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CoursesAdvanced Security Cooperation ................................. 6-7Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism........ 8-9Asia-Pacific Orientation Course.....................................10First Ever MAPOC Held Outside the U. S. ......................11 Transnational Security Cooperation ......................... ... 12 Workshops & Dialogues DKI APCSS and RSIS Cohost a Workshop on DRR ........ 14 Building Maritime Capacity: A Quadrilateral Approach ..15 National Security Coordination in SE Asia ............... 16-17 Center Supports UN Workshop on DRR in India............24

Faculty publications & News ..18-24, 34

Alumni Engagement Our Connection to the Future ................................ 13, 20 Promotions .............................................................35-36 Alumni Awards and Recognition .................................. 29 Position Changes .................................................... 26-28 Retirements ................................................................ 28

In every issue Visitors ....................................................................30-31Center News .................................................... 4-5, 32-33Course Calendar .......................................................... 34Contacts .......................................................................35

Currents magazine is an unofficial publication produced biannually by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Public Affairs Office. This publication is for DKI APCSS em-ployees, alumni, Fellows, future Fellows and friends of the Center. It is available online at www.apcss.org. We use the Associated Press Style Guide when abbreviating ranks, regardless of individual service style. Contents are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of Defense.

Contact Information:Questions or comments can be addressed by phone (808) 971-8916 or email to [email protected]. Our mailing address is Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Public Affairs Office, 2058 Maluhia Road, Honolulu, HI 96815

CURRENTS Winter 2017Vol. 30Covers July 31 - December 31, 2017

On the Cover

The cover of this issue is an illustration of how DKI APCSS reaches out to our partners in the region. Connections are very important to the Center and our Alumni department works very hard to establish and maintain those connections in a variety of ways. This issue’s theme is “Reaching Out,” which recogizes those efforts. pg. 13

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Director’s Message

and those abroad. The last issue of CURRENTS was entitled Staying Engaged and this is something I am fully committed to doing as an alumni, as an advocate, and as an ambassador for DKI APCSS !

Though its my time to move on, I sincerely look forward to connecting with you all wherever our paths may cross in the future.

James S. “Hammer” Hartsell Director, DKI APCSS

On February 9, I completed my time as Director of DKI APCSS. These past 15

months have been personally reward-ing and professionally enlightening for me and are a highlight of my US Government service. I am excited for the future of the Center and welcome the arrival of retired Rear Adm. Peter Gumataotao as the new Director.

I have immense admiration for this executive education institution and the positive impact and lasting influ-ence it has had on so many all across the globe. When I stepped into the position, I had no idea of the amazing education I was going to receive from my engagements with the Center’s staff and faculty, and also with our amazing Fellows and Alumni. In the short time I’ve been at DKI APCSS, we’ve had more than 1,600 Visitors to the Center and we added 1,350 new Alumni to our family ‘Ohana through our Courses and Workshops. Addition-ally we engaged with 625 new partners and friends through the Dialogues and Seminars in which we participated. We’ve definitely been On the Move during this exciting and rewarding time!

A wonderful surprise for me was the warm greeting and the profes-sional and personal care I received from our Alumni every time I visited an Indo-Pacific nation on behalf of DKI APCSS. Everywhere I travelled I saw the positive effects of the Center’s Guiding Principles of Transparency, Inclusion and Mutual Respect through the actions of our Alumni. I’m thank-ful that I had the opportunity to try to

live these principles while here at the Center and I’m committed to continu-ing to do so in both my personal and professional life.

I also want to say how inspiring our Fellow’s Projects have been for me. The work so many of you are do-ing is helping to make our World more Secure, more Stable, and more Pros-perous. I plan to use the Education and the Connections I gained from my time at DKI APCSS to be more Em-powered to have a positive impact on our World and I ask you all join me in redoubling your efforts in this regard.

I will miss the beauty of Hawaii’s rainbows, and its green mountains and its blue ocean. I’ll miss the awe-some culinary diversity of our Tastes of Asia, and I’ll miss wearing com-fortable Aloha attire. But what I will miss the most are the people of DKI APCSS, both those here at the Center,

Aloha and Farewell!!!

DKI APCSS outgoing Director Maj. Gen. James “Hammer” Hartsell welcomes retired Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao to take the helm of the Center Feb. 8.


