HONOLULU — “It’s not about space. It’s about us down here, being able to work together.” That was the message from General Lance W. Lord, commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command today as he spoke to international fellows attending the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. […]

HONOLULU — The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies recently hosted its first conference in Japan. The “Japan’s Foreign and Security Policies: Alternatives, Drivers and Implications” conference was held Oct. 4-6 at the New Sanno hotel in Tokyo, Japan.Approximately 40 participants attended this conference. Participants included U.S., Japanese and other country government officials as well as policy analysts and subject matter experts (SMEs) from government research institutions and universities. Countries represented included U.S., Japan, China, U.K., the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Australia. […]

HONOLULU — Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s (ASEAN) Regional Forum visited the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies today. The group is on Oahu to attend an ARF meeting on Confidence Building Measures. They visited APCSS to learn more about the programs offered and also meet with Fellows attending the current Executive Course. […]

"On behalf of the faculty and staff of Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, I'd like to express our condolences to those affected by the earthquake in South Asia," said retired Lt. Gen. Ed Smith, director of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The U.S. Department of Defense is working closely with the State Department, and affected governments, to provide assistance to ease the suffering and assist in search and rescue operations. "We at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies are very distressed to learn of the extensive tragic suffering caused by this terrible earthquake event. Our prayers go with those who [...]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has been named the new Executive Agency for the Asia- Pacific Center for Security Studies, effective October 1, 2005. DSCA replaces the Department of Navy in this capacity. For more information on DSCA, check the agency's website at http://www.dsca.mil/ APCSS will continue maintain a close working relationship with the U.S. Pacific Command.DSCA also now serves as EA to the four other U.S. Department of Defense regional centers -- George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, and Near East-South Asia Center for Strategic Studies.

Dr. Elizabeth Van Wie Davis, a professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, recently presented a paper on US-China relations at a conference sponsored by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad entitled " China and the Emerging Asian Century." The conference was held September 27-28, 2005. While at the conference, Dr. Elizabeth Van Wie Davis met with a number of APCSS Alumni including Muhammad Masood Tahir Hanfi (EC 04-1), Director General of the National Assembly of Pakistan,Hanfi; Professor Raza (EC 00-2), Quaid-I-Azam University; Shaheen Akhter (EC 00-3), Research Analyst at the Institute of Regional Affairs; Nadia Mushtaq Abbasi (EC 02-3), [...]

HONOLULU – Dr. Jimmie R. Lackey, executive director for the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, announced his retirement yesterday.”We are all indebted to Jim for the many years of service he provided as a mainstay here at the Center,” said APCSS director retired Lt. Gen. Ed Smith. “We wish him well, and he is always welcome at APCSS.” As a project officer at U.S. Pacific Command in 1995, then Col. Lackey was tasked with setting up the Center. He retired from the Army in 1997 after 34 years of service and was subsequently appointed as the APCSS executive director. [...]

HONOLULU – Today, 91 military officers and civilian 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 33 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region. […]

HONOLULU –More than 75 people representing 26 countries gathered to discuss Asia-Pacific security here this week. The “Perspectives on Asia-Pacific Security for the 21st Century” conference was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village September 12-13. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies hosted the conference.Special guests attending conference-related events included: Hawaii’s Governor Linda Lingle; New Zealand’s secretary of defence, Mr. Graham Fortune; and former U.S. Pacific commander, retired Admiral Thomas Fargo, who was a keynote speaker. […]

Several Asia-Pacific Center for Security Alumni gathered together at a National Defence Academy visit in Hanoi. (L to R) Snr Navy Captain Do Minh Thai (Vietnam EC 03-1), Commodore Bruce Pepperell (New Zealand EC 99-3), and Group Captain Rod Fortune (New Zealand EC 03-1) attended the August Conference. Group Captain Rod Fortune, who sent this photo, is a NZ Defence Attache based in Bagkok, but accredited to Vietnam. "Recently the NZDF Staff College visited Thailand and Vietnam, and the chance was taken to catch up with my colleague, Snr CAPT Do Minh Thai at the National Defence Academy in [...]