Competency Development
Competency Development A competency is the knowledge, skills, ability, and characteristics associated with high performance on a job. A set of behavioral competencies for each of the key position identified within the organization. Development is a consistent system for identifying success factors for positions within the organization.
Announcing Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC) 21-1
The Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC) 21-1 is scheduled from 22-26 February 2021. IPOC prepares U.S. security practitioners and partner nations to knowledgeably engage in cooperative security efforts that build capacity to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. This 5-day course will...
Competitive Security Gaming: Rethinking Wargaming to Provide Competitive Intelligence that Informs Strategic Competition and National Security
Summary: Generating competitive intelligence to make intelligent decisions in a world increasingly facing complex security challenges is more difficult than ever before. Competitive Security Gaming reframes wargaming in terms of strategic, operational and tactical competition rather than...
Congratulations IPOC 20-1
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) reopened its doors Nov. 16 to welcome 60 Fellows attending the Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC) 20-1 from. IPOC 20-1, a highly sought after executive education experience for U.S. security practitioners, spanned...
Considering Technical Information Protection through an Evaluation of ASAT Technology in Japan
Summary Recent civil space missions have highlighted the significant advances Japan has accomplished in this high technology field. While deserving recognition and celebration, in an increasingly competitive space domain, urgent attention is also needed in safeguarding the intellectual...
Encounters with Excellence | Brandon Smith: The Library
In the Encounters with Excellenceseries of videos we hope to highlight some of the incredible people and resources that APCSS utilizes to Educate, Connect, and Empower. In thisinstallment of Encounters with Excellence, Brandon Smith, our Research Librarian, discusses some of the...
Gaming Major Power Rivalry and Climate Disasters Using Systems Tools
“Gaming Major Power Rivalry and Climate Disasters Using Systems Tools” is the title of paper by DKI APCSS’ Dr. Deon Canyon and former visiting scholar Jonathan Chan forSecurity Nexus. This paper documents a methodology for creating crisis-games that are designed to explore possible futures in...
Maritime Domain Awareness and Maritime Fusion Centers
Excerpt: The essential mission of a MFC is to strengthen MDA by gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources, fusing it into meaningful information, and disseminating actionable intelligence to operational commanders to directly improve national security, safety, economy, and environment...
Marshall Center’s Faculty Roundtable Addresses Today’s Security Trends, Threats
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – The Faculty Roundtable is one of the ways that the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center here is able to...
Monthly reminder to check Podcasts, Publications, and our Communities of Interest
Aloha Alumni 'Ohana and Treasured Guests, This is Daniel, your friendly neighborhood Portal Manager. As we make the swing into the final days of the month, I want to remind you all that this Portal is here to give you access to what we are doing with your fellow alumni and the region as a...
NSO ADL Team @ iFest2020
The National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), in collaboration with the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, hosted iFEST 2020 onlline 17-19 August 2020. Attendees from the military, government, industry, and academia participated in the three-day symposium focused on...
Re-dedication of the H.C. “Hank” Stackpole III Auditorium
Several months after his passing, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies held a special tribute ceremony on November 20th to celebrate the life of the late Lt. General H. C. “Hank” Stackpole. The retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general served as the Center’s first...
Residential Phase of SDP 2019 Begins
On Monday October 21, the William J Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed 81 defense and security professionals representing 15 countries across the Western Hemisphere to the two week residential phase of the Strategy and Defense Policy Course (SDP 2019). Course participants...
What States Say They Can Do and COVID-19 Status at Six Months
“What States Say They Can Do and COVID-19 Status at Six Months” Abstract: The International Health Regulations (IHR) is a critical legal tool that ensures and improves the capacity of all signatories, or States Parties, to prevent detect, assess, notify, and respond to public health risks...
Why We Believe: Disinformation, Misinformation, and Neuroscience
“Why We Believe: Disinformation, Misinformation, and Neuroscience” is the title of a paper written by DKI APCSS professor Dr. Ethan Allen for Security Nexus. This article states how disinformation, particularly in social media, may have devastating effects during crisis such as the COVID-19...