Publisher Pro About us - Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

We are a Department of Defense institution that provides a forum where current and future military and civilian leaders from the Indo-Asia-Pacific gather to address regional and global security issues and enhance security cooperation through programs of executive education, professional exchange, and building relationships of trust and confidence.

About Us

Vision

A free and prosperous Indo-Pacific promoting collaborative, inclusive security.

Mission

DKI APCSS builds resilient capacity, shared understanding, and networked relationships among civilian and military practitioners and institutions to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Guiding Principles

• Transparency: Foster an environment
that encourages open and honest
communication and processes.

• Mutual Respect: Value perspectives
that are different from our own.

• Inclusion: Seek to involve the broadest range of stakeholders and ideas.

Alumni
Association

Courses Held
Countries Attending
Graduates
Alumni
Virtual Engagements
Virtual Participants
Years in Service

200
138
14,236*
13,557
86
5,821
26

FACTS

Alumni Senior
positions

President/PM
Vice President/Deputy PM
Minister/Deputy Minister
Ambassador/High Commissioner
Chief or Deputy Chief of Defense
Chief or Deputy Chief of Service
Cabinet or Parliament appointment
General/Flag Officer

6
11
98
210
47
63
198
1339

1955

Participants

10,495

Workshops

229

Courses

President Clinton signed H.R. 4650, which included $3 million for the start-up of the Center, patterned after the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.

The Center was created to build on the strong bilateral relationships between the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the armed forces of the nations in the Asia-Pacific region, by focusing on the broader multilateral approach to addressing regional security issues and concerns.

Our History

The Center officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the Honorable William J. Perry, then-Secretary of Defense and General John M. Shalikashvili, then Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also, 90 attendees from 33 countries participated, including several ministers of defense and key international representatives.

Sept. 30, 1994

The Lamp of Knowledge represents the academic focus of the Center and signifies the desire to foster understanding, cooperation and the study of regional security issues.

The laurel branches form a Wreath of Peace that emphasize the Center’s non-warfighting approach to addressing regional security issues.

The visible portion of the world globe depicts the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility.

Seal

The continuous ribbon symbolizes the strong interrelationship among the six geographic regions of the Asia-Pacific theater.

(This seal was conceptualized by Dr. Jimmie R. Lackey, who was then an Army colonel, and is a former DKI APCSS executive director).

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