APCSS Courses

Health Security in Hawaii by 2050: The Physical Effects of Climate Change

By |2023-09-14T12:14:48-10:00September 13th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, External Publications, Canyon|Tags: |

Abstract: The World Health Organization defined climate change as the most important issue for the 21st century. In 2014, the State of Hawaii called climate change “a matter of security” that directly threatens “economic systems – food, water, energy, biodiversity and health” and has called for “actionable information for local decision making.” According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the burden of human morbidity attributable to climate change is relatively small although not well quantified. Nevertheless, generic climate change impacts are often used to justify actions without adequate supporting local evidence.

144 Fellows complete third successful APOC of 2017

By |2017-08-28T13:45:44-10:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

APOC 17-3 Group Photo This week 144 U.S. and international Fellows participated in the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC) 17-3 at the Daniel K Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. The five-day course which concluded on Friday, Aug. 25, and included Fellows from Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. APOC is designed to provide an overview of regional states and trends in the security, economy, politics, defense, and information arenas. Faculty members address these areas in the context of the major sub-regions: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia [...]

101 Fellows Tackle Security Challenges as CSRT 17-1 Concludes

By |2017-08-14T10:41:47-10:00August 11th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

One hundred one Fellows from 47 different locations graduated Aug. 10 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) course in Honolulu. Of the 101 participants, 63% 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 Asia-Pacific region, with five continents represented. Fellows participating in CSRT 17-1 were from Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Djibouti, Egypt, Greece, Guatemala. Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, [...]

DKI APCSS and RSIS cohost workshop on “Disaster Response Regional Architectures: Assessing Future Possibilities”

By |2018-01-25T15:26:45-10:00August 7th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Workshop|

Ms Adelina Kamal of the AHA Centre provides the Southeast Asia Sub-regional Response Overview. Disaster Response Regional Architectures: Assessing Future Possibilities was the topic of a recent workshop co-hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Held in Bangkok, Thailand, July 18 to 20, 2017. The blended practitioner and academic workshop focused on the future of disaster response regional architectures development. DKI APCSS and RSIS will document the workshop findings and recommendations for improved regional disaster response coordination and cooperation [...]

148 Fellows Gain an Expanded Understanding of Regional Issues in APOC 17-2

By |2017-06-24T20:41:07-10:00June 23rd, 2017|Categories: Courses, College, Alumni|

One hundred and forty-eight U.S. and international Fellows completed the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC) 17-2 June 23 at the Daniel K Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. The five-day course included Fellows from Australia, Canada,  Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. The APOC is designed to provide an overview of regional states and trends in the security, economy, politics, defense, environmental arenas. Faculty members address these areas in the context of the major sub-regions: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania. According to the Course Manager Professor Bill Wieninger, “the [...]

Associate Professor Canyon Co-Authors New Paper

By |2017-06-21T09:30:20-10:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Research, College, Faculty Articles, External Publications, Canyon|

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Associate Professor Deon Canyon recently co-authored a research paper entitled "Identification and control of an isolated, but intense focus of lymphatic filariasis on Satawal Island, Federated States of Micronesia, in 2003." Below is the abstract of the paper: Abstract Background: There is very limited data available on the prevalence of Bancroftian filariasis in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Considerable attempts to eliminate the disease had occurred in the Pacific region by the year 2003, and the prevalence in FSM was thought to be sufficiently low that the region was considered non-endemic. However, a [...]

Senior regional leaders complete transnational cooperation course at DKI APCSS

By |2017-05-31T16:43:58-10:00May 31st, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

TSC 17-1 Group Photo Thirty-two senior leaders from twenty-nine locations and two regional organizations participated in the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 17-1) from May 21-26 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 governance. TSC 17-1 [...]

Enhancing Maritime Safety: DKI APCSS brings together the region’s maritime security practitioners to discuss safety

By |2017-07-11T09:05:26-10:00May 30th, 2017|Categories: Courses, College, Conference, Workshop|

The territorial and maritime disputes in the Asia-Pacific region are, by definition, a complex security problem.  Like any complex problem in international relations, this means that these disputes will not be resolved in the foreseeable future, but must instead be managed effectively. One way to manage the overall maritime situation is by addressing matters of common interest, instead of areas of differences.  Another way is by focusing on practical and technical discussions among the nations’ experts, and steering away from political and other sensitive topics. Within the Asia-Pacific region, claimant nations and non-claimant nations have a number of converging interests.  In [...]

Alumni Perspectives: The Development of Japan Special Operations Command’s Capability: 21st Century Samurai Diplomats

By |2017-05-24T17:32:21-10:00May 24th, 2017|Categories: Courses, College, Alumni, Alumni Perspectives|

"The Development of Japan Special Operations Command's Capability: 21st Century Samurai Diplomats” is a new Alumni Perspectives from former DKI APCSS intern Ryota Akiba. In his paper, Akiba discusses the gap in Japan’s self-defense program for responding to international terrorist actions and how establishing and maintaining Special Operating Forces could potentially fill that gap. According to Aikba, “along with the rest of the world, Japan faces a growing transnational terrorism threat, yet Japan’s military capability and legal framework to counterterrorism remain under development.” He further stated that: In order to respond to the complex security environment and to save Japanese nationals [...]

Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia

By |2017-05-19T16:43:22-10:00May 19th, 2017|Categories: Courses, College, Conference, Workshop|

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies hosted the third iteration of the annual workshop series, “Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia”.  The workshop series brings together maritime security practitioners from the ASEAN member states to identify opportunities to advance regional maritime shared awareness. According to workshop academic lead, Professor Kerry Lynn Nankivell, the four-day workshop “follows up ADM Harris’ invitation to ASEAN member states to deepen their cooperation in maritime security. It also resonates with Vice President Pence’s remarks to the ASEAN members at the Secretariat last month in which he emphasized the importance of working together [...]

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