Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM)

Man-made crises, natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies regularly create threatening challenges for domestic and international responders in Asia-Pacific nations. Large and complex crises require critical systems thinking and effective coordination over the event life cycle. Many ministries and society sectors may be involved, and when capacities are overwhelmed, international actors require effective coordination.

This annual five-week course emphasizes critical thinking skills and practice as it explores the many aspects of preparedness and response. Crisis capacity is promoted through a strong foundation in critical thinking, strategic assessment, leadership, communication, negotiation and future thinking. Course participants analyze problems, explore factors that shape effective crisis management and develop comprehensive strategies and approaches. The knowledge of seasoned participants with experience in crisis management is incorporated to provide national narratives and learning from the field. MASL: SAP0000

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Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism Course (CSRT)

This four-week course provides focused knowledge and skills practiced at the operational and strategic level, all designed to enhance Fellow’s ability to work together to counter ideological support for and combat terrorism cooperatively for the long term. The course facilitates relationships among current and future counter-terrorism practitioners. It also helps engender trust necessary for increased information sharing and identify ways to reduce cultural obstacles to cooperation in the international struggle against terrorism. MASL: SAP0002

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Comprehensive Maritime Security Cooperation (CMSC)

This four-week course is designed to advance the knowledge, skills, and networks of officials from governments, regional bodies and international organizations across the Indo-Pacific region who intersect with the maritime domain from a variety of security perspectives including economics, trade, transnational threats, environment, and food security. Along with Fellows who are maritime security policy advisors and practitioners in the maritime defense, safety and law enforcement agencies, the course will support a comprehensive approach to promote a free and open region and protect the rules-based international order, with a particular emphasis on the maritime aspects of that region and order.

The CMSC course will encourage the use of proven enablers for security cooperation, including interagency collaboration and coordination mechanisms, risk management measures, crisis negotiations and communication channels, and dispute resolution methods. The course will also promote the development and employment of best practices, confidence-building measures, information sharing systems, and rules-based approaches to identify opportunities and creatively address maritime security challenges lawfully, effectively, and efficiently.

Fellows from partner nations’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministries of Commerce or Trade, Ministry of Defense (policy), Ministries of Environment or Agriculture (including fishing), Ministries of Transportation, port authorities, maritime law enforcement (especially Coast Guard, Marine Police, and Fisheries Enforcement), and the military will be particularly valued in this course. Fellows will also be recruited from relevant regional bodies, international and non-government organizations.

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Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) for senior executives

This one-week course is an intensive program for current senior leaders. It is designed for military officers at the two- and three-star level and director/general civilian equivalents from the Indo-Pacific region. The curriculum emphasizes the impact of change in the region and evolving security roles, capabilities, and opportunities. MASL: SAP0003

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