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Success of bilateral workshop furthers U.S.-Vietnam relationship

By |2015-04-17T10:24:39-10:00April 17th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

Vietnam Fellow Tran Phuoc Anh discusses formation of a strategic vision for his nation with APCSS professor U.S. Navy Capt. Benjamin Clancy and intern Cody Fultz. Continuing a steady trend of increasing U.S.-Vietnam cooperation, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies teamed up for a joint workshop promoting international partnership building. The March 16-20 event marked the 20th anniversary of the restoration of formal U.S.-Vietnam ties. Titled “Vietnam and Regional Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific” the workshop paired 30 of Vietnam’s current and future leaders with APCSS faculty for lectures, discussions and strategy development. [...]

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APCSS Professor Presents Workshop Findings at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR)

By |2016-01-21T14:01:51-10:00April 15th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Faculty Articles, Ear|

After a workshop is complete there is always a question of what’s next? What will happen with this information? Recently, findings from one workshop were shared at a United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. Associate Professor Jessica Ear represented the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies at the Third UN WCDRR March 17 in Sendai, Japan. [1] In a session hosted by R3ADY Asia-Pacific, an APCSS network partner, Ear shared findings from a recent APCSS workshop titled “Building Partnership in South Asia Disaster Risk Reduction.” The workshop was co-hosted by the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Center located in Colombo, Sri [...]

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APCSS associate professor publishes an article on Asian security

By |2015-10-20T13:12:03-10:00March 13th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, KNankivell|

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies' Assoc. Prof. Kerry Lynn Nankivell published an article in Asian Security this month about history and the South China Sea entitled "The Stories Nations Tell, in Three Voices." To view or download the entire article, go to http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14799855.2015.1005740#abstract Kerry Nankivell is an associate professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of APCSS, the U.S. Pacific Command, the U.S. Department of Defense, or the U.S. government. -END-

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APCSS class evaluates, debates issues associated with modern-day terrorism

By |2015-03-13T13:14:13-10:00March 13th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni, Staff|

Noor Haryantie Noor Sidin, with the Malaysia National Security Council, spearheads a small group discussion Feb. 26 on issues associated with terrorism and other transnational threats. Sidin took part in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Responses to Terrorism course (15-1) Feb. 11 – March 13. She’s joined by fellow seminar six members (from left to right) Army Lt. Col. Stephen Mutuku James, Kenya Ministry of Defense; Air Force Col. Hakan Eser, Turkish Armed Forces; and Army Brig. Gen. Shekhar Singh Basnyat, Nepal Army. Teams of international Fellows went head-to-head during four debates that marked the latest iteration [...]

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U.S. and Sri Lanka partner to reduce risks of natural disasters

By |2015-03-31T16:57:03-10:00March 11th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, Workshop, Alumni|

APCSS Associate Professor Jessica Ear speaks to the group. See Also: Director Leaf meets with alumni in Sri Lanka and the Maldives Disaster Management practitioners from Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka came together in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 3-5 to exchange partnership ideas to help reduce risks from natural disasters. The event focused on creating new partnerships not only among different countries, but also between the public and private sectors. “We recognize that no one country can do this alone. We are committed to working together across sectors, across interests and nations to meet the challenges of [...]

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Fiji – APCSS partner to enhance security sector development

By |2015-03-09T10:40:36-10:00March 9th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Workshop|

Dr. Rouben Azizian, the workshop academic lead, provides an overview to workshop participants. About 40 people from 20 different ministries took part in this facilitated review of Fiji's security sector environment. The workshop brought together 40 mid-senior grade officials from 20 Fiji Ministries and government entities. These included members of the national Security Council; defense and interior agencies; and other security-related agencies related to economic, environmental, and health functions. Parliamentarians and politicians representing both the government and opposition, and other informed security analysts also took part. APCSS' Dr. Bill Wieninger and Mr. Cyril Cusi from the [...]

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Renaming of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

By |2021-01-14T14:28:35-10:00February 24th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Staff|

Yesterday, the Hawaii Congressional Delegation announced the redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The redesignation was included in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act and signed into law by the President in December 2014. “We’re proud and humble that we will now formally bear the name of the man who was at the center of the founding of THIS center …Senator Daniel K. Inouye,” said APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dan Leaf. “Senator Inouye had a reputation as a man of peace who embodied trust,” said Leaf. [...]

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Communication and Strategy Development

By |2018-06-26T13:32:47-10:00February 5th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Independent Faculty Articles, Finley|

“Strategy and communication are an integral whole — best practiced as art, not science,” by Herman F. Finley, in his new paper, Communication and Strategy Development. “The strategist, as artist, uses principles not checklists, intuition more than rules, to collaboratively shape a better future in a world composed of interconnected complex adaptive systems.” This article is the companion piece to a broader strategy development essay to be written by Finley, an associate professor, who lectures on information technology, strategic communications and complexity at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. According to Finley, “A first step in understanding the linkages between communication and strategy [...]

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APCSS reach grows with graduation of 151 Fellows in APOC 15-1

By |2015-03-27T11:06:04-10:00January 30th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

The largest class in its 20-year history graduated today from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. One hundred fifty-one Fellows, including 17 international Fellows, completed the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course held here Jan. 26-30. For two decades, the Center has employed APOC, five other courses and multiple workshops to educate more than 9,000 international security practitioners on socio-economic and politico-military factors impacting global stability and development. The latest APOC’s class size reflects the Center’s growing influence in the global security studies arena. APOC is comprised of mid-level military officers and civilian equivalents serving in defense, government, humanitarian and other security-related fields. A [...]

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Singapore Chief of Defense Visits APCSS

By |2015-01-23T14:37:20-10:00January 23rd, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Alumni|

Lt. Gen. Chee Meng Ng (SE07-1), SN Air Force Chief of Defense Force, Ministry of Defense. Singapore, visited the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies today for an orientation and exchange of ideas with APCSS leadership and faculty. He was briefed on the APCSS mission and role, and also the importance of enhancing U. S. relations with Singapore and continued participation of qualified Fellows in APCSS programs. -END-

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