Security Studies
International Fellows improve risk reduction and crisis collaboration in APCSS course
Effective response to a disaster or crisis is often a race against time. In the effort to save lives, governments and other agencies must work quickly to deliver medical aid, food and shelter to affected populations. Success in such efforts can hinge heavily on the quality of coordination...
Partnership for Peace Consortium members author chapter in new NATO book
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (August 31, 2015) – NATO constantly evolves to an ever-changing security landscape, and the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s defense education and defense institution building efforts are an important part of NATO’s evolution, detailed in the new book “NATO:...
ACSS Director Discusses Center's Vision, Mission, and Upcoming Activities
This month, we talk with Kate Almquist Knopf, who heads the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the US National Defense University (NDU), Washington, DC. In our interview, Ms Knopf 1) describes ACSS’ mission and areas of activity; 2) highlights the African trends and developments...
Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) Call for Papers!
The Partnership for Peace Consortium has issued a call for article submissions for the quarterly academic journal "Connections". Please see below for details on themes and submission dates: NATO's adaptation to new challenges, Open Continuously Hybrid Warfare, Deadline: 10 December...
114 Fellows complete advanced cooperation course at DKI APCSS
Strengthening their ability to analyze regional security challenges and cooperate on identifying solutions, 114 Fellows from 42 locations completed the Advanced Security Cooperation course (ASC 15-2) today at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The five-week...
A Hidden Treasure: DKI APCSS - Dan "Fig" Leaf
Watch Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf as he discusses the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies on ThinkTech Hawaii.He was recently interviewed by Alice Li Hagan, of the University of Hawaii’s Shidler College of Business and an alumnus of DKI APCSS’ Transnational Security...
Alumni Perspectives: Empowerment of Smaller Powers in South Asian Security Cooperation
While attending APCSS courses, Fellows are required to complete a Fellows Project which may be done as a presentation, research paper, or policy brief. APCSS is now making these papers available on line with our new Alumni Perspectives publications. "Empowerment of Smaller Powers in...
Minister of National Security of Trinidad & Tobago Visits the Perry Center
On April 5, 2016, the Honourable Edmund E. Dillon (Major General, Ret.), Minister of National Security of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, visited the Perry Center to discuss preparations for the upcoming Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (XII CDMA). Minister Dillon was...
Alumni article - (AIIB): China’s 21st Century Attempt at Global Responsibility
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): China’s 21st Century Attempt at GlobalResponsibility by Petra Gabrielle Kubalkova The development of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the obstacles the initiator and the regional great power, China, has to face are...
U.S., international Fellows, complete security cooperation course
Gaining a deeper understanding of security issues within and far beyond their own nations’ borders, 120 Fellows from 33 locations completed the Advanced Security Cooperation course (ASC 16-1) Wednesday at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The five-week course is...
Estonian Alumni meet in Tallinn
On Tuesday, 14 June 2016, the Estonian Alumni Association met during a Marshall Center sponsored Outreach Networking Event. Marshall Center Professor Graeme Herd, together with Director of the Baltic Center for Russian Studies Vladimir Juškin presented a fascinating discussion on the topic of“...
Lithuania Alumni Explore Russian Strategic Thinking
On Thursday, 16 June 2016, Lithuanian Marshall Center Alumni met to discuss Vladimir Putin's strategy and policymaking process. Marshall Center Professor Graeme Herd led the group through a thought-provoking presentation on Russia's national security decisionmaking. Former Marshall Center...
APOC expands 150 Fellows’ view of Asia-Pacific security environment
Gaining a deeper understanding of regional security issues, 150 professionals completed the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC 16-2) at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies June 24. APOC is a five-day course designed to provide an overview of regional states and...
New Report on Central American Instability
July 14, 2016 Intelligence fusion centers may be the type of security apparatus that countries in the Northern Triangle need to combat organized crime according to Dr. Thomas Bruneau. In the most recent Perry Center Occasional Paper, Dr. Bruneau, a distinguished Professor Emeritus of...
ACSS Welcomes Delegation from the International War College of Yaounde
As part of a two week visit to the United States, a delegation of faculty and students from Cameroon's International War College visited the Africa Center for a day of discussions on a variety of topics on June 13, 2016. Led by the Commandant of the War College, Major General Esaie NGAMBOU,...
Délégation de l’Ecole Internationale Supérieure de Guerre de Yaoundé reçue par le CESA
Dans le cadre d’une visite de deux semaines aux Etats-Unis, une délégation de faculté et d’étudiants de l’Ecole Internationale Supérieure de Guerre de Yaoundé a visité le CESA pour une journée de discussions portant sur une variété de thèmes le 13 juin 2016. Mené par le Commandant de l’Ecole...
TRILAT meeting held at DKI APCSS
Senior diplomatic officials from Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States met at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies July 14 to address key political and security issues of mutual concern in the Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden opened the...
Perry Center Explores Solutions to Complex Threats in New Academic Course
July 15, 2016 More than 30 students from 10 Latin American countries are attending a new academic course at the William J. Perry Center on how to handle complex security threats. The course, Defense Policy and Complex Threats (DPCT), is directed by Dr. Luis Bitencourt and Professor...
Marshall Center Alumni Spotlight: Carl McLennan
You can find the latest Alumni Spotlight video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsIgrs7adlE This Marshall Center Alumni Spotlight features New Zealand's Carl McLennan. McLennan is the National Manager, Intelligence in his nation's police force.
NESA-AFRICOM-WJPC "Trans-Regional Illicit Commons: Drugs, Guns and People Workshop"
The William J. Perry Center for Strategic Studies (WJPC) in partnership with the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies and U.S.Africa Command (USAFRICOM) conducted a Trans-Regional Illicit Commons: Drugs, Guns and People Workshop from 19-21 July 2016 in Casablanca, Morocco....
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Connections Quarterly Journal FALL 2003 - Russian Language Edition
This is the Russian language edition of the Connections Quarterly Journal for FALL 2003.