An APCSS Outreach event was held in Brunei Darussalam from July 30 to August 2. With a focus on disaster management, this workshop was co-sponsored by Brunei’s National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) and the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS). Comprised of stake holders in the management of disasters, attendees included representatives from government and non-government agencies, and the private sector. Workshop attendees will discuss improving current disaster management plans and creating more effective and efficient future plans. […]

The third Asia-Pacific Orientation Course was held from July 23-27, 2007 with 63 Fellows from the U.S. Pacific Command, service component commands staff, and other key Asia-Pacific focused organizations in attendance. In addition, this was the first APOC course  attended by international Fellows from Australia, Brunei, New Zealand and Singapore. […]

Between 28 May and 1 June, a Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) team and representatives from the Nepal-based South Asia Center for Policy Studies (SACEPS) and the Asia Pacific Center of Security Studies (APCSS) co-hosted a workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal. The program fostered dynamic dialogue and promoted consensus among Nepalese civilians and security sector personnel regarding Nepal's ongoing Democratic Transitions particularly in the area of Security Sector Reform. This endeavor was the first of five workshops in Nepal focused on Democratic Transition and Civil-Military Relations.

HONOLULU –  Thirty-two Fellows graduated  May 9 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Course” in Honolulu. The Fellows included senior military and civilian government leaders from 18 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region who attended the three-week course to study regional security. […]

Tokyo, Japan 17-19 April 2007 – Developing coordinated policies on energy and the environment is a key issue in the Asia-Pacific Region according to U.S. Ambassador to Japan, J. Thomas Schieffer. The ambassador, speaking to attendees of an April 2007 conference on “Energy Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific,” also stated that energy – its security, stability and deliverability – drives much of our respective foreign policies, thus making it vital for countries to explore new cooperative solutions. […]

APCSS Director, retired Army Lt. Gen. Ed Smith, recently completed a trip to Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.  The trip focused on marketing current Honolulu-based and future Outreach program opportunities in each country, as well as discussions about course development and recruitment. It was also a chance for Lt. Gen. Smith the meet up with a number of APCSS Alumni.

The second Asia-Pacific Orientation Course was held from March 13-15, 2007 with 52 Fellows from the Pacific Command/component staff, and other key Asia-Pacific focused organizations in attendance. This course provided an introduction to Asia-Pacific security, politics, protocols and challenges, while addressing U.S. interests in the region. The curriculum broadly examined: Security Foundations, Regional Security Perspectives, Country Specific Issues, Transnational, Governance, Development, & Security Cooperation Issues. Attention was given to both historical and emerging issues. […]

HONOLULU – On Tuesday, 47 senior military and civilian government leaders, from 30 countries throughout the region, graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Advanced Security Cooperation Course.”   In the Executive Course: Advanced Security Cooperation, students discussed national policy, and how the economic, diplomatic, political, cultural and military elements of power affect stability and security of the region as a whole.  […]

Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, outgoing commander of the Combined Forces Command in Afghanistan, visited the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies on February 16. While here he spoke with Fellows attending the Executive Course: Advanced Security Cooperation about his experiences during Operation Enduring Freedom. Eikenberry said that in his 34 years on active duty he had never been in a country with so many challenges. After more than three decades of war, Afghanistan’s infrastructure including power and road systems needed to be rebuilt. […]