Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) and Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) has evolved into the new Comprehensive Security Course
Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC)
The five-week Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course fosters critical thinking as it exposes mid-career security practitioners from governments and other influential agencies from all over the Indo-Pacific to a diverse array of regional beliefs and perspectives. The term ‘comprehensive security’ goes beyond military defense to include the need to take into account other aspects vital to national stability, such as environmental, social, communication, and energy security. These, often transboundary issues, require cooperation with other countries, even those that are not partners. Comprehensive security emphases confidence building through preventive diplomacy, inclusion, critical infrastructure and economic security to enhance overall stability. CSC is especially useful for those working in complex security environments dealing with geopolitical powers, crises, violent extremism, and transnational maritime threats. In supportive surroundings, Fellows assess their security environments, identify threats, investigate security disruptors, and probe governance challenges as they work together to build relationships and mutual understanding, and identify resilient solutions that improve national and regional security. They apply this knowledge to action-oriented projects that strive to achieve real organizational and even national outcomes. Throughout this educationally empowering, comprehensive security program, capacity is developed in security practitioners to support the ideals of rules-based international order, and a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the expectation that we all identify how best to contribute to regional security.
- MASL: SAP0008
- Eligibility: mid- and senior-grade U.S. and international military and civilian official officials (O4-O6, GS12-GS15, and equivalents)
- Duration: 5-weeks
- Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate and Alumni Status.
Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC)
The Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC) provides an executive education experience that prepares mid-, senior-, and executive grade security practitioners to knowledgeably engage in cooperative security efforts that build capacity to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific that recognizes the linkages between good governance, rules-based order, and security. To that end, the course is structured on five learning objectives to prepare graduates to apply their understanding of (a) the geopolitical landscape and (b) security architecture of the Indo-Pacific to include (c) the Indo-Pacific strategies of the U.S., its partners, and its competitors, (d) sub-regional security dynamics, and (e) good governance dynamics that are delivered in the security spheres of economic security, gendered security, maritime security, cybersecurity, and environmental security. Professor-led discussions on each plenary topic are immediately followed by seminars where faculty facilitate small group discussions and applied learning activities with participants. The key to the success of this course lay in its transference of cutting edge information, self-reflection, and collective critical thinking. Participants are encouraged to critically reflect on learned knowledge as they consider their assumptions and worldviews. IPOC is a one-week, 40-hour course that is offered twice a year.
- MASL: SAP0004
- Eligibility: mid-, senior- and executive-grade U.S. and international military and civilian official officials (O4-O8, GS12-GS15, SES, and equivalents)
- Duration: 1-week
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Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate and Alumni Status.
Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) for senior executives
The Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) Course provides an educational experience that looks at a comprehensive array of transnational security threats related to geopolitical dynamics, maritime order, environmental security, resource scarcity, emerging technologies, terrorism, governance, cybersecurity, economic security, and demographic and developmental issues. This course promotes the construction and expansion of networks related to multilateral security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific among executive security practitioners representing national government agencies and regional entities. TSC is a one-week course that is offered twice a year.
- MASL: SAP0003
- Eligibility: Executive grade U.S. and international military and civilian official officials (08-09, SES, and equivalents)
- Duration: 1-week
- Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate and Alumni Status
- Course Description
Course Registration
Our in-resident course participants are selected by an external nomination process. Self-nominations to the Center are not accepted.
International nominations are coordinated through the U.S. Embassy Security Cooperation Offices for vetting and processing to our Center. International nominations come from allied and partner nation whole-of-government organizations to include ministries of defense, foreign affairs, and justice as well as military commands and services, coast guard, police, and other government agencies to ensure a diverse and inclusive audience.
International Organization and Non-Governmental Organizations (IO/NGO) nominations are processed through U.S. Embassy Security Cooperation Offices for vetting and processing to our Center. IO/NGO nominations are limited and formally approved well in advance. These regional participants enable broadening of representation and views in our courses.
United States nominations come from various U.S. military and government organizations. Participants are nominated by military commands and services, Department of Defense, Department of State, USAID, Department of Homeland Security, and other government agencies.
For additional information, contact the Program Recruiter at email recruiter@apcss.org and phone (808) 971-8951.
Contact Us
Course Allocations
Program Recruiter
Mr. Terry Slattery
808-971-8951
Recruiter@apcss.org
College of Security Studies Faculty, Curriculum and General Questions
ColofSecStudiesOps@apcss.org
808-971-8924
Admissions/Registration
Please go to the Admissions section to view detailed information on registration and requirements.