Richard “Dick” Sears is the Deputy Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS).He previously served at the Center as the Dean of Admissions & Business Operations (DABO) from 2003-2022. As DABO, he was responsible for the transformation of all business operations to include all finance, personnel, information management systems, infrastructure, global workshops/engagements, the library, and all aspects of participant admissions to the College of Security Studies while in support of the DKI APCSS long term strategic plan.In addition, from 2002-2003 Sears served as the Chairman of the Department of Transnational Studies in [...]

Carleton R. Cramer joined the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in 2004 as a military faculty member.  In 2007, Mr. Cramer retired from the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Navy.  During 2007 he served as a civilian faculty member focusing on international law, counter terrorism and maritime security.  In August 2013, he assumed his current position as Dean, College of Security Studies. Mr. Cramer completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with majors in history and political science and a minor in economics.  In 1982, he earned his Juris [...]