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A New Ohana: 109 Fellows Complete Advanced Security Cooperation Course

By PAO|2014-02-13T16:09:18-10:00February 13th, 2014|Categories: College|

APCSS Director, retired Lt. Gen. Dan "Fig" Leaf, receives the ASC14-1 class banner from Senior Superintendent K.K. Cheung of Hong Kong. HONOLULU – One hundred nine senior military and civilian government leaders from 32 locations graduated today from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Executive Course: Advanced Security Cooperation.” Attending the regional security course were participants from: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, United States, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. The five-week [...]

Mapping Conflict Trends in Pakistan

By PAO|2014-02-13T08:25:55-10:00February 13th, 2014|Categories: Research, Faculty Articles, Yamin|

Dr. Saira Yamin's research paper on "Mapping Conflict Trends in Pakistan" was recently published by the United States Institute of Peace. It is coauthored with APCSS alumna, Salma Malik (EC03-1). A copy of the document is attached and is available online at: http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/PW93-Mapping_Conflict_Trends_in_Pakistan.pdf

ASC 13-2 Course rescheduled

By PAO|2013-10-07T07:26:40-10:00October 4th, 2013|Categories: Courses|

Due to the continued U.S. Government shutdown and furlough of employees, the Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) Course 13-2 scheduled to commence on 10 October 2013 has been deferred until 9 January – 13 February 2014. Accordingly, no Fellows registered for ASC 13-2 should commence travel at this time. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Additional information has been passed to respective U.S. Embassies related to this adjustment and attempts to contact registered participants directly is ongoing. Please continue to check this website for the latest updates regarding return to duty or course scheduling. -End-

Furlough Update

By PAO|2013-10-01T08:50:06-10:00October 1st, 2013|Categories: Courses|

Due to the government furlough, the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies will be in a reduced operating status until further notice. At this time, the Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) Course is still scheduled to begin October 10th. Please check this site again for updates concerning return to duty or course attendance.

Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region

By PAO|2013-05-31T08:57:05-10:00May 31st, 2013|Categories: Conference|

The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies hosted a workshop entitled “Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region: China, India and U.S. Perspectives” May 21-23 in Honolulu. The workshop focused on three key issues in the maritime realm: geopolitical challenges, transnational security concerns, and multilateral cooperation. The goal of the workshop was to help develop common understanding and identify common approaches to maritime security cooperation between the three major stakeholders of the Indo-Pacific. Dr. Mohan Malik, workshop academic lead, pointed out that "this was the first DoD-sponsored Track 1.5 trilateral involving China, India and the United States focused entirely on maritime cooperation in [...]

Army colonel celebrates career and family

By PAO|2016-01-20T16:49:04-10:00March 5th, 2013|Categories: Courses, Staff|

1st Lt. Jason Pak, Col. (Ret.) Y.T. Pak, USAF ROTC Cadet Sarah Pak and Young-Ae Pak celebrate YT's retirement from 30 years of active duty. Colonel Yeong-Tae “Y.T.” Pak had much to celebrate on March 4, 2013. In a ceremony held at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, the Col. Pak and his family celebrated the conclusion of his 30-year career in the U.S. Army. It is one that took them around the world with assignments in Germany, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Washington, D.C., and finally, Hawaii where he served as the head of the APCSS Executive Operations Group. The [...]

APCSS Dean of Academics to step down this summer

By PAO|2013-11-08T15:39:56-10:00February 11th, 2013|Categories: College|

Retired Ambassador Lauren Kahea Moriarty plans to step down as Dean of Academics at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in August 2013, the Center announced today. Located in Honolulu, the Center is a U.S. Department of Defense institution that provides executive education to security practitioners from around the Asia-Pacific region. Moriarty, who will have served as Dean for three years, said she was pleased with the progress and direction of the Center. "The Center is well-positioned to support the U.S. strategic re-balance to the Asia-Pacific," said Moriarty. With the direction of the Center assured, Moriarty decided that this was the [...]

Women’s Contributions to Economic Growth and Development: The Bangladesh Model

By PAO|2020-03-10T12:58:13-10:00February 8th, 2013|Categories: Faculty Articles, Yamin, Women Peace and Security|

Dr. Saira Yamin has added a blog entitled "Women's Contributions to Economic Growth and Development: The Bangladesh Model" to our Women, Peace and Security Community of Interest page on APCSSLink. She wrote this blog in preparation for our "Building an Effective Security Sector Through Inclusion" workshop to be held next month in Vietnam. Note: To view the blog, you must be an APCSSLink member. The views expressed in these articles are those of the authors 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-

Looking at Security through Different Lenses

By PAO|2013-04-11T17:18:00-10:00November 13th, 2012|Categories: Courses|

The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) recently co-hosted a four-day seminar with the New Zealand Defence Force Command and Staff College (NZDF CSC) entitled “Understanding, Shaping & Adapting to the Asia-Pacific Regional Security Architecture.” The four-day seminar, held Nov. 5-8 in Honolulu, was part of the NZDF CSC’s regional overview program. The seminar was developed to help participants understand and apply the concept of regional security architecture to analyze the complex sub-regional security dynamics in the Asia-Pacific and address key transnational security issues in the Asia-Pacific Region. According to APCSS Academic lead, Dr. Rouben Azizian, the seminar introduced [...]

Lt. Governor speaks to ASC12-2 Fellows

By PAO|2014-02-27T15:33:11-10:00October 9th, 2012|Categories: Courses|

Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz addresses the 93 Fellows of the Advanced Cooperation Course being conducted at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Fort DeRussy. Schatz spoke on organizational practices utilized during the 2011 November APEC Summit held in Hawaii, and then along with faculty member, Dr. Lori Forman and APCSS director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Daniel Leaf, entertained questions from the class. Hawaii’s Lt. Governor Brian Schatz was a guest speaker today at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies on a panel called “Organizing for Cooperation.” Speaking before Fellows of the Advanced Security Cooperation Course (12-2), he [...]

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