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Building Cyber Resilience Among Middle-Grade Officers in Sri Lanka Air Force

By |2024-02-01T14:29:31-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Shashika Sandaruwan Ekanayake Squadron Leader, Sri Lanka Air Force CSC 23-2 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 6/29/2023 – 12/4/2023 As the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) continues to adapt to evolving threats in cybersecurity, Squadron Leader Shashika Sandaruwan Ekanayake identified network vulnerabilities that current and future officers must address. To best protect critical cyber infrastructures, he concentrated his efforts on revising the existing cybersecurity training module for junior and middle-grade SLAF officers. Sqn. Ldr. Ekanayake surveyed samples of students to identify weak areas of cyber awareness and successfully adjusted the curriculum accordingly. [...]

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Land Border Regiments Training School: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

By |2024-02-01T14:27:01-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Mohamad El Affi Brigadier General, Land Borders Regiments Training School Lebanon CSC 23-1 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 3/22/2023 – 9/15/2023 Brigadier General Mohamad El Affi proposed a multifaceted project that would fund Lebanon’s Land Border Regiments Training School (LBRTS). Losing 90% of its yearly budget, the LBRTS needed to secure funds in order to continue training the Lebanese Armed Forces on border control. As a solution, Brig. Gen. El Affi developed a Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) course to sell to national and international non-governmental organizations. With support from international partners, he [...]

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Engaging All Nauru Emergency Response Agencies to Conduct Crisis Management Joint Exercises

By |2024-02-01T14:25:02-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Gregor Marco Garoa Former Superintendent, Nauru Police Force ASC 15-2 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 10/19/2015 - 12/22/2020 Mr. Gregor Garoa’s project synchronized emergency response agencies according to a recently formulated National Incident Response Plan. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Mr. Garoa coordinated with various government departments to organize 11 emergency drill exercises in Nauru’s districts. This initiative produced an in-depth report with analysis highlighting areas of improvement for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Nauru Police Force, community command posts, and several other stakeholders.

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Approval for the Acquisition of a Readily Deployable Survey Boat and Skiff: A Key to Enhance the Hydrographic Capability of the Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Center

By |2024-02-01T14:06:39-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Analyn Antonio Director, Intel Research & Analysis Center, HW Naval Intelligence Security Force, Navy CSC 22-3 Approval for the Acquisition of a Readily Deployable Survey Boat and Skiff: A Key to Enhance the Hydrographic Capability of the Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Center Project timeline:10/26/2022 – 3/13/2023 Lieutenant Commander Analyn Antonio identified several opportunities to advance hydrographic capabilities within the Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Center. She produced a position paper arguing for new equipment to understand the maritime environment better. Acquiring a survey boat and skiff, LCDR Antonio was responsible for this enhanced capability [...]

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Law Enforcement and Reducing Humanitarian Risks in the Early Stages of Detention

By |2024-02-01T14:56:25-10:00January 26th, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Erich Meier, Jr. Police and Gendarmerie Delegate in the Philippines, International Committee of the Red Cross of the Philippines CSC 22-1 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 2/2/2022 – 12/7/2022 Mr. Erich Meier, Jr., organized the 2nd Asia Pacific Police Colloquium with a central theme around law enforcement’s responsibilities during the early stages of detention. Hosted by the Philippines, this event gathered over 40 senior police officers across several countries in the Indo-Pacific. Mr. Meier developed a booklet in preparation for this event, covering previous iterations of the Regional Police Colloquium to be referenced [...]

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DKI APCSS hosts its largest in-person course with 157 Fellows

By |2023-11-20T12:07:09-10:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: Courses, news|Tags: , |

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies recently concluded its Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC) 23-3, from Nov. 13-17. This event marked a milestone in the center’s history as its largest in-person course, with 157 Fellows participating. Holding the course entirely in person, moving away from previous virtual formats due to COVID-19, contributed to this record attendance.

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CSC 23-3: Fellows navigate uncertainty with courage 

By |2023-10-30T09:04:48-10:00October 27th, 2023|Categories: Courses, Alumni, news|Tags: , , , , , |

In a world marked by evolving geopolitical security challenges, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) hosted the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course 23-3 in Honolulu, bringing together 108 Fellows from over 30 countries in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.According to course manager Dr. Sungmin Cho, the course was not just a platform for academic learning but a testament to the courage of its participants, who braved uncertainty with the looming threat of a possible government shutdown. “Even compared to [previous] Fellows, you are truly special and impressive because you survived the potential government shutdown,” said Cho [...]

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Amb. Peter M. Haymond

By |2024-11-03T22:14:25-10:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: , |

Ambassador Peter M. Haymond joined DKI APCS as Senior Diplomatic Fellow in September 2023. Ambassador Haymond led the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, from January 2020 to August 2023. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2016 to 2019. Ambassador Haymond has also served as Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, China; and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in [...]

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Erin Williams

By |2024-10-16T15:24:26-10:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: Biography, team|Tags: , , , |

Captain Erin Williams joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in July 2023 as a Military Professor. A native of Kansas, she joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1994 and is a 1998 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. She earned her Master of Arts in Educational Technology from San Diego State University in 2005. Her previous assignment was as Commanding Officer of Activities Far East in Tokyo, Japan, where she was responsible for securing the U.S. Marine Transportation System and strengthening global maritime governance in the Indo-Pacific via regulatory oversight [...]

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Global Security Perspectives: CSC 23-2 Graduates Fellows from Over 35 Nations

By |2023-07-07T16:33:25-10:00July 7th, 2023|Categories: Courses, Alumni, news|Tags: , , , , , |

Fellows from over 35 nations recently graduated from the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) 23-2 course. Held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), the program ran from May 24 to June 29, attracting mid-level military, government, and non-government professionals. Under the guidance of U.S. Navy Commander Liam Connel, who assumed the role of course manager, 104 fellows embarked on an educational journey designed to expand their knowledge and foster meaningful connections among the participants from diverse backgrounds. Commander Connel reflected on the course's achievements: "Our aim was to educate, connect, and empower, and I firmly [...]

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