“Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: Celebrating the Legacy to Educate, Connect, and Empower”
Timeline
Secretary of Defense William J. Perry and representatives from 33 nations attend the Center’s formal opening at its temporary location in the Waikiki Trade Center.
APCSS moves into its permanent home at Fort DeRussy in the heart of Waikiki. The 25,000 square-foot building formerly housed the 9th Army Reserve Command.
After the Secretary of Defense identified security, stability, transition and reconstruction (SSTR) operations as a mission area of priority equal to traditional combat, APCSS launches its SSTR course. The program evolves into the Comprehensive Crisis Management course.
Eight Pacific Islands women take part in the inaugural Women, Peace and Security project during ASC 12-1. In support of the U.S. National Action Plan on WPS, APCSS seeks to foster an inclusive security sector through increased participation of women in its education and workshop programs.
The Hawaii Congressional Delegation announces the redesignation of APCSS as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). The change is included in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act. Learn more
DKI APCSS adapts to new ways of engaging with security practitioners amid the Covid-19 pandemic through virtual meeting and webinars.
Director Pete Gumataotao welcomed Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper as the keynote speaker at DKI APCSS’ 3rd Speaker Series and 25th Anniversary Commemoration. Learn more.