Center News

New Director for DKI APCSS NamedPete Gumataotao became the

Director, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Stud-ies (DKI APCSS) in February 2018. A native of Guam, RADM (Ret) Gumataotao joined the Navy in 1976 and attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Is-land. He is a 1981 graduate of the United States Naval Acad-emy and earned his Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College in 1994.

Pete has extensive experience operating in the Asia-Pa-cific region during 37 years of active duty service, including eight years as a U.S. Navy flag officer. In addition to under-taking eleven deployments conducting defense and security exercises, he served in executive-level, strategic management capacities, notably as Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea for U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNFK), and Current Operations Di-rector for both U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM).

As Commander of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, he direct-ed the multi-national exercise ‘Rim of the Pacific’ in 2012. In Washington, DC, he served as a Strategic Fellow at the Cen-ter for Naval Analysis, collaborating with faculty and staff to develop strategic analytic research covering a broad range of maritime issues.

He most recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Strate-gic Plans and Policy for Supreme Allied Command Transfor-mation, NATO, where he spearhead transformational initia-tives to formulate and update NATO strategic security poli-cies. He organized numerous forums aimed at strengthening collaboration among NATO leadership and allied partners which included international organizations such as the Euro-pean Union and United Nations, nongovernmental organiza-tions, and academia.

Pete is the first recipient of the Admiral Zumwalt Award for Visionary Leadership. He was awarded the Order of National Security Merit Cheonsu Medal by the Republic of Korea for distinguished performance in promoting military cooperation between South Korea and the United States. He was most recently awarded the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour by the German military for his performance at NATO.

Top: Director Gumataotao poses for a photo with the DKI APCSS Foundation members after a meeting. Mar. 7 (pictured from l-r) Mr. Warren Luke, Amb. Lauren Moriarty, Mr. David Carey, III, Mr. Gerald Sumida, Director Gumataotao, former Director retired Lt. Gen. Hank Stackpole, Mr. Tim Guard, Ms. Brenda Lei Foster, retired Gen. Darryll Wong, Ms. Betty Brow, and Ms. Christine Gayagas. Bottom: Director Gumataotao meets with Randall G. Schriver, Assis-tant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs on Feb. 14, 2018.

His U.S. Naval decorations include the Defense Distin-guished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Le-gion of Merit (five awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), and other personal, unit, and campaign awards.

“I am deeply honored and extremely excited to have been given this opportunity to lead this exceptional team of profes-sionals at DKI APCSS. In a dynamic, complex, and intercon-nected world, the need for better transparency, understanding, and cooperation is paramount. DKI APCSS provides this important portal to the Indo-Pacific region, bringing together partners and allies alike,” said Gumataotao.

Gumataotao replaces U. S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James “Hammer” Hartsell, who served as the interim direc-tor of DKI APCSS since November 2016. Hartsell looks forward to assuming new leadership opportunities in both the health industry and as a U. S. Marine Corps reserve general officer.

Director, DKI APCSS retired Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao

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‘Prescriptive’ workshop held at DKI APCSS

In October 2017, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies co-hosted a workshop on “ASEAN @50, Southeast Asia @ Risk: What should be done?” The result of the

two days of Australia-Singapore-U.S. policy tria-logue is a new publication outlining the group’s recommendations. The 20-page report is now

available online at www.apcss.org.

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies co-host-ed a workshop Oct. 25 - 27 entitled “ASEAN @50, Southeast Asia @

Risk: What should be done? A Prescriptive Workshop.” The event kicked-off with a recep-tion on Wednesday evening in Honolulu fol-lowed by two days of Australia-Singapore-U.S. policy trialogue on Southeast Asia.

The Southeast Asia Program and the U.S.-Asia Security Initiative in the Walter H. Sho-renstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Free-man Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University) prepared this program and planned the workshop in cooperation with trial-ogue partners: the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (Australian National University); the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (Nan-yang Technological University); and the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

Guest speakers at the event included Joseph Felter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia; U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa; Rear Adm. Matthew Carter, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and, Rear Adm. Patrick A. Piercey, Director of Operations for U.S. Pacific Command.

