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United States Helps Advance Pacific Islands Regional Security Cooperation

By |2014-08-04T14:55:16-10:00August 4th, 2014|Categories: Courses, College, Conference, Workshop|

APCSS Dean Carleton Cramer provides opening remarks at the “Regional Security Governance and Architecture in the Pacific Islands Region: Priorities for a Resilient Future” workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu. On August 4 through 8, the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), in partnership with the Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PIPP) and the U.S. Pacific Command, will host a workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu titled “Regional Security Governance and Architecture in the Pacific Islands Region: Priorities for a Resilient Future.” Security practitioners from 20 locations and 10 international organizations are expected to participate in this workshop, which will examine [...]

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APCSS graduates 101 for Mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course
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By |2015-01-28T11:29:13-10:00June 27th, 2014|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Workshop|

Mayor Buxbaum talks @WAStateCommerce, @cityofolympia global footprint, @ThurstonCounty dynamics @ @APCSS #APOC #JBLM This year’s first mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (MAPOC 14-1) was held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) June 16 – 22 upon the request of 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) stationed at JBLM. The intensive one-week course included 12 lectures, two panel discussions on the territorial disputes and regional security architecture, 14 elective options, and daily seminar discussions. The 101 participants consisted of interagency, joint, civilian and international components. Course Manager Dr. Virginia Watson led the APCSS 10-person academic team that included USARPAC Foreign Policy Adviser Ms. [...]

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Hawaii organizations team up for Disaster Risk Management training

By |2014-04-17T12:43:30-10:00February 27th, 2014|Categories: College, Workshop|

Gregg Nakano introduces fundamentals of risk assessment for disaster planning to Fellows attending the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Advanced Security Cooperation Course. With a determination to better collaborate on disaster risk management education and security cooperation, the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) partnered with three other organizations located in Hawaii to enhance crisis and disaster related programs, courses and research. This partnership is based on a Letter of Understanding signed on November 1, 2013 between APCSS, the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA), the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), and the National Disaster Preparedness [...]

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APCSS hosts joint workshop with the NZDF CSC

By |2016-01-21T13:00:13-10:00November 7th, 2013|Categories: Courses, College, Workshop, Alumni|

Fellows and faculty from the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) Command and Staff College (CSC) attended a joint workshop hosted at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) from November 4-7. Focused on security dynamics and cooperation in the Asia Pacific region, this was the third consecutive year that the Center has partnered with the NZDF, providing the venue, facilities and educational resources to support the first of three stops on the college’s annual study tour.  The 56 participating Fellows were a mix of military professors, officers, and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), along with government officials, representing ten countries, including New Zealand, [...]

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Bio-Preparedness in the Asia-Pacific

By |2013-10-10T16:15:11-10:00October 10th, 2013|Categories: Faculty, College, Conference, Workshop|

Coordination of bio-preparedness strategies across a region was the topic of a workshop held September 23-27 at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.  The workshop, co-hosted by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Pacific Command and APCSS, brought together 33 security experts from across the region to discuss the challenges of preparing to respond effectively to biological threats and disease outbreaks. “Our goal was to bring together a very diverse set of countries to look at a range of topics, including building a shared perspective of bio-preparedness, identifying the opportunities and challenges provided by existing coordination mechanisms, and appreciating the requirement [...]

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APCSS-ACSC Joint Seminar on Regional Security Architecture convenes for third year

By |2013-08-23T13:31:45-10:00August 23rd, 2013|Categories: College, Conference, Workshop|

Nine Fellows from the Australian Command and Staff College spent the last week in Hawaii in a joint seminar at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The “Understanding, Shaping and Adapting to the Asia-Pacific Regional Security Architecture” joint-seminar was held August 19-22 at APCSS. ACSC brought 9 faculty and staff members representing military and civilian elements from Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to this event. Additionally, four U.S. participants from U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific and Special Operations Command Pacific as well as a legislative liaison attended this joint seminar.  The APCSS-ACSC Joint Seminar focused [...]

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Security Sector Development workshop held at APCSS

By |2013-08-01T19:57:53-10:00August 1st, 2013|Categories: Faculty, College, Conference, Workshop|

“Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches” was the focus of a workshop held this week at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu.  The workshop brought together teams from Bangladesh, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea as well as an attendee from Myanmar. Overall there were 20 international participants, international subject matter experts as well as a number of U.S. attendees. Security Sector Development is a common challenge for all states, large or small, developed or developing. Each country has its own unique historic, cultural, socio-economic and political feature and security priorities shaping the development of its security sector. [...]

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Charting the Water Future of South Asia

By |2013-05-15T16:03:36-10:00May 15th, 2013|Categories: Courses, Conference, Workshop|

Water is, and will continue to be, one of the critical drivers of peace and stability in South Asia in the decades ahead.  This was the topic of discussion at a recent workshop entitled “The U.S.-South Asia Leader Engagement Program: Charting the Water Future of South Asia.” Held April 28 to May 3 at Harvard University, the workshop was co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, the Near East-South Asia Center for Strategic Studies and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Participating in the workshop were 37 subject matter experts from 11 nations including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, [...]

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Building an Effective Security Sector through Inclusion

By |2019-01-17T14:20:20-10:00March 27th, 2013|Categories: Outreach, College, Conference, Workshop, Women Peace and Security|Tags: |

A workshop on “Building an Effective Security Sector through Inclusion” was held March 12-14, 2013 in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Hosted by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), in partnership with the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam’s Institute of Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, the multilateral workshop focused on key considerations and opportunities to build effective security sectors in the Asia-Pacific through the inclusion of diverse viewpoints and perspectives. “Expanding the role and impact of women in security is not a women’s issue, but an essential part of achieving the goals of good governance and effective leadership,” stated Dr. Lori Forman, workshop [...]

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