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DKI APCSS Hosts the 5th Maritime Shared Awareness in SE Asia Workshop
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DKI APCSS Hosts the 5th Maritime Shared Awareness in SE Asia Workshop

By APCSS Editor|2019-08-08T16:14:20-10:00August 8th, 2019|Categories: Alumni, Workshop|Tags: #Maritime, asia, awareness|

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) hosted the fifth workshop in the “Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia” series July 28-31, to advance regional efforts to build a Recognized Maritime Picture (RMP) for Southeast Asia. Building on discussions begun in 2015, this iteration in the series brought together representatives from the maritime focal points and info-sharing hubs of the five original Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) to develop their professional networks, gain a better understanding of the national and regional info-sharing mechanisms, share best practices, and outline their interagency [...]

APOC 19-2 a ‘transformational experience’ for Fellows
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APOC 19-2 a ‘transformational experience’ for Fellows

By APCSS Editor|2019-08-14T13:59:19-10:00July 23rd, 2019|Categories: Alumni, College, Courses|Tags: APOC|

APOC 19-2 Fellows hold discussions in Maluhia Hall. A total of 166 U.S. and international Fellows participated in the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC) 19-2 at the Daniel K Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu. The five-day course concluded on July 19. APOC is designed to build resilient capacity, shared understanding, and networked relationships among civilian and military practitioners and institutions to advance a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. The course offerings included lectures by subject matter experts on salient sub-regional security trends and dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region. Additionally, Fellows had the opportunity to engage with Assistant Secretary [...]

DKI APCSS Alum Returns to Educate, Connect and Empower
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DKI APCSS Alum Returns to Educate, Connect and Empower

By APCSS Editor|2019-07-17T16:21:27-10:00July 17th, 2019|Categories: Alumni|Tags: alumna, csrt, Fellow|

When CSRT 18-1 alumna Yetunde Olobayo walked out the doors of DKI APCSS Aug. 8, 2018 after her course graduation, she probably thought it would be for the last time. However, her diligence and hard work paid off when she was invited back June 24 to demonstrate and explain her successful Fellow’s Project to 108 eager Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism Course 19-1 Fellows in the Center’s auditorium. Since Olobayo left the Center last year, her Fellow’s Project has evolved from concept to reality. “It was a wonderful experience.. I mean, I met a lot of people from different organizations, agencies [...]

DKI APCSS announces Alumni Awards
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DKI APCSS announces Alumni Awards

By APCSS Editor|2019-05-30T16:17:25-10:00May 30th, 2019|Categories: Alumni, Courses|Tags: association, award, samoa, tonga|

Ms. Jennifer Key (Samoa), ASC17-2, Assistant CEO of the Policy Division at the Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has been named as the DKI APCSS Alumna of the Year Award 2018! The Center receives many nominations each year. She helped draft Samoa’s first National Security Policy. Jennifer was chosen for this award based on the significance of her achievement and for the impact of this project, not only for Samoa, but also for the positive influence it had on other Oceania countries intent on creating their own national security policy. Jennifer attended the five-week Advanced Security Cooperation [...]

DKI APCSS Alumni Bring Regional Perspective to Maritime Security Challenges
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DKI APCSS Alumni Bring Regional Perspective to Maritime Security Challenges

By APCSS Editor|2018-12-12T12:44:59-10:00November 14th, 2018|Categories: Alumni, Conference, McDonald|

By Lt. Col. Scott McDonald, USMC The end of the relative stability of the bi-polar Cold War has given way to a complex and challenging security environment. Meanwhile, the growth of multinational supply chains and supranational information flows have emphasized the importance of the sea in a manner not appreciated since the Nineteenth Century. These factors have highlighted the need for cooperative solutions to the security challenges of what Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd calls the “Maritime Century.” With this context, security practitioners from Canada and across the Indo-Pacific gathered in Victoria, British Columbia from 16 [...]

ASC 18-2 Concludes with 106 New Fellows
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ASC 18-2 Concludes with 106 New Fellows

By APCSS Editor|2018-12-12T12:45:07-10:00October 26th, 2018|Categories: Alumni, Courses|Tags: ASC, Courses, fellows, frontpage|

One hundred six Fellows graduated from the Advance Security Cooperation Course (ASC) 18-2 Oct. 24, with broader perspectives and a newly developed common understanding of the challenges and opportunities to security in the region and enhanced networks of cooperation. U.S. and international Fellows from 34 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 18-2) Sept. 20 – Oct. 24. ASC is an executive education program enabling mid- to senior-level military and civilian leaders to deepen their understanding of the complex security environment in the Indo-Pacific region. The ASC 18-2 curriculum offered 24 plenary topical discussions that survey the regional strategic [...]

DKI APCSS Alumni, Military Fellows participate in U. S. Coast Guard Strategy Workshop
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DKI APCSS Alumni, Military Fellows participate in U. S. Coast Guard Strategy Workshop

By APCSS Editor|2018-11-16T11:26:24-10:00September 14th, 2018|Categories: Alumni, Cole, Workshop|Tags: fellows, U.S. Coast Guard|

By LCDR Leah Cole, USCG Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ personnel participated in the Asia-Pacific Coast Guard Liaison Officers Conference and inaugural Indo-Pacific Strategy Workshop, which was hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Pacific Area (PACAREA) Headquarters in Alameda, Calif., Sept. 11-13. DKI APCSS’ USCG Military Fellow Lt. Cmdr. Leah Cole joined Center Recruiter Terry Slattery, and USCG alumni at the workshop, which also brought together USCG attaches, liaison officers, security cooperation officers, and military fellows posted throughout the Indo-Pacific with PACAREA leaders & staff as well as the Deputy Commandant for Operations- International (DCO-I) Office from [...]

CCM 18-1 concludes with 102 new Alumni
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CCM 18-1 concludes with 102 new Alumni

By APCSS Editor|2018-10-19T16:19:36-10:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: Alumni, College, Courses, Faculty|

One hundred two Fellows from 37 locations completed the Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 18-1) held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) held Feb. 15 to March 14.

Senior regional leaders complete transnational cooperation course at DKI APCSS
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Senior regional leaders complete transnational cooperation course at DKI APCSS

By APCSS Editor|2018-10-19T16:30:45-10:00November 20th, 2017|Categories: Alumni, College, Courses, Faculty|

Official TSC 17-2 Group Photo. Twenty-seven senior leaders from twenty-four nations and one regional organization participated in the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 17-2) from Nov. 12 – 17 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). The course is offered twice a year to senior security practitioners from the whole-of-government and society at the vice-minister to ambassador (one- to four-star) level. It aims to enhance awareness of transnational security issues within the complex environments they occur; explore collaborative policies to address transnational security challenges; identify opportunities to strengthen states’ capacities; and promote effective security [...]

Enhanced Networks and Cooperation the Focus of ASC 17-2
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Enhanced Networks and Cooperation the Focus of ASC 17-2

By APCSS Editor|2017-10-27T22:36:46-10:00October 26th, 2017|Categories: Alumni, College, Courses, Faculty|

One hundred six U.S. and international Fellows from 38 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 17-2). Collaboration, negotiation, contemplation, connection…all hallmarks of the Advanced Security Cooperation course held at the DKI APCSS. One hundred six U.S. and international Fellows from 38 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 17-2) Sept. 21 to Oct. 25. The five-week ASC is an executive education program enabling mid-level military and civilian leaders to deepen their understanding of security issues within political, socioeconomic, defense and environmental contexts. The course’s primary intent, according to course manager Dr. Virginia Bacay Watson, [...]

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