Story and photos by William R. Goodwin, APCSS Public Affairs Note: Due to non-attribution format of the workshop and APCSS policy, participant names are not used in this story  An Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) team led by Director retired Army Lt. Gen. Ed Smith completed a workshop entitled “Vietnam and United Nations Peace Operations” at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) in Hanoi last week.  […]

APCSS Director, retired Army Lt. Gen. Edwin Smith, recently embarked on an Outreach trip to Thailand where he met with military officials and APCSS alumni to discuss security challenges in the Region. After Thailand, Director Smith proceeded to Hanoi where APCSS and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) co-hosted the “Vietnam and United Nations Peace Operations” workshop. Mid-level and senior policy level leaders from the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs who are involved in peace operations participated in the event. APCSS photos by William R. Goodwin. […]

  Twenty-two senior leaders graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Senior Executive: Transnational Security Cooperation course Friday.  They are military and civilian leaders representing: Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, the Pacific Island Forum, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, the United States, and Vietnam. […]

Seventy-nine senior military and civilian government leaders from 38 countries graduated March 11 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Executive Course:  Advanced Security Cooperation” . Attending the regional security course were representatives from: Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States.  […]

HONOLULU -United States Military Academy at West Point Superintendent, Lt.Gen.Buster Hagenbeck, visited the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Monday, 2 March, 2009.  During his visit, Hagenbeck received a Center orientation from Deputy Director, retired Army Brig. Gen. James Hirai and observed fellows from the Asia Pacific region currently participating in the six-week Advanced Security Cooperation Course. […]

  Eleven Fellows graduated from the Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (SEAPOC) 09-1 at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Feb. 12. This second-ever SEAPOC provided an overview of the Asia-Pacific region to senior military officers with respect for greater demands on their time and existing basis of knowledge. The first SEAPOC (08-1) also had 11 graduates and was held last October. […]

by Capt. Brad Smith, APCSS Academic Chief of Staff – HONOLULU — “Pacific Rim Security – Managing the Global Commons” was the focus of a conference hosted by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS), Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) Stanford University, and Pacific Council on International Policy (PCIP) Jan. 12-14, 2009 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Dr. William Perry, former U.S. Secretary of Defense actively participated as keynote speaker, synthesizing events and delivering final remarks. […]

HONOLULU – This week 48 Fellows graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies course that values collaborative regional efforts at comprehensive crisis management. The Comprehensive Crisis Response Management: Preventing, Preparing, and Responding Course included senior military and civilian government leaders of 24 countries and one United States territory from (primarily) the Asia-Pacific region who attended the four-week course. […]

HONOLULU – This week 29 Fellows graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ course on terrorism responses. The Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) Course included military and civilian participants from 22 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region who attended the three-week course. […]

The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies now has a presence on Facebook. The new Facebook page will promote our current portals - APCSSLink and APCSC. Facebook benefits include better sharing of information to alumni, other Department of Defense organizations , all services, the local community and anyone interested in security cooperation issues. To find us on Facebook just search for "Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies." You'll find our main page as well as an "APCSS PAO" page. Please feel free to join the network. Direct links: http://www.facebook.com/AsiaPacficCenter