete a Fellows Project which may be done as a presentation, research paper or policy brief. APCSS is now making these papers available on line with our new "Alumni Perspectives" publications. "Cost-effective Maritime Security Cooperation Against Piracy in the Somali Region," is a paper by a recent graduate of the Advanced Security Cooperation course (ASC 15-1) Cmdr. Zeeshan Kareem, who serves with the Pakistani Navy. Kareem addresses current international efforts to combat piracy in sea lanes off the Horn of Africa. He explains that Somali Piracy has cost nations and companies billions of [...]

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U.S. and International Fellows complete Asia-Pacific orientation at APCSS

By |2015-09-08T14:48:51-10:00September 8th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

One hundred fifty Fellows from nine locations gained increased knowledge on factors impacting regional security during the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC 15-3). Gaining increased knowledge of the regional security environment, 150 U.S. and international Fellows completed the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC 15-3) Sept. 4 at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The five-day APOC provides an overview of regional trends in socio-economic, political, defense, health and environmental arenas and how they interrelate. Attendees are generally junior- to mid-grade military members and their civilian counterparts in various security-related fields. The course equips security practitioners with enhanced knowledge used in decision [...]

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International Fellows improve risk reduction and crisis collaboration in APCSS course

By |2015-08-31T15:58:23-10:00August 31st, 2015|Categories: Courses, College, Alumni|

One hundred fifteen international Fellows completed the Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 15-3) today at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The course strengthened Fellows' analytical, decision making and collaborative skills needed to manage complex disaster and crisis situations. Effective response to a disaster or crisis is often a race against time. In the effort to save lives, governments and other agencies must work quickly to deliver medical aid, food and shelter to affected populations. Success in such efforts can hinge heavily on the quality of coordination and cooperation across a wide spectrum of responding organizations. The Asia-Pacific Center [...]

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Economic Statecraft, Structural Power, and Structural Violence in Sino-Kyrgyz Relations – Dr. Jeffrey Reeves

By |2017-03-09T13:00:16-10:00August 20th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Reeves, External Publications|

Jeffrey Reeves, Ph.D. "Economic Statecraft, Structural Power, and Structural Violence in Sino-Kyrgyz Relations" is a new article by Dr. Jeffrey Reeves published by Asian Security. According to the publication abstract: "this article employs the concepts of structural power and structural violence to undertake a critical study of China’s use of economic statecraft toward Kyrgyzstan. The article argues that China’s reliance on economic exchange to secure its strategic ends in Kyrgyzstan has resulted in asymmetric economic exchange between the two states. Through this asymmetric exchange, China has gained influence over Kyrgyzstan’s domestic structures. Chinese structural power, in turn, contributes to [...]

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APCSS graduates 150 in Asia-Pacific Orientation Course

By |2015-06-26T16:47:22-10:00June 26th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Alumni|

Fellows in Asia-Pacific Orientation Course 15-2 take part in a seminar discussion on one of several key security-related topics covered in thecourse's plenary sessions. Gaining an expanded perception of regional security issues, 150 professionals completed Asia-Pacific Orientation Course 15-2 today at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. APOC is a five-day course designed to provide an overview of regional states and trends in socio-economic, political, defense, health and environmental arenas that drive the Asia-Pacific security environment. Attendees are generally junior- to mid-grade military members and their civilian counterparts in various security-related fields. “Given the size and complexity of the [...]

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Twenty-four security practitioners complete TSC 15-1

By |2015-07-07T18:02:08-10:00June 5th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

Fellows attending the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 15-1) at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies discuss issues associated with a cyber attack scenario. Honing their abilities to cooperate on major international crises, 24 military and civilian security practitioners from 23 locations completed the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 15-1) June 5 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. TSC is a senior executive course designed for military general officers and civilian equivalents in the security sector. Fellows include leaders in military, policing, emergency response, foreign relations, economic development and civil government. The course is five [...]

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Building maritime shared awareness in SE Asia

By |2015-06-05T14:36:50-10:00June 4th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Workshop|

U.S. Navy Admiral Sam Locklear, then commander of U.S. Pacific Command, provided introductory remarks at the May 10 to 14 "Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia" workshop. The vast ASEAN maritime domain is home to major fish and hydrocarbon resources, and provides shipping lanes that carry billions of dollars in international goods every year. Despite this, most ASEAN member states don’t have a comprehensive operating picture of their maritime neighborhood. Challenged by jurisdictional disputes, political tensions and capacity deficits, basic maritime domain awareness in the region remains out of reach. Faced with this dilemma, ASEAN maritime policy makers [...]

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ASC 15-1 builds spirit of international cooperation

By |2015-05-07T19:42:22-10:00May 7th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

ASC 15-1 Fellows engage in the give-and-take of negotiating priorities to combat climate change. Asad Gillani, an APCSS alumni of ASC 14-2, briefs his successful Fellows Project to ASC 15-1 participants. Gillani used lessons learned at APCSS to improve the Pakistan government's process by which it posts foreign affairs officers. ASC 15-1 Fellows engage in the give-and-take of negotiating priorities to combat climate change. ASC 15-1 Fellow Judith Geronga Dolot, with the Philippines Department of Finance, takes part in an April 30 negotiation exercise. ASC 15-1 Fellows engage in the give-and-take of negotiating priorities [...]

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