One hundred twelve U.S. and international Fellows took part in the Advanced Security Cooperation course (ASC 16-2) Sep. 22 to Oct. 26 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The course featured 41 women, making up 37 percent of the class. This was the largest number of women attending a course in the Center’s history, reflecting DKI APCSS’ dedication to inclusive security. Collaboration, negotiation, contemplation, connection…all hallmarks of the Advanced Security Cooperation course held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.  One hundred twelve U.S. and international Fellows from 34 locations took part [...]

Forty-one Fellows took part in the Oct. 4 to 6 Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course 16-1 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Forty-one senior leaders received a comprehensive look at major security trends in the Asia-Pacific region in the Oct. 4 to 6 Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course 16-1 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. SEAPOC brings together United States military and civilian leaders along with ally and partner nation counterparts to discuss complex security challenges and opportunities in the region’s constantly evolving security environment. The October iteration featured Fellows from [...]

One hundred seven U.S. and international Fellows attended the Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism course (CSRT 16-1) July 14 to Aug. 10 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The course provides participants from the Asia-Pacific region and other select nations with the skills needed to combat terrorism and associated transnational threats. Recent deadly attacks in Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as Germany and France, are according to Dr. Christopher C. Harmon, “harsh reminders” why the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies conducts an extensive course in counterterrorism strategies. Roughly four weeks long, the [...]

One hundred fifty Fellows from nine locations took part in the June 20 to 24 Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC 16-2) at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Gaining a deeper understanding of regional security issues, 150 professionals completed the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC 16-2) at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies June 24. APOC is a five-day course designed to provide an overview of regional states and trends in socio-economic, political, defense, health and environmental arenas that drive the Asia-Pacific’s security environment. Faculty members address these areas in the context of major sub-regions, [...]

TSC 16-1 Group Photo Challenged with disaster response and terrorism scenarios, 28 senior leaders from 24 locations collaborated to develop problem-solving strategies as part of the May 9 to 13 Transnational Security Cooperation course (16-1) at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Crisis response scenarios are a key part of the week-long TSC, an intensive executive education program for current leaders with significant national, regional or international responsibility.  TSC is the Center’s most senior-level course and enhances Fellows’ understanding of security issues that often cross national boundaries, are highly complex, and require multi-national responses. The course [...]

Group photo of CCM 16-1. Managing disasters or crises presents challenges that are anything but simple. A host of involved government and nongovernment actors, impacted populations that are often ethnically, politically and cultural diverse, and myriad interconnected processes can make planning, response and recovery actions overwhelmingly complex. Teaching security practitioners to work through this complexity by thinking systemically and strategically was the aim of the Feb. 11 to March 16 Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 16-1) held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. One hundred twenty Fellows from 38 locations took part in the course. [...]