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U.S. Strategic Rebalance: Asia-Pacific Perspectives

By |2012-10-29T11:07:13-10:00October 29th, 2012|Categories: Conference, Workshop|

The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is hosting a workshop this week on key considerations and opportunities associated with the United States’ strategic rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region. Selected policy and flag level representatives from U.S. treaty partners and other key countries – including China, Russia, and India – are meeting to discuss the rebalance from the perspectives of defense, development, and diplomacy. Participants include policy/flag level representatives from government, academia, media, private sector and NGOs in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Building consensus on priorities in national security sector development in Indonesia

By |2013-05-22T10:41:17-10:00September 27th, 2012|Categories: Outreach, Courses, Workshop|

Indonesian MoD Secretary General Air Marshall Eris Herryanto (left) and U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel open the workshop.The Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies together with the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and the Indonesian Defense University co-hosted a Security Sector Development Workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia Sept. 11-12 with the theme of “Building Consensus on Priorities in National Security Sector Development in Indonesia.” U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel was in attendance as Indonesian MoD Secretary General Air Marshall Eris Herryanto opened the workshop. In his remarks, the Secretary General explained that the workshop will not only enhance the understanding on national security, especially on [...]

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APCSS hosts a 2-day workshop in Singapore

By |2012-08-23T16:41:13-10:00August 23rd, 2012|Categories: Workshop|

More than 40 international security practitioners gather for a group photo during the 'Cyberia: Identity, Cyberspace and National Security' workshop. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies hosted the two-day workshop held Aug. 21-22 in Singapore with the Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program. At the workshop, participants focused on the issue of identity and security in Southeast Asia and examined cultural representations in cyberspace.

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Redefining the Pacific Region through a climate change ‘lens’

By |2012-08-13T14:29:12-10:00August 13th, 2012|Categories: Conference, Workshop|

The impact of environmental changes is keenly felt in the Pacific Islands region. How it impacts security and how island nations can better work together to develop a sustainable future was the topic of a recent workshop held at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. “These effects will change the security landscape of the Pacific in greater ways than we imagine as we will become more vulnerable economically, socially and politically,” said Mr. Peter Forau, Director General of Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat in a statement read at the opening of the event. More than 45 government and non-government organization officials attended [...]

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APCSS and DTRA cohost ‘mobile’ APOC

By |2012-04-26T14:34:13-10:00April 26th, 2012|Categories: Outreach, Workshop|

As the United States rebalances its focus on the Asia-Pacific, there is greater demand for information on issues in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies recently hosted its second mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course in the Washington, D.C. area. The three-day course was held April 17-19 and was co-hosted by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Seventy-six Fellows from DTRA, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and various service headquarters, as well as the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Agency for International Development and others, completed the course. According to one graduate, he felt "very enlightened by [...]

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APCSS participates in Science & Technology Workshops

By |2014-09-05T10:53:55-10:00March 18th, 2011|Categories: Research, Conference, Workshop|

Several APCSS faculty and staff participated in two U.S. PACOM-supported Science and Technology workshops this week in Honolulu.  Soft power efforts with a focus on “Forging Regional Science and Technology Ties” were a key focus area of the Pacific Operational Science and Technology Workshop.   APCSS Participants included Deputy Director Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Jim Hirai, Dr. James Campbell, Prof. Shyam Tekwani and Dr. Virginia Watson.  Current CSRT Fellow from India, Mr. Amit Sharma of the Defence Research and Development Organization, participated on a Cyber-Security panel. Dean of Academics Amb. (Ret.) Lauren Kahea Moriarty also attended the workshop. […]

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Improved coordination of enforcement operations identified as a key priority during Pacific Islands region maritime security workshop

By |2013-01-03T11:41:39-10:00September 17th, 2010|Categories: Workshop|

Leaders and security experts from the Pacific Island region gathered this week to attend the “Maritime Security in the Pacific Island Region: Securing the Maritime Commons for the 21st Century” workshop. The four-day workshop was held at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Sept. 13-16. These experts discussed a number of topics including: Defining the Maritime Commons in the Pacific Island Region; Challenges to the Security of the Maritime Commons in the Pacific Island Region; Regional Collaborative Approaches to Maritime Security:  Opportunities for Enhancements; International Covenants and Maritime Security in the Pacific Island Region; Capacity Building for a More Secure Maritime [...]

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Strengthening Democratic Governance of the Security Sector: Indonesia and Mongolia

By |2013-01-03T11:58:50-10:00May 8th, 2008|Categories: Workshop|

Parliamentarians from Indonesia and Mongolia participated in a workshop focused on legislative oversight of the security sector in their nations Comprised of two sections, the first was held at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 23 – 25, and the second in Washington, D.C., from April 28 – May 1, 2008. […]

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