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U.S. and International Fellows complete Asia-Pacific orientation at APCSS

By APCSS Editor|2015-09-08T14:48:51-10:00September 8th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

One hundred fifty Fellows from nine locations gained increased knowledge on factors impacting regional security during the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC 15-3). Gaining increased knowledge of the regional security environment, 150 U.S. and international Fellows completed the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC 15-3) Sept. 4 at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The five-day APOC provides an overview of regional trends in socio-economic, political, defense, health and environmental arenas and how they interrelate. Attendees are generally junior- to mid-grade military members and their civilian counterparts in various security-related fields. The course equips security practitioners with enhanced knowledge used in decision [...]

Nankivell named new Associate Dean for Academics

By APCSS Editor|2015-08-31T16:02:29-10:00August 31st, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College|

Dr. Justin Nankivell Dr. Justin Nankivell has been appointed as the new Associate Dean for Academics at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. This position at APCSS was formerly known as the Deputy Dean, College of Security Studies. This role has been redefined and expanded to include alignment of all facets of the APCSS executive education program with U.S. Pacific Command and Office of the Secretary of Defense policy priorities. An expert in international law, Dr. Nankivell has been at the Center since 2008. Prior to his appointment as associate dean, he served as an associate professor. U.S. [...]

International Fellows improve risk reduction and crisis collaboration in APCSS course

By APCSS Editor|2015-08-31T15:58:23-10:00August 31st, 2015|Categories: Courses, College, Alumni|

One hundred fifteen international Fellows completed the Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 15-3) today at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The course strengthened Fellows' analytical, decision making and collaborative skills needed to manage complex disaster and crisis situations. Effective response to a disaster or crisis is often a race against time. In the effort to save lives, governments and other agencies must work quickly to deliver medical aid, food and shelter to affected populations. Success in such efforts can hinge heavily on the quality of coordination and cooperation across a wide spectrum of responding organizations. The Asia-Pacific Center [...]

Sharia Law and Its Implications for Women’s Status and Rights – Dr. Saira Yamin
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Sharia Law and Its Implications for Women’s Status and Rights – Dr. Saira Yamin

By APCSS Editor|2017-03-09T12:59:42-10:00August 20th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, External Publications|

Dr. Saira Yamin's contributed a chapter titled "Sharia Law and Its Implications for Women's Status and Rights" to a new two-volume book: "Women, War and Violence: Topography, Resistance and Hope" by Mariam M. Kurtz and Lester R. Kurtz, editors. Her chapter, which appears in volume 1, examines the relationship between Sharia or Islamic law and the status of women in Muslim societies. In the book, Dr. Yamin, explores how Sharia has been incorporated in legal and social structures and institutions and reflects on implications for women. According to Dr. Yamin, the chapter "finds that the interpretation and uses of Sharia are [...]

Economic Statecraft, Structural Power, and Structural Violence in Sino-Kyrgyz Relations – Dr. Jeffrey Reeves

By APCSS Editor|2017-03-09T13:00:16-10:00August 20th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Reeves, External Publications|

Jeffrey Reeves, Ph.D. "Economic Statecraft, Structural Power, and Structural Violence in Sino-Kyrgyz Relations" is a new article by Dr. Jeffrey Reeves published by Asian Security. According to the publication abstract: "this article employs the concepts of structural power and structural violence to undertake a critical study of China’s use of economic statecraft toward Kyrgyzstan. The article argues that China’s reliance on economic exchange to secure its strategic ends in Kyrgyzstan has resulted in asymmetric economic exchange between the two states. Through this asymmetric exchange, China has gained influence over Kyrgyzstan’s domestic structures. Chinese structural power, in turn, contributes to [...]

Alumni Perspective: Engagement of Malaysia and Indonesia on Counterinsurgency in the South of Thailand

By APCSS Editor|2015-08-12T17:42:33-10:00August 12th, 2015|Categories: College, Alumni, Alumni Perspectives|

While attending APCSS courses, Fellows are required to complete a Fellows Project which may be done as a presentation, research paper or policy brief. APCSS is now making these papers available on line with our new "Alumni Perspectives" publications. "Engagement of Malaysia and Indonesia on Counterinsurgency in the South of Thailand," is a paper by a recent graduate of the Advanced Security Cooperation course (ASC 15-1), Ms. Wassana Nanuam. She is a journalist with the Bangkok Post who writes on local and regional political and military issues. "Engagement of Malaysia and Indonesia on Counterinsurgency in the South of Thailand," is now [...]

APCSS Publishes New Book ‘Regionalism, Security & Cooperation in Oceania’

By APCSS Editor|2016-01-21T12:46:39-10:00August 6th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, Research, College, Azizian, Cramer, Hauger|

“Regionalism, Security & Cooperation in Oceania” is the latest book to be published by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The book is edited by APCSS professor Dr. Rouben Azizian and Dean of the College of Security Studies Carleton Cramer. According to Dr. Azizian, the first thought that comes to many minds when thinking about the Pacific Islands region is about warm beaches and blue water. But the region is also a complex study in how diplomatic, defense, economic and socio-political factors, both internal and external, shape the region's identity and comprehensive security. The book does not pretend to be an [...]

APCSS’ Dr. Jeffrey Reeves Publishes New Book
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APCSS’ Dr. Jeffrey Reeves Publishes New Book

By APCSS Editor|2017-03-09T13:05:21-10:00July 15th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Reeves, External Publications|

“Non-Traditional Security in East Asia: A Regime Approach” is a new book edited by Dr. Jeffrey Reeves with Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo of King's College, London. Synopsis: In a changing security environment shaken by the United States' pivot to Asia, China's rise, growing economic interdependence, new institutional frameworks, and long-standing tensions, regional security dynamics within East Asia have changed profoundly. Non-Traditional Security in East Asia assesses how and why these and other developments have affected East Asian security regimes in the early 21st Century. This volume brings together experts in different areas of traditional and non-traditional security — ranging from arms [...]

APCSS Faculty Publish New Articles – Dr. Miemie Winn-Byrd and Dr. Alex Vuving
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APCSS Faculty Publish New Articles – Dr. Miemie Winn-Byrd and Dr. Alex Vuving

By APCSS Editor|2020-03-06T14:39:01-10:00July 15th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Vuving, External Publications, Byrd, Women Peace and Security|Tags: WPS|

Dr. Miemie Winn-Byrd contributed to a new NDU Press publication entitled: "Women on the Frontlines of Peace and Security." Her chapter is on "Promoting Women's Participation in Disaster Management and Building Resilient Communities: A View from U.S. Pacific Command. " Also, This week Dr. Alex Vuving's latest article "A Tipping Point in the US-China-Vietnam Triangle" was published by The Diplomat. The views expressed in these articles are their own and not necessarily the views of APCSS, U.S. Pacific Command or the U.S. Government. -END-

Dr. Jeffrey Hornung completes stay with APCSS

By APCSS Editor|2015-07-07T17:55:09-10:00June 24th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Hornung|

Dr. Jeffrey Hornung The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies bid farewell June 19 to Dr. Jeffrey Hornung who served as an associate professor with the Center the last five years. The professor has taken a research fellow position at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA in Washington, D.C. As a member of the APCSS faculty, Hornung helped enhance the leadership and problem solving skills of security practitioners throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Through six on-site courses and numerous workshops held in various nations, APCSS professors build greater understanding of the socio-economic, political, defense, health and environmental issues impacting the region’s security structure. [...]

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