DoD, Southeast Asia nations explore cooperation in maritime security logistics

By |2016-08-24T13:41:18-10:00August 23rd, 2016|Categories: Courses, Conference, Workshop|

Forty-eight security practitioners from Southeast Asia nations, key regional allies and the United States took part in the Aug. 15 to 19 "Maritime Security Logistics Workshop" at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The event enabled participants to discuss opportunities to cooperate in strengthening regional logistics capabilities and capacity. The U.S. Department of Defense, Southeast Asian maritime nations, and key regional allies participated in the first in a new series of multilateral engagements Aug. 15 to 19 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The “Maritime Security Logistics Workshop,” enabled 48 security practitioners [...]

Symposium highlight’s chaplains’ roles in disaster response

By |2016-07-13T12:37:00-10:00July 13th, 2016|Categories: Workshop|

Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Leaf, director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, provides opening remarks at the July 8 "RIMPAC HA/DR and Chaplaincy Symposium." Exploring the role of religious support in disaster response missions, 55 military chaplains from seven nations gathered at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies July 8. The “RIMPAC HA/DR and Chaplaincy Symposium,” conducted jointly by DKI APCSS and the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet, was an extension of the Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise centered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI, and surrounding waters.  The event included representation [...]

RIMPAC participants discuss inclusion, maritime safety at DKI APCSS

By |2016-07-08T17:44:44-10:00July 8th, 2016|Categories: Courses, Conference, Workshop|

Thirty-nine maritime security professionals gathered at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies July 7 to exchange perspectives on securing oceans in the Asia-Pacific region more effectively. Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, commander of 3rd Fleet, based in San Diego,Calif., provides remarks on inclusion of women in national security efforts at the "RIMPAC 2016 Maritime Security Symposium," held July 7 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Participants comprised primarily naval officers from eight of the 26 nations taking part in the Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise centered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, [...]

Maritime professionals develop information sharing strategies in DKI APCSS workshop

By |2016-05-23T14:52:46-10:00May 23rd, 2016|Categories: Conference, Workshop|

Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia II Group Photo With a focus on sustaining vital fish resources in Southeast Asian waters, 41 professionals from 11 nations took part in a May 16 to 19 workshop at the Daniel K. Inouye Center for Security Studies. Titled “Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia II,” the workshop’s intent was to build information sharing processes and frameworks among policy makers, and enforcement and defense officials tasked with ensuring legal and sustainable use of the region’s ocean resources.  This week’s event focused on building nations’ shared awareness capacity to combat illegal, unregulated [...]

Japan, U.S. professionals share renewable energy initiatives at DKI APCSS

By |2016-03-29T10:09:47-10:00March 29th, 2016|Categories: Workshop|Tags: |

Looking to enhance energy security through bilateral cooperation, 24 U.S. and Japanese government, corporate, non-profit and academic professionals gathered at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for a workshop March 21.   DKI APCSS partnered with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA in conducting the event titled “The U.S., Japan, and the Future of Renewable Energy.” Participants explored opportunities for the two nations to develop, prioritize and disseminate alternate energy technologies as part of a future energy mix. Dr. Jeffrey Hornung, a Fellow with Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, served as lead facilitator for the March 21 renewable energy [...]

DKI APCSS workshop a step in evolution of regional maritime security education

By |2016-02-29T16:29:00-10:00February 9th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Conference, Workshop, Alumni|

Academic and defense education leaders from 12 nations gathered at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Feb. 3 to 5 to brainstorm a path toward creation of a formal maritime security cooperation course Thirty academic and defense education leaders from 12 nations gathered at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Feb. 3 to 5 to brainstorm a path toward creation of a formal maritime security cooperation course. DKI APCSS conducted the event titled “Maritime Security Cooperation: Engagement through Education” in response to the U.S. government’s increasing emphasis on building international cooperative capacity for [...]

Workshop enables DKI APCSS, ASEAN nations to build education cooperation

By |2016-01-19T10:43:12-10:00January 15th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Conference, Workshop|

Twenty-seven participants from 11 nations took part in the Jan. 12 to 14 command and staff colleges workshop at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The group represented 18 education institutionsin the Asia-Pacific region. Honolulu - In an effort to advance regional cooperation in professional military education, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies facilitated a three-day workshop, Jan 12 to 14, 2016. Titled, “Command and Staff Colleges in the Asia-Pacific: Next Steps Towards a Framework for Cooperation,” the event brought together 27 participants from 11 nations representing 18 institutions from the region. Command [...]

Key Arctic countries address global Arctic Maritime Security interests in Tokyo workshop

By |2015-08-07T10:36:12-10:00July 21st, 2015|Categories: Conference, Workshop|Tags: , |

Subject matter and policy experts from ten nations gathered at a workshop in Tokyo July 14 - 16 to address the growing strategic importance of the Arctic region in maritime security. The event titled "Ensuring Maritime Stability, Security and International Collaboration in a Changing Arctic," sought to build cooperation globally in sustaining peace, stability, rule of law, and responsible resource management in the region. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies co-hosted the event with Japan's Oceans Policy Research Institute Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Sixty-nine participants hailed from Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea,and India (permanent observers to the Arctic Council), and the five [...]

Nations gather in Jakarta to address transnational migration

By |2015-06-18T16:16:33-10:00June 18th, 2015|Categories: Outreach, Faculty, College, Workshop|

Forty-two people from 10 origin and destination economies attended the June 9 - 11 transnational migration workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia. Our interconnected global economy, with its tremendous imbalances in workforce demographics and development levels, generates millions of migrants. This situation poses unique security challenges for both origin and destination countries in the Asia-Pacific region. To address these challenges and cooperation opportunities, 42 people from 10 origin and destination economies, and three international organizations gathered for the June 9 – 11 workshop “Securing Transnational Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region.” The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies co-hosted the event in Jakarta, [...]

Building maritime shared awareness in SE Asia

By |2015-06-05T14:36:50-10:00June 4th, 2015|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Workshop|

U.S. Navy Admiral Sam Locklear, then commander of U.S. Pacific Command, provided introductory remarks at the May 10 to 14 "Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia" workshop. The vast ASEAN maritime domain is home to major fish and hydrocarbon resources, and provides shipping lanes that carry billions of dollars in international goods every year. Despite this, most ASEAN member states don’t have a comprehensive operating picture of their maritime neighborhood. Challenged by jurisdictional disputes, political tensions and capacity deficits, basic maritime domain awareness in the region remains out of reach. Faced with this dilemma, ASEAN maritime policy makers [...]

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