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APCSS welcomes three new Fellows to faculty

By |2014-10-07T11:27:11-10:00October 3rd, 2014|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

(Honolulu) – The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) recently welcomed three military Fellows as new members of its academic faculty. They are Col. Todd Fish, and Lt. Cols. Benjamin Hwang and Kenneth Lawrence. Col. Todd Fish Each is serving a one-year tour to expand their strategic-level knowledge of issues impacting the security environment in the Asia-Pacific region and world. As faculty members, the three serve as seminar leaders in APCSS courses that address socio-economic, military, political and cultural aspects of national security. The officers facilitate open and productive dialogue among course participants and guide them in completing course [...]

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Expert on South Asia Joins APCSS Faculty

By |2014-09-19T17:53:55-10:00September 19th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College|

Dr. Christopher Snedden teaches an elective in a recent APOC course. (Honolulu) – Dr. Christopher Snedden, an expert on South Asia, recently joined the staff of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as a professor. As part of the faculty, Snedden delivers lectures and guides discussions for international Fellows taking part in the Center’s many education programs. APCSS is a Department of Defense institute that addresses socio-economic, political, military, cultural and technological issues impacting the region’s and world’s evolving security environment. Military and civilian representatives, most from the United States and Asia-Pacific nations, participate in a comprehensive program of [...]

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APCSS Director Leaf Extended 2 Years

By |2014-09-18T15:21:27-10:00September 18th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, Staff|

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Fig” Leaf  will continue to serve as the Director of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies January 2017 after recently being approved for an extension. In a memo to Center staff he stated: “I’m honored to have another two years to work with all of you, changing the world as we go.” Leaf has served as Director of APCSS, a U.S. Department of Defense Institute that addresses regional and global security issues, since January 2012. The two-year extension was approved by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy with concurrence from U.S. [...]

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Global Terrorism Expert Joins APCSS Faculty

By |2014-09-18T14:08:40-10:00September 18th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College|

Dr. Christopher C. Harmon conducts a lecture on terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region during APOC 14-2. (Honolulu) – Dr. Christopher C. Harmon, an expert in global terrorism, recently joined the staff of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as a professor. As part of the faculty, Harmon will deliver lectures and guide discussions for international Fellows taking part in the Center’s many education programs. APCSS is a Department of Defense institute that addresses socio-economic, political, military, cultural and technological issues impacting the region’s and world’s evolving security environment. Military and civilian representatives, most from the United States and Asia-Pacific [...]

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Comprehensive Security Sector Development in Myanmar

By |2014-09-05T11:02:54-10:00September 5th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College, Conference, Workshop|

The recent democratic changes in Myanmar have ushered its reevaluation of its comprehensive security needs in terms of national, transnational, and human security. In the run up to the 2015 election, Myanmar’s security sector is transforming to meet the new security and political priorities of the nation. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), in cooperation with the National Defence College of Myanmar, hosted a workshop entitled “Comprehensive Security Sector Development in Myanmar” August 18-22, 2014, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. This workshop provided an opportunity for the over 30 participants from Myanmar to expand their understanding of the concepts and best practices [...]

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Dr. Hornung Co-authors Article Entitled ‘In Japan’s defense change, context is everything’

By |2017-03-09T13:17:43-10:00July 18th, 2014|Categories: Faculty|

Editorial: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies professor Dr. Jeffrey Hornung coauthored an editorial entitled 'In Japan’s defense change, context is everything' in The Japan Times. Here is a summary of the editorial: "The announcement by Japan’s government that it will reinterpret the country’s constitution and permit a greater range of military activity has evoked reactions across the spectrum. From outright opposition in Beijing and suspicion in Seoul, to unqualified support in Washington and Canberra, Japan’s historic shift has sparked vigorous debate across capitals in Asia and beyond. And while the decision to permit the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to engage in [...]

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APCSS Professor Malik Published in The Diplomat entitled ‘China and Strategic Imbalance’

By |2014-07-23T10:17:57-10:00July 18th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Malik|

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) professor Dr. Mohan Malik had an article published in The Diplomat entitled "China and Strategic Imbalance" July 14. Here is an excerpt from the article: "The recent Shangri-la meeting in Singapore saw some sharp exchanges between Chinese and other participants. Beijing’s deployment of an oil rig protected by more than 80 naval vessels in the South China Sea four days after President Barack Obama’s “reassurance trip” to China’s East Asian neighbors in April 2014 was widely seen as a deliberate and calculated provocation. Yet China’s move fits a pattern of advancing territorial claims on its [...]

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Ten Myths About Japan’s Collective Self-Defense Change

By |2017-03-09T13:18:04-10:00July 11th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College|

Editorial: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) professer Dr. Jeffrey Hornung  co-authored an editorial entitled "Ten Myths About Japan’s Collective Self-Defense Change," which was released July 10 in The Diplomat. Summary: On July 1, the Japanese Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a proposal to reinterpret Japan’s constitution to end the ban on allowing its military forces to exercise the right of collective self-defense (CSD). The move widens the set of options available to Japan’s military, called the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) which, in turn, has sparked opposition from both domestic and international sources. Much of this opposition, however, fails to [...]

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APCSS graduates 101 for Mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course
14-1

By |2015-01-28T11:29:13-10:00June 27th, 2014|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Workshop|

Mayor Buxbaum talks @WAStateCommerce, @cityofolympia global footprint, @ThurstonCounty dynamics @ @APCSS #APOC #JBLM This year’s first mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (MAPOC 14-1) was held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) June 16 – 22 upon the request of 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) stationed at JBLM. The intensive one-week course included 12 lectures, two panel discussions on the territorial disputes and regional security architecture, 14 elective options, and daily seminar discussions. The 101 participants consisted of interagency, joint, civilian and international components. Course Manager Dr. Virginia Watson led the APCSS 10-person academic team that included USARPAC Foreign Policy Adviser Ms. [...]

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Stakes Are High in Asia’s Changing Geopolitical Landscape

By |2014-06-26T12:37:28-10:00June 26th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Malik|

“America and China’s Dangerous Game of Geopolitical Poker” is Dr. Mohan Malik’s latest article for The National Interest . In it he discusses key reasons for China’s aggressive posturing and outlines major strategic shifts that are occurring in Asia’s geopolitical landscape. According to Malik, “…China is behaving just as other rising powers have behaved in history: it is laying down new markers, drawing new lines in the land, air, water, sand and snow all around its periphery, seeking to expand its territorial and maritime frontiers, forming and reforming institutions, and coercing others to fall in line. For Beijing, history—the Chinese Communist [...]

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