This workshop was intended to facilitate frank and creative discussion and evaluation of specific policy recommenda-tions for consideration by specific relevant actors regarding four sets of Southeast Asia-related topics: regional security, regional infrastructure, regional economy, and improving ASEAN.

Their final recommendations have been included in the 20-page report which is now available online at www.apcss.org.

DKI APCSS Leadership and Trialogue partners: the Strategic and Defence Stud-ies Centre (Australian National University); the S. Rajaratnam School of Inter-national Studies (Nanyang Technological University), pose for a group photo outside Maluhia Hall.


Enhanced Networks, Cooperation the Focus of ASC

Collaboration, nego-tiation, contemplation, connection…all hall-marks of the Advanced

Security Cooperation course held at the DKI APCSS. One hundred and six U.S. and international Fellows from 36 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 17-2) Sept. 21 to Oct. 25.

The five-week ASC is an ex-ecutive education program enabling mid-level military and civilian lead-ers to deepen their understanding of security issues within political, socio-economic, defense and environmental contexts.

The course’s primary intent, ac-cording to course manager Dr. Virgin-ia Bacay Watson, is to help “Fellows develop a common understanding of the security threats and challenges in the region and to find ways to en-hance networks of cooperation.”

The ASC 17-2 curriculum offered 25 plenary topical discussions on key regional issues such as countering violent extremism, HA/DR, economic security and regional security archi-

tecture and 25 electives on topics like civ-mil operations, maritime security, migration, and trafficking in persons. Dr. Richard Vuylsteke, East-West Center President, Maj. Gen. Tammy Harris (Royal Canadian Air Force),

and Lt. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, Deputy Commander, U. S. Pacific Command, served as the civilian and military keynote speakers, respectively.

“The APCSS perspective at the outset, is leaving me more informed,” explained Fellow Marryam Khan, Ministry of Interior, Pakistan. “The best part of the course is this wonder-ful, brilliant mix of people from 30

plus countries, which is a rare oppor-tunity in itself. It has made me aware of the complexity, the sensitivity and the interconnectedness of all these is-sues, which are besetting not just one country, but how they affect the entire region. So, you have a stake in that problem.”

The ASC curriculum prepares Fellows through courses that equip them with the latest information on the Asia-Pacific’s various sub-regions and on key topics, such as terrorism, economics and maritime security. For example, Associate Dean for Opera-tions Army Col. James M. Minnich conducted a new joint panel discus-sion on “Security Dynamics in North-east Asia” with Dr. Mohan Malik.

New electives for ASC 17-2 were “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Security Sector Role in Implementation” by Assoc. Prof. Ben Ryan and “China’s Maritime Strategy and Silk Road: Dimensions and Implications” by Dr. Malik, and “Migration, Security and how they af-fect the Asia-Pacific region” by Prof. Shyam Tekwani.

Participants were from Bangla-desh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Fiji Islands, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Ma-laysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar,

One hundred six U.S. and international Fellows from 38 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 17-2).

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In her commencement speech, Major Leah Tadu (Fiji Islands) remarked how Fellows “ar-rived in Hawaii with our different views and leave transformed as better security practitio-ners in our various spheres of influence.”

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Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philip-pines, Republic of Korea, Samoa,

Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, the United States, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

“By seeing all these people here (it) has given me hope and my per-

Of the 106 Fellows who attended this course, 26 were women. Lt. Gen. Bryan Fenton, deputy command-er, U. S. Pacific Command was a keynote speaker for ASC. spective is that there is a possibility

for settling many of the pressing security issues that we face today,” concluded Khan.

ASC 17-2 Fellows pose for their official group photo outside the Center.


CSRT 17-1 Fellows Tackle Security Challenges

One hundred and one Fellows from 47 different locations graduated Aug. 10 from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Re-sponses to Terrorism (CSRT) course in Honolulu.

Of the 101 participants, 63% were from military organizations and law enforcement agencies, with others representing various government min-

istries, foreign affairs departments and intelligence services and academic in-stitutions. Just over half of the course participants were from the Asia-Pacific region, with five continents repre-sented.

Fellows participating in CSRT 17-1 were from Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Co-lombia, Djibouti, Egypt, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Indo-nesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Ne-pal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Pales-tine Authority, Papua-New Guinea, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, and Vietnam. Two regional organizations, the International Com-mittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) were also rep-resented.

