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Nations gather in Jakarta to address transnational migration

By |2015-06-18T16:16:33-10:00June 18th, 2015|Categories: Outreach, Faculty, College, Workshop|

Forty-two people from 10 origin and destination economies attended the June 9 - 11 transnational migration workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia. Our interconnected global economy, with its tremendous imbalances in workforce demographics and development levels, generates millions of migrants. This situation poses unique security challenges for both origin and destination countries in the Asia-Pacific region. To address these challenges and cooperation opportunities, 42 people from 10 origin and destination economies, and three international organizations gathered for the June 9 – 11 workshop “Securing Transnational Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region.” The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies co-hosted the event in Jakarta, [...]

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Twenty-four security practitioners complete TSC 15-1

By |2015-07-07T18:02:08-10:00June 5th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

Fellows attending the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 15-1) at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies discuss issues associated with a cyber attack scenario. Honing their abilities to cooperate on major international crises, 24 military and civilian security practitioners from 23 locations completed the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 15-1) June 5 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. TSC is a senior executive course designed for military general officers and civilian equivalents in the security sector. Fellows include leaders in military, policing, emergency response, foreign relations, economic development and civil government. The course is five [...]

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APCSS professors take part in LANPAC 2015 forum

By |2015-05-29T13:04:09-10:00May 28th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College|

Pictured here from left to right is Maj. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, 47th commander of the 25th Infantry Division; Dr. Denny Roy, a specialist on Northeast Asia with the Honolulu-based East-West Center; Dr. Lora Saalman; Dr. Ginnie Watson and Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, commanding general of U.S. Army Combined Arms Center Fort Leavenworth and  Maj. Gen. Gregory C. Bilton, deputy commanding general - operations, U.S. Army Pacific Two Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies professors took part in a six-person panel addressing potential impacts of the 2015 U.S. National Security Strategy released in February. The panel was part of the [...]

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ASC 15-1 builds spirit of international cooperation

By |2015-05-07T19:42:22-10:00May 7th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

ASC 15-1 Fellows engage in the give-and-take of negotiating priorities to combat climate change. Asad Gillani, an APCSS alumni of ASC 14-2, briefs his successful Fellows Project to ASC 15-1 participants. Gillani used lessons learned at APCSS to improve the Pakistan government's process by which it posts foreign affairs officers. ASC 15-1 Fellows engage in the give-and-take of negotiating priorities to combat climate change. ASC 15-1 Fellow Judith Geronga Dolot, with the Philippines Department of Finance, takes part in an April 30 negotiation exercise. ASC 15-1 Fellows engage in the give-and-take of negotiating priorities [...]

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OpEd: Mr. Abe Goes to Washington – Dr. Jeffrey Hornung

By |2017-03-09T13:20:36-10:00April 22nd, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College|

APCSS Associate Professor Dr. Jeffrey Hornung recently published an OpEd for CSIS' Japan Chair Platform entitled "Mr. Abe Goes to Washington." In this opinion piece, Hornung discusses the potential impact of the upcoming U.S. visit by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. During the visit Abe will deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress. According to Hornung, "His speech is guaranteed to garner attention as well, though not because of any rift between the White House and Congress. Rather people are curious about what, if anything, Abe will say about Japan's past." Read the full editorial online at: http://csis.org/publication/japan-chair-platform-mr-abe-goes-washington Dr. [...]

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Pakistan: National Security Dilemmas and Transition to Democracy – Dr. Saira Yamin

By |2017-03-09T13:15:22-10:00April 21st, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Yamin, External Publications|

Dr. Saira Yamin's paper on "Pakistan: National Security Dilemmas and Transition to Democracy" was recently published by the Journal of Asia Security and International Affairs.   The following is an abstract: "Empirical evidence supports the notion that emergent and hybrid democratic regimes are often unstable and conflict-ridden. While these are important findings, the implication that instability is induced by democratic transitions provides a partial understanding of the dynamic. Pakistan’s recent return to a democratic system of government provides an opportunity to test this thesis and draw inferences about prospects for democratic consolidation. Using Pakistan as a case study, the research raises three important considerations [...]

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Success of bilateral workshop furthers U.S.-Vietnam relationship

By |2015-04-17T10:24:39-10:00April 17th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

Vietnam Fellow Tran Phuoc Anh discusses formation of a strategic vision for his nation with APCSS professor U.S. Navy Capt. Benjamin Clancy and intern Cody Fultz. Continuing a steady trend of increasing U.S.-Vietnam cooperation, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies teamed up for a joint workshop promoting international partnership building. The March 16-20 event marked the 20th anniversary of the restoration of formal U.S.-Vietnam ties. Titled “Vietnam and Regional Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific” the workshop paired 30 of Vietnam’s current and future leaders with APCSS faculty for lectures, discussions and strategy development. [...]

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APCSS associate professor publishes an article on Asian security

By |2015-10-20T13:12:03-10:00March 13th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, KNankivell|

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies' Assoc. Prof. Kerry Lynn Nankivell published an article in Asian Security this month about history and the South China Sea entitled "The Stories Nations Tell, in Three Voices." To view or download the entire article, go to http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14799855.2015.1005740#abstract Kerry Nankivell is an associate professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The views expressed in this article are those of the author 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-

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APCSS class evaluates, debates issues associated with modern-day terrorism

By |2015-03-13T13:14:13-10:00March 13th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni, Staff|

Noor Haryantie Noor Sidin, with the Malaysia National Security Council, spearheads a small group discussion Feb. 26 on issues associated with terrorism and other transnational threats. Sidin took part in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Responses to Terrorism course (15-1) Feb. 11 – March 13. She’s joined by fellow seminar six members (from left to right) Army Lt. Col. Stephen Mutuku James, Kenya Ministry of Defense; Air Force Col. Hakan Eser, Turkish Armed Forces; and Army Brig. Gen. Shekhar Singh Basnyat, Nepal Army. Teams of international Fellows went head-to-head during four debates that marked the latest iteration [...]

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Renaming of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

By |2021-01-14T14:28:35-10:00February 24th, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Staff|

Yesterday, the Hawaii Congressional Delegation announced the redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The redesignation was included in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act and signed into law by the President in December 2014. “We’re proud and humble that we will now formally bear the name of the man who was at the center of the founding of THIS center …Senator Daniel K. Inouye,” said APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dan Leaf. “Senator Inouye had a reputation as a man of peace who embodied trust,” said Leaf. [...]

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