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.  more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Sept. 3 APCSS celebrated three special eventes.  A groundbreaking ceremony for a new wing took place during the commemoration for APCSS’ 15th Anniversary and official welcoming for Ambassador (Ret.) Lauren Kahea Moriarty, APCSS’ new academic den.

Established by U.S. Pacific Command on September 4, 1995, the Center was first located in the Waikiki Trade Center. It moved into its current facilities at Ft. DeRussy in June 2000.   more...

 

Videos of the ceremony available on Youtube.

 

Eight-two Fellows graduated August 5 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) Course in Honolulu.  The military and civilian participants who attended the four-week course came from 37 locations, primarily throughout the Asia-Pacific region, as well as other far reaches of the globe.  more...

 

In September, APCSS graduated its largest Asia-Pacific Orientation Course class to date with 105 Fellows.  The class was made up of Fellows from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States.

 

Fellows from the Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka shared their national experiences and best practises at the "Security Sector Development: National Priorities & Regional Approaches" workshop held August 16-20.

 

Other participants or observers included representatives from the United Nations, United States Institute of Peace and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)

 

Participants of the Student Global Leadership Institute at Punahou School visited the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies July 30 to learn more about water security and cooperation.

 

Dr. Jeffrey Hornung joined the faculty in September 2010. His area of expertise is Japan and Northeast Asia.

 

Cmdr. Mario DeOliveria joined the faculty this summer. He is a Navy JAG officer.

 

Col. Stephen Myers joined the faculty as our first Senior Service College Fellow.

 

Lt. Col. David Longbine is the new Army Fellow.

 

Dr. James Campbell and Ms. Jessica Ear participated in the Southeast Asia Regional Pandemic Preparedness and Response Exercise. Co-hosted by APCSS, PACOM, the United Nations, and others, this table top exercise on responding to a pandemic flu outbreak was held Aug. 16-20 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. See Currents (p. 25) for more information

'China Unveils "The Kashmir Card"' is the new article by Dr. Mohan Malik printed in the China Brief. He was also interview in the Hindustan Times in an article "Chinese Whispers on India."

We received many positive notes from our alumni as we celebrated our 15th Anniversary. In addition to the well-wishes, they also told us about how they used the knowledge they gained at APCSS to enhance security cooperation when they returned home.  Here are some examples:

 

A senior Fellow from Fiji let us know that APCSS has helped expand his idea of comprehensive security.  More importantly, he has used his lessons learned about collaboration and interagency cooperation to establish a Border Police Unit and is also collaborating internationally to form a Regional Police Training Academy--this is an example of excellent capacity building and cooperation. 

 

One of our ASC09-2 alumni is currently on the Mongolian National Security Council. He let us know that he is using his APCSS experience as he takes a leading role in developing new editions of the national security concept and law. 

 

An alumnus from CSRT10-1 used select presentations and study materials from the APCSS course to complete his Fellows project by assisting in the development of a three-week Counter-Radicalization Specialist Course in the Philippines.  The objectives of the course were to help prevent acts of terrorism and criminality and to isolate the community from the influence of radical ideology.”

"The great value of APCSS and all of the programs is that they encourage dialogue. So, for all of our current leaders and future leaders from the Canadian Forces and the Canadian Navy, it is very important for them to engage in dialogue with leaders of other countries because it allows them to look at the world through many, many different lenses – seeing security situations much differently than they might at home, and it is a very good educative process for all of the officers and representatives from Canada that we send here." - Rear Admiral Tyrone Pile, Canada

"Being at the APCSS center and learning the security aspects in a broader perspective it has given me a great understanding of the whole approach to the security and also the regional based understanding to apply to my institution and our defense force.  As the commandant of the coast guard today, I am still looking at every opportunity to be here. To learn and to be engaged and to get more friends and to get more person to person contact.  I’m fully in the idea of this kind of regional based center. It is very helpful to promote security and stability in the region.