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John A. Gasnerchief,Alumni Division

DAniel K. inouye

AsiA-PAcific centerfor security stuDies

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Following the workshop, we

conducted an alumni event for

over 30 alumni in India. Air

Marshal Birender Dhanoa, Vice

Chief of Air Force, EC00-1,

spoke on behalf of the Indian

alumni. Lieutenant General Ata

Hasnain, EC00-2 and Professor

Chintamani Mahapatra gave

presentations on opportunities for U.S. and India cooperation.

April 2016

from beautiful Hawaii!

Alumni event in India

Carleton Cramer, Dean College of Security Studies led a DKI APCSS team

in New Delhi, India for a workshop entitled “Transnational Threats and

Borders.”

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154082430328913.107374203

5.45415023912&type=3

Five DKI APCSS alumni attended the workshop, including Admiral (Ret)

Jayanath Colombage (Sri Lanka), EC06-3; Colonel Mohamed Shareef

(Maldives), ASC09-2, Mr. Agha Jan Akhtar (Pakistan), CRC08-1 and

ORA13-2, Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Mukthar (Maldives), CSRT13-1,

and Dr. Pushpita Das (India), OR10-1.

Aloha...

The George C. Marshall Center for Security

Studies conducted a joint GCMC and DKI APCSS

alumni event in Mongolia.

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During a recent trip to Washington D.C., Development

Advisor Dr. Lori Forman and Assistant Dean, College

of Security Studies, Dr. Justin Nankivell visited with

the Mongolian ambassador to the U.S., Altangerel

Bulgaa TSC14-1 and the Mongolian Defense Attaché,

Colonel Boldbat Khasbazar EC01-1.

Ms. Zenysha Zaki (Maldives), ASC10-

1, completed a project to Raise Human

Rights Awareness in Maldives. She also

received a Presidential award for her

accomplishment.

Kinzang Dorjic (Bhutan), ASC 10-2,

introduced a policy on interagency

coordination that was approved by the

Prime Minister.

Rajib Subba (Nepal), CCM13-1,

developed and implemented social

media tools to improve disaster

response.

Phouthone Muongpak (Laos),

CCM14-1, for the hospital where he

works, he installed an Incident

Command Committee and Incident

Command System; he developed an

emergency management plan, and

triage zone; he revised a list of

emergency medical devices, conducted

training and an exercise and installed a

dispatch center.

Gloria Mercado (Philippines), ASC14-

1, published a paper entitled “Towards Establishing a

Policy and Academic Network for Development and

Security.” It was published in the Katiwasayan

Journal.

Congratulations to the following DKI APCSS alumni who have completed Fellows Projects, contributedto good governance and/or advanced security. They have earned alumni achievement awards:

Zaki

Dorjic

Subba

Mercado

Muongpak

DKI APCSS professor Tom Peterman visits with Bangladesh alumni.

Tom Peterman presents Mohammad Mustafa CCM14-1with an Alumni Achievement Award.

Edward Simarmata (Indonesia),

ASC14-2, implemented Quality

Management System in Baubau District

Court—first-ever to achieve the ISO

Total Quality Management certificate in

Indonesia.

Romeo Brawner (Philippines), ASC14-

2, used knowledge and skills from

APCSS to write two strategic OPLANs

for the Armed Forces of the Philippines

and to serve as lead planner for Exercise

Balikatan 2015.

Jose Bastidas (Colombia), ASC14-2,

assisted in the establishment of the

Center for Strategic Studies.

Yang Xiaoping (China), ASC14-3,

published an analytical paper in the

journal, “Indian Ocean Economic and

Political Review.”

Gaurav Bagga (India), ASC14-3, wrote

a paper entitled “India’s Options for

Security Paradigm of Asia-Pacific

Region.”

Major Nakhone

Phonenoulath,

Lieutenant Colonel

Chanthone

Heuangkhamxay, Mr.

Saysouriya Kaseumsack,

Major Khamsoutchay

Phengsavanh,

Lieutenant Colonel

Sivanh Xaysomphou,

Ms. Vadsana

Inthamanivong (Laos),

ASC 15-1, as a Cohort

Project, they expanded

the capacity of Lao

government officials in

preparation for Laos’

2016 Chairmanship of ASEAN.

John Mitravich (U.S.), APOC15-3,

provided excellent and enduring support

to DKI APCSS by expediting the arrival

processing for senior-executive-level

Fellows through Customs and

Immigration.

