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Associate Professor Ryan contributes to Health Emergencies in Large Populations course

By |2019-10-24T10:09:32-10:00August 27th, 2018|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Conference, news|

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ (DKI APCSS) Associate Professor Benjamin Ryan recently had the opportunity of facilitating a session on noncommunicable disease (NCD) control and prevention in humanitarian crises at the annual Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) course held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from July 30 to August 10, 2018. Associate Professor Benjamin Ryan facilitating a session at the HELP course. This course was delivered by the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), World Health Organization (WHO), and University of [...]

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Counter-terrorism course prepares 108 Fellows to face regional challenges

By |2019-10-24T10:09:32-10:00August 8th, 2018|Categories: Courses, news|Tags: , , |

One hundred and eight Fellows from 49 different locations or organizations graduated from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) 18-1 course in Honolulu Aug. 8. The size of this course and number of locations represented are the most ever for a CSRT at the Center. Of the 108 participants, 64% were from military organizations and law enforcement agencies, with others representing various government ministries, foreign affairs departments and intelligence services and academic institutions. Just over half of the course participants were from the Indo-Pacific region, with five continents represented. CSRT 18-1 Fellows [...]

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Senior regional leaders complete transnational cooperation course at DKI APCSS

By |2019-10-24T10:09:33-10:00May 25th, 2018|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Director, news|Tags: |

Twenty-five senior leaders from twenty-four locations participated in the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 18-1) from May 20 – 25 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). The Course Manager for this iteration of TSC was Navy Cmdr. Jonathan Odom and the Course Coordinator was Lt. Col. Alex Bortado. The course is offered twice a year to senior security practitioners from the whole-of-government and society at the vice-minister, ambassador, and senior military officer (one- to four-star rank) level.  It aims to enhance awareness of transnational security issues within the complex environments they occur; explore collaborative policies [...]

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Common Understanding, Goals the Focus of ASC 18-1

By |2019-10-24T10:11:30-10:00May 2nd, 2018|Categories: Courses, news|

ASC 18-1 Fellows pose with DKI APCSS Leadership, Faculty and Staff for the official group photo. One hundred seven Fellows graduated from the Advance Security Cooperation Course (ASC) 18-1 May 2, with a newly developed common understanding of the challenges and opportunities to security in the region and enhanced networks of cooperation. U.S. and international Fellows from 37 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 18-1) March 29 – May 2. The five-week ASC is an executive education program enabling mid-level military and civilian leaders to deepen their understanding of the complex security environment in the Indo-Pacific [...]

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Senior regional leaders complete transnational cooperation course at DKI APCSS

By |2018-10-19T16:30:45-10:00November 20th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

Official TSC 17-2 Group Photo. Twenty-seven senior leaders from twenty-four nations and one regional organization participated in the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 17-2) from Nov. 12 – 17 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). The course is offered twice a year to senior security practitioners from the whole-of-government and society at the vice-minister to ambassador (one- to four-star) level.  It aims to enhance awareness of transnational security issues within the complex environments they occur; explore collaborative policies to address transnational security challenges; identify opportunities to strengthen states’ capacities; and promote effective security [...]

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Enhanced Networks and Cooperation the Focus of ASC 17-2

By |2017-10-27T22:36:46-10:00October 26th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

One hundred six U.S. and international Fellows from 38 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 17-2). Collaboration, negotiation, contemplation, connection…all hallmarks of the Advanced Security Cooperation course held at the DKI APCSS. One hundred six U.S. and international Fellows from 38 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 17-2) Sept. 21 to Oct. 25. The five-week ASC is an executive education program enabling mid-level military and civilian leaders to deepen their understanding of security issues within political, socioeconomic, defense and environmental contexts. The course’s primary intent, according to course manager Dr. Virginia Bacay Watson, [...]

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OpEd: Force Buildup in the South China Sea: The Myth of an Arms Race

By |2017-10-13T14:14:52-10:00October 13th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Vuving, Independent Faculty Articles, External Publications|

Dr. Alex Vuving has a new opinion piece entitled "Force Buildup in the South China Sea: The Myth of an Arms Race" on cogitASIA, a blog of the CSIS Asia Program. Here's an excerpt from the article: "If an arms race is an attempt to equal or surpass one’s competitor, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam are not playing catch-up with China, nor with one another. These three major Southeast Asian claimants in the South China Sea have little intention of achieving military parity or superiority. Instead, their long-term ambition is what can be called “minimal deterrence.” They want to build just [...]

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DKI-APCSS learning model proven once again, this time in first-ever Mobile-APOC held outside the U. S.

By |2017-10-12T16:26:21-10:00October 12th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

Eighty-seven Fellows completed the first-ever MAPOC held outside U. S. borders. The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) co-sponsored a first-ever four day Mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (MAPOC) held outside U. S. borders Sept. 12-15 in Seoul. The course was co-sponsored by United States Forces Korea (USFK) and promoted critical thinking related to the increasingly complex Indo-Asia-Pacific security dynamics. Eighty-seven Fellows completed the four-day course: 52 from USFK, 13 from United States Forces Japan (USFJ), and 22 international Fellows from 10 countries to include eight from Korea, four from Japan, two from Australia, two from [...]

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