CSRT is an annual, special focus course that provides security practitio-ners from the Asia-Pacific region and

around the world the operational and strategic-level skills necessary to en-hance their ability to combat terrorism while cooperating with other regional partners. Through faculty lectures and guest speaker presentations in plenary sessions, real-world case studies, sem-inar discussions and collaborative ex-perience and perspective sharing, Fel-lows explore the nature of current and future terrorist threats, examine the challenges associated with countering ideological support for terrorism and violent extremism, achieve a more common understanding of global and regional terrorism challenges, analyze tools and capabilities for combating

The CSRT 17-2 Course included 92 international and nine U. S. Fellows.

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Fellows actively share their thoughts and experiences dur-ing seminar discussions.

CSRT 17-1 Fellows discuss strategies during a Seminar discussion.

Fellows actively share their thoughts and experiences during seminar discussions.

DKI APCSS Interns listen to ideas and solutions presented by Fellows, then record them for later presentations.

terrorism and transnational threats in order to promote appropriate strate-gies. It is also designed to build relationships between and among the United States and current and future counterterrorism practitioners of participating countries, for the purpose of developing the trust and confidence necessary for increased information sharing while identifying ways to reduce obstacles to coop-eration in the international struggle against those who use terror to pro-mote their goals.

This CSRT course was divided into three modules and held between plenary and smaller, seminar ses-

sions. The first module, The Prob-lems, The Causes, The Agents, pro-vided a framework with which to view contemporary terrorism and violent extremism through the exploration of historical examples, including the origins, motivations, environmental in-fluences and other contributing factors that fuel terrorism. The second part, Toward a Comprehensive Response to Terrorism, explored various ap-proaches to counter, deter and mitigate terrorism, including building whole-of-government cooperation, regional and international collaboration capac-ity, development of intelligence and information-sharing technologies, and

related legal complexities. The final part, An Exercise in Strategy-Build-ing, the Fellows grouped by sub-regions to develop counterterror strat-egies against evident threats in their regions. This enabled them to work with other Fellows from their regions, in some cases breaching national ri-valries, to first better understand the biases that drive decision making in their cultures and later to examine fu-ture trends in their regions and the pri-orities along with the elements needed for a viable counterterrorism plan to collectively mitigate emerging terror-ist activities and threats.


the entire Center exhibits during a course. The knowledge and networking they leave with will enhance their careers and U.S. National Security for decades to come.”

To achieve this the course provided a diverse group of plenary presentations and electives, as well as SME-guided seminar discussions.

The course is normally geared towards U.S. Fellows, but this iteration had a ratio of 80 percent U.S. and 20 percent international. The Fellows were predominately military with 67 percent military and 33 percent government civil-ians. With 28 percent female, this is the highest ratio of female-male for this particular course.

Also, for the first time, 39 members of the Regional Leaders Development Program – Pacific were embedded in APOC as part of their three-week program.

APOC is one of six formal courses at DKI APCSS that follow a model of participant-centered learning.

One hundred and forty-four U.S. and inter-national Fellows participated in the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC) 17-3 at the Daniel K Inouye Asia-Pacific Center

for Security Studies in Honolulu. The five-day course concluded Aug. 25, and included Fellows from Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.

APOC is designed to provide an overview of regional states and trends in the security, economy, politics, defense, and information arenas. Faculty members address these ar-eas in the context of the major sub-regions: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania.

Thirty-nine of the 144 Fellows are also participants in the Regional Leadership Development Program – Pacific, a Joint, multi-national activity sponsored by U. S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) targeting mid-career military profes-sionals.

According to the Course Manager Professor Bill Wien-inger, “APOC 17-3 was my favorite APOC of 2017. The course intro-duced two new plenary topics (one on North Ko-rea and one on the South China Sea) which were extremely well received, and we look forward to continued innovation in APOC 18-1. Fellows were very impressed with the depth of faculty subject matter expertise and the professionalism which

Asia-Pacific Orientation Course 17-3 144 Fellows complete third successful APOC of 2017

APOC 17-3 Fellows take their group discussion to the Maluhia Hall lanai.

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The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) co-sponsored a first-ever four day Mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (MAPOC) held outside U. S. borders Sept. 12-15 in Seoul. The course was co-sponsored by United States Forces Korea (USFK) and pro-moted critical thinking related to the increasingly complex Indo-Pacific security dynamics.

Eighty-seven Fellows completed the four-day course: 52 from United States Forces Korea (USFK), 13 from United States Forces Japan (USFJ), and 22 international Fellows from ten countries to include eight from Korea, four from Japan, two from Australia, two from New Zealand, and one each from Colombia, Italy, Poland (Charge D’Affaires), Sweden (Member of the Neutral Nation Supervisory Com-mittee and former Chief of Navy), Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Seventeen percent of the class was female.

This “Road Show” course also focused on building greater strategic awareness among security practitio-ners for enhancing strategic stability

First-ever Mobile APOC held outside the U. S.among the major powers, managing the global commons, and considering approaches to manage traditional and non-traditional security challenges – all objectives aligned with Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) Policy.

USFK Commander, Gen. Vincent Brooks opened the course with an extended interactive discussion about the security situation on the Korean peninsula. This provided Fellows with insight into the thoughts and concerns of a senior commander.

The Korea National Defense Uni-versity joined the DKI APCSS faculty team to present an elective entitled “Korean Perspectives of U.S.-ROK Relations.” This elective had the second highest attendance of all the electives, and was very well received by the Fellows, according to survey results.

End of course surveys reflected that this course significantly deepened Fellows understanding of the security dynamics on the Korean Peninsula and deepened their professional networks with end of course polling indicating 59% of the Fellows made at least four new professional contacts, while an

additional 18% made seven or more new contacts. These contacts are es-sential to effectively addressing the complex international security threats we all face.

The achieved outcomes were: » Increased understanding of

the Indo-Pacific cultures, histories, politics, economies, national identi-ties, and geopolitical considerations underpinning national behaviors and regional interactions.

» Expanded interagency security practitioner networks and broadened opportunities for cross-institutional collaboration.

» Enhanced understanding of regional perspectives of the United States and U.S. policy.

DKI APCSS offers APOC in-resi-dence three times in 2017 and this was the first of two iterations of MAPOC offered in 2017. This participant-centered experience focuses on U.S. security practitioners, ideally early in their Indo-Pacific-oriented tours, and allows Fellows to develop their knowledge and networks with regional counterparts.

DKI APCSS offers APOC in-residence three times this year and this is the first of two iterations of MAPOC offered in CY 2017.


Senior leaders complete transnational cooperation course at DKI APCSS

Twenty-seven senior leaders from twenty-four nations and one regional organization participated in the Trans-national Security Cooperation course (TSC 17-2) from Nov. 12 – 17 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS).

The course is offered twice a year to senior security practitioners from the whole-of-government and society at the vice-minister to ambassador (two- to four-star) level. It aims to enhance awareness of transnational security issues within the complex environments in which they occur; ex-plore collaborative policies to address transnational security challenges; iden-tify opportunities to strengthen states’ capacities; and promote effective secu-rity governance.

TSC 17-2 examined the nexus be-tween traditional and non-traditional elements of security to highlight the importance of a broader understanding of security. The blended approach of plenary lectures, elective presentations and a tabletop exercise kept senior leaders actively engaged in a shared

learning experience during the course of the week.

“We describe the participants in the TSC course as `Senior Fellows’ for a reason,” explained TSC Course Man-ager Jonathan Odom. “These officials serve in some of the highest-ranking positions within their governments, and bring a wealth of experience as security practitioners into our class-rooms.” Odom pointed out that, with an average of 25 years of government

service, the 27 Senior Fellows of TSC 17-2 have a cumulative total of nearly seven centuries of experience ad-dressing security challenges that face their nations. “For this reason,” noted

The 27 Senior Fellows of TSC 17-2 have a cumulative total of nearly seven centuries of experience

TSC 17-2 Fellows work together on an exercise.

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Our alumni are the credentials of DKI APCSS. Gauging the value and impact of the Center is near-ly impossible without appreciating the importance

and influence of our alumni. To identify and support coop-erative efforts, and determine what our alumni gain from their DKI APCSS experience, and how they may implement lessons learned, we engage in multiple types of alumni ef-forts. These various types of