Sinarmata

Bagga

Brawner

Bastidas

Phonenoulath

Kaseumsack

Mitravich

Inthamanivong

Heuangkhamxay

Phengsavanh

Xiaoping

Sivanh Xaysomphou

Dr. Victor Salazar

(U.S.), EC02-3,

visited Mongolia

where he met with

one of his course

mates, Nobel-Peace -

Prize-winning

Erdenetsogt “Eric” Dorjpalam.

Major General (Ret) A. N. M.

Muniruzzaman (Bangladesh), SEC06-

2, published an article in the

Government Gazette, Brussels, entitled

“Hold Leaders to Account, for Urgent

Implementation of Paris Agreement.”

Suresh Sharma (Nepal), EC06-3,

published an article in the Kathmandu

Post entitled

“Listen to the

People.”

Admiral (Ret)

Jayanath

Colombage (Sri

Lanka), EC06-3,

published his

thesis. You may review his

work at the following link:

https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/asymmetric-

warfare-at-sea/isbn/978-3-659-86575-6

News Stories from Alumni:

Muniruzzaman

Colombage

Sharma

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Mariko Watanabe (Japan), CSRT10-1

and CCM11-1, worked closely with

Colonel Hideki Tanaka, ASC12-2,

Japan’s Defense Attaché to the

Philippines. She helped coordinate

Japan’s

participation

in Exercise

Balikatan.

Ammara Khattak (Pakistan), CCM15-1

was invited back to APCSS as a guest

speaker in ASC16-1. She was

recognized for completing her Fellows

Project, “Inclusion of People with

Disabilities in Disaster Management

Planning.” Her initial project was so significant that

it has inspired at least ten other pilot projects

concerning support for people with disabilities.

Tanaka

KhattakWatanabe

Air Marshal Birender Dhanoa (India),

EC00-1, is Vice Chief of Air Force.

Captain (Ret) Larry Dove (U.S.),

EC00-3, retired from the Federal

Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) where he served as an

Emergency Management Preparedness

Specialist.

Lieutenant General Jeffrey Delgado

(Philippines), EC01-1, retired from his

position as Chief of the Air Force.

Special Agent Stephan Notarianni

(U.S.), EC03-1, is Chief, Military

Liaison Office, Romania

U.S. Embassy Bucharest.

Colonel Sanphet Pinetburana

(Thailand), EC04-1, was posted

as Army Attaché to Singapore.

Carlson Apis (Micronesia),

EC04-2, is Ambassador to Beijing.

Ken Sosavoeun (Cambodia), CS04-2,

was promoted to lieutenant general.

He commands the National Centre for

Peacekeeping Force, Mine ERW

Clearance.

Vilmantas Vitkauskas (Lithuania),

CSRT05-1, was appointed National

Security Advisor to the President of

Lithuania.

Hiromi Kiyohara (Japan), EC05-2,

is working the Canada desk in Japan’s

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Captain Richard McMillan

(Australia), EC06-2, retired from

military service and is working part

time as a member of the Active

Reserve.

Auta Moceisuva (Fiji), ASC09-2, was

appointed Team Leader, Child

Protection Officer, United Nations

Mission in South Sudan.

S. D. Banga (India), ASC10-1,

was appointed Secretary, Committee

on Road Safety.

Dove

Dhanoa

Delgado

Banga

Notarianni

Apis

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Vitkauskas

Sosavoeun

Kiyohara

McMillan

Pinetburana

Promotions and Position Changes:

Moceisuva

David Cliff (New Zealand), TSC10-2,

was seconded to the International Red

Cross based in Geneva.

Dr. Rajib Subba (Nepal), CCM13-1,

was promoted as Deputy Inspector

General of Police and appointed

Director, Communication Directorate

of Nepal Police Headquarters.

Vijay Chafekar (India), ASC13-1,

was promoted to inspector general.

Mahbub Hasan (Bangladesh),

CSRT14-1, was promoted as

Superintendent of Police. He is

working for the United Nations Mission

in South Sudan.

