One hundred one Fellows from 47 different locations graduated Aug. 10 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) course in Honolulu. Of the 101 participants, 63% were from military organizations and law enforcement agencies, with others representing various government ministries, foreign affairs departments and intelligence services and academic institutions. Just over half of the course participants were from the Asia-Pacific region, with five continents represented. Continue reading
The co-hosts convened 33 humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) professionals, to include serving military and civilian government officials, educators and civil society representatives from four sub-regions: Northeast Asia, South Asia, Oceania and Southeast Asia to share varying perspectives. Participants identified trends, ––challenges, best practices, opportunities and recommendations for improved disaster response regional cooperation within adaptable and resilient regional response architectures. Continue reading
NORTHERN CEBU PROVINCE, Philippines -- Retired U.S. Air Force Col. John Cinco, better known now as “Doc Cinco”, is considered to be the “Father” of Pacific Angel, an initiative he shaped a little over a decade ago.
According to Cinco, his 80-man team’s initial mission, funded by Pacific Command, was received so positively that they decided to fund similar projects every year, which sparked the beginning of Pacific Angel. Continue reading
One hundred one Fellows from 47 different locations graduated Aug. 10 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) course in Honolulu. Read More
Tenzin Namgyel (ASC17-1) has another Fellows Project-related article on Water Security available. In this article, "Could harvesting rainwater solve water shortage?" Namgyel looks at how new technology and training in water harvesting techniques can help the people Read More
This research note reports the results of a pilot questionnaire on priorities in terrorism and counter-terrorism, which was completed by seventy-five security-sector professionals from more than fifty countries who attended the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (P Read More
Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) is a U.S. Department of Defense institute that addresses regional and global security issues, inviting military and civilian representatives of the United States and Asia-Pacific nations to its comprehensive program of executive education and workshops, both in Hawaii and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
