APCSS Director, retired Army Lt. Gen. Ed Smith, recently completed a trip to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.  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 first stop was Indonesia where Lt. Gen. Smith inaugurated the Indonesia APCSS Alumni Association (IAAA).  Both the U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief Mission and Defense Attaché participated in the ceremony, attended by more than 40 alumni. Lt. Gen. Smith identified potential [...]

In December, APCSS professor Dr. Donald Berlin  visited India as part of the United States Department of State U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program.  The program is intended to inform  and engage international audiences about U.S. policy and society. Dr. Berlin addressed various audiences and participated in media interviews while visiting Mumbai, Goa, Kochi, Kottayam, Chennai and Kokata.  Topics included maritime security, nuclear weapons, Indo-U.S. relations, and Indian Ocean geopolitics. He also presented an academic paper on "Evolving Trends in Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean" at an international symposium in Chennai sponsored by the Centre for Security Analysis (in Chennai) and [...]

On Friday, 24 Fellows graduated from the most recent Junior Executive: Asia-Pacific Security Foundations course (JEC) from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu.  Military and civilian participants from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Singapore, and the United States attended the two-week course designed to provide mid-level Asia-Pacific specialists with graduate- level instruction on trends and current issues shaping the Asia-Pacific security environment.  The course focuses on U.S. policy and provides an introduction to culture, politics, protocols and challenges of key countries in the region.  This rigorous program of lecture, study and discussion better equips graduating course Fellows with policy perspectives and [...]

HONOLULU – The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies successfully graduated 30 Fellows from the “Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Course” in Honolulu.  This is the second time APCSS has hosted the course. Thirty senior military and civilian government leaders from 15 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region attended the three-week course to study regional security.  Countries represented at the course were: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the United States. […]

HONOLULU –  Thirty Fellows from 20 countries graduated today from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism Course (CSRT)” in Honolulu. Participating in the three-week CSRT course were representatives from Bangladesh, Brunei, El Salvador, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. […]

HONOLULU – The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies graduated its 30th “Executive Course” in Honolulu on November 21.   Approximately 62 senior military and civilian government leaders from 29 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region attended the six-week course to study regional security. […]

APCSS director retired Army Lt. Gen. Ed Smith recently visited Pakistan and Bangladesh to discuss upcoming events and opportunities as well as get feedback on APCSS programs. The 10-day trip took place in September with positive results. According to Lt. Gen. Smith, “Many obvious and some not so obvious security-sector challenges impact both Pakistan and Bangladesh, directly and indirectly.  Having the opportunity to discuss them firsthand in country with key officials has helped APCSS analyze how it can best assist in its in-residence and outreach educational and leader development programs.”  […]

What's in a name?  The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies has changed the name of three courses in order to better portray their topical areas.  The following changes are taking effect immediately: Senior Executive Course (SEC) is now referred to as the Senior Executive Course: Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC); Executive Course (EC) will be known as the Executive Course:Advanced Security Cooperation; Junior Executive Course (JEC) is now the Junior Executive Course: Asia-Pacific Security Foundations.  Update! The Junior Executive Course is now called the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC). Names of other APCSS courses will remain the same.

HONOLULU – The first “Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Course” graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu on September 15. More than 25 senior military and civilian government leaders from 17 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region that attended the three-week course to study regional security. […]

HONOLULU –   In September, 35 military officers and civilian officials graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism Course (CSRT)” in Honolulu.   The participants attending this three-week course were from 23 different countries. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense regional study, conference and research center.  The Center’s mission is to provide a forum where current and future military and civilian leaders from Asia-Pacific nations gather to enhance security cooperation through executive education, professional exchange, and policy-relevant research. […]