Dayani Mendis (Sri Lanka), ASC15-2,

is serving as Minister, Sri Lanka

Embassy in Vienna.

Beretitara Neeti (Kiribati), CCM16-1,

was promoted to inspector and

appointed Commander of the Police

Planning unit.

E d u c a t i n g , C o n n e c t i n g a n d E m p o w e r i n g

Cliff

Subba

Chafekar

Hasan

Mendis

Neeti

In his latest commentary, “Saving the

South China Sea Without Starting

World War III,” DKI professor Dr. Van

Jackson advocates for stronger U.S.

maritime leadership in a region marked

by increasing tension.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/saving-the-south-

china-sea-without-starting-world-war-iii-15624.

Dr. Justin Nankivell published an

article with the National Bureau of

Asian Research entitled “The Role and

Use of International law in the South

China Sea Disputes.”

http://maritimeawarenessproject.org/2016/04/14/the-

role-and-use-of-international-law-in-the-south-china-

sea-disputes/

“China’s Most Dangerous Game:

Solving the Policy Puzzle of the South

China Sea” is the latest article by Prof.

Kerry Lynn Nankivell for the Asia-

Pacific Defense Forum. The full article

is available online at: http://apdf-

magazine.com/chinas-most-dangerous-game/

The ASAN Forum has published Dr.

Jeffery Reeve’s latest article titled

“Mongolia’s Place in China’s Periphery

Diplomacy.”

http://www.theasanforum.org/

mongolias-place-in-chinas-periphery-diplomacy/

Dr. Christopher Snedden published a

report on “Shifting Geo-politics in the

Greater South Asia Region.” It is

available online at: http://apcss.org/new-

paper-on-shifting-geo-politics-in-the-

greater-south-asia-region/

East Asia Forum has published Dr.

Alexander Vuving’s latest article titled

“Why Trong’s re-election doesn’t spell

the end for reform in Vietnam.”

The full article is available at

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/04/05/why-trongs-

re-election-doesnt-spell-the-end-for-reform-in-

vietnam/.

DKI APCSS News & Publications:

PhD student and DKI APCSS intern

Petra Kubalkova wrote an article in the

China Quarterly entitled “Asian

Infrastructure Investment Bank: New

Asian Opportunity or China’s Hidden Strategy?”

http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S237

774001550027X

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“U.S.-China Relations in Strategic Domains”

http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?id=333

“The Rise of Chinese Innovations in the Life Sciences”

http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?id=332

“The Dilemma Confronting the U.S.-Thailand

Relationship”

http://nbr.org/publications/element.aspx?id=896

“Air Pollution in Indonesia: Challenges and Imperatives

for Change”

http://nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=665

“Trilateral Considerations of North Korea’s Nuclear

Program”

http://nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=666

“Maritime Awareness Project”

http://maritimeawarenessproject.org/analysis/

“Mapping Pakistan’s Internal Dynamics: Implications

for State Stability and Regional Security”

http://www.nbr.org/publications/element.aspx?id=875

DKI APCSS Administration:

Library Resources:

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http://www.apcss.org/

FOLLOW DKI APCSS ON:

The Advanced Security Cooperation

course graduated 120 new alumni on May 4, 2016.

http://apcss.org/u-s-international-fellows-complete-

security-cooperation-course/

DKI APCSS Courses:

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DKI APCSS Courses:

The Transnational Security Cooperation course is in session 8-13 May 2016.

For an updated course calendar please use the following link:

http://www.apcss.org/calendar/

To view the workshop schedule, please use the

following link:

https://www.apcsslink.org/resource/draft-fy16-apcss-

workshopspptx

Future Workshop Events:

1 May..independence and constitution Day - Marshall islands3 May ......................................constitution Day - Japan9 May............................................Victory Day - russia10 May .....constitution Day - federated states of Micronesia20 May........restoration of independence Day - timor leste25 May ...................................Jordan independence Day

On behalf of all the APCSS ‘Ohana’ , both here in

Hawaii and throughout our region, we would like

to extend our warmest wishes and congratulations

on this special occasion for your country. We

hope the future finds continued peace and security

for all your families, your country and our shared

neighborhood in the Asia-Pacific region:

National Days in May: