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Renewable Energy Project at Ft. DeRussy Begins

By |2014-12-11T07:42:43-10:00December 8th, 2014|Categories: College|

Click on illustration for larger view. Work begins this week to install Photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of two buildings at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Ft. DeRussy.  This project to generate renewable energy supports of both the U.S. Department of Defense and State of Hawaii renewable energy goals. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the $2.19 million project to Elite Pacific Construction, Inc.  May 9, 2014 (Design Bid-Build contract W9128A-13-R-0010).  The contractor will begin staging equipment on Thursday, Dec. 11 with excavation starting on Dec. 15.   The project is expected last until March 2015. [...]

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APCSS takes APOC on-the-road to Arlington

By |2015-01-28T11:25:41-10:00December 2nd, 2014|Categories: Courses, College, Workshop, Alumni|Tags: , |

APCSS' Dr. Fouse, Dr. Campbell, and Capt. Clancy during apresentation on Transnational Security II (Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation.   A course to introduce security practitioners to issues impacting the Asia-Pacific recently took place in Arlington, Va. The four-day Mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation course, held Nov. 18-21, gave 73 U.S. and international security practitioners the chance to discuss and share knowledge on political, military, environmental, and socio-economic issues and how they impact U.S. national interests. The itinerary included a rigorous program of lectures, interactive sessions, and break-out seminars. The course conducted by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, based [...]

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Japan Chair Platform: Japan Matters for South Korea’s Security

By |2017-03-09T13:16:51-10:00November 13th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College, Hornung|

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies' (APCSS) Dr. Jeffrey Hornung published an article titled "Japan Chair Platform: Japan Matters for South Korea’s Security" on Center for Strategic and International Studies website Nov. 10. Here is an excerpt from the article: A few months ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan raised concerns in South Korea when he stated in a Diet committee hearing that U.S. Marines cannot rush to defend South Korea without first engaging in prior consultation with Japan. Seoul’s fear is that Abe can effectively control Washington’s assistance to Seoul in a contingency on the Korean peninsula. What Abe said [...]

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A Role for Japan in the Fight Against Ebola

By |2017-03-09T13:17:18-10:00November 4th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College|

Editorial: Dr. Jeffrey Hornung has a new OpEd in the Wall Street Journal on Japan's HADR support capabilities with Paul Midford. Here's an excerpt from the article. Following criticism of the global response to West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, countries around the world have increased their support. The U.S. is deploying 4,000 troops to Liberia to transport supplies, build treatment centers and operate mobile testing labs. Britain, France and China have also committed troops to build hospitals, and even Cuba is sending more than 200 medical personnel to the Ebola-stricken countries. Yet with the World Health Organization recently announcing that the number [...]

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109 Fellows Complete Advanced Security Cooperation Course 14-3

By |2014-10-29T15:52:24-10:00October 29th, 2014|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

(HONOLULU) – Security practitioners from 34 nations and territories graduated from the Advanced Security Cooperation Course 14-3 today at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. One hundred nine military and civilian Fellows attended the nearly five-week course Sep. 25 – Oct. 29. ASC is an executive education program in which course Fellows’ develop a shared understanding of critical socio-economic, military, political, and cultural issues impacting the region’s evolving security environment. "Most importantly,” said course manager Kerry Lynn Nankivell, “the ASC (course) moves participants to develop collaborative strategies to address regional challenges. These challenges can include everything from improving governance to preparing [...]

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Senior Executive Orientation Course Concludes

By |2014-10-10T13:57:05-10:00October 9th, 2014|Categories: College|

Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course 14-2 Thirty-eight Fellows completed the Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (SEAPOC) 14-2 at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Oct. 9. The course is comprised of senior military members and civilians serving in security-related positions, to include diplomatic or defense roles.  The October iteration featured Fellows from the United States, Canada, Taiwan and South Korea; all took part in a mixture of plenary lectures and electives focused on major issues impacting the regional and global security environment. Among SEAPOC’s six lecture titles were “Socio-Economic Dynamics in the Asia-Pacific,” and “Major Powers in an Emerging [...]

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APCSS welcomes three new Fellows to faculty

By |2014-10-07T11:27:11-10:00October 3rd, 2014|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College|

(Honolulu) – The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) recently welcomed three military Fellows as new members of its academic faculty. They are Col. Todd Fish, and Lt. Cols. Benjamin Hwang and Kenneth Lawrence. Col. Todd Fish Each is serving a one-year tour to expand their strategic-level knowledge of issues impacting the security environment in the Asia-Pacific region and world. As faculty members, the three serve as seminar leaders in APCSS courses that address socio-economic, military, political and cultural aspects of national security. The officers facilitate open and productive dialogue among course participants and guide them in completing course [...]

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Alumni Perspective: A Relationship of Convenience: The Russo-Chinese Strategic Partnership

By |2015-02-05T10:02:40-10:00September 26th, 2014|Categories: College, Alumni, Alumni Perspectives|

The APCSS Regional Security Studies Internship Program brings to the Center graduate and undergraduate students from around the world to assist and participate in APCSS courses. Amanda Lamothe-Cadet served as a Regional Security Studies Intern in the summer of 2014 and recently completed a paper entitled “A Relationship of Convenience: The Russo-Chinese Strategic Partnership” as part of our Alumni Perspectives program.   In this paper she discusses how Russia and China have developed a rather unique strategic partnership, largely predicated upon deepening their economic ties and criticizing the West, as well as underlying issues that may complicate this relationship. The paper is [...]

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Expert on South Asia Joins APCSS Faculty

By |2014-09-19T17:53:55-10:00September 19th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College|

Dr. Christopher Snedden teaches an elective in a recent APOC course. (Honolulu) – Dr. Christopher Snedden, an expert on South Asia, recently joined the staff of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as a professor. As part of the faculty, Snedden delivers lectures and guides discussions for international Fellows taking part in the Center’s many education programs. APCSS is a Department of Defense institute that addresses socio-economic, political, military, cultural and technological issues impacting the region’s and world’s evolving security environment. Military and civilian representatives, most from the United States and Asia-Pacific nations, participate in a comprehensive program of [...]

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Global Terrorism Expert Joins APCSS Faculty

By |2014-09-18T14:08:40-10:00September 18th, 2014|Categories: Faculty, College|

Dr. Christopher C. Harmon conducts a lecture on terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region during APOC 14-2. (Honolulu) – Dr. Christopher C. Harmon, an expert in global terrorism, recently joined the staff of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as a professor. As part of the faculty, Harmon will deliver lectures and guide discussions for international Fellows taking part in the Center’s many education programs. APCSS is a Department of Defense institute that addresses socio-economic, political, military, cultural and technological issues impacting the region’s and world’s evolving security environment. Military and civilian representatives, most from the United States and Asia-Pacific [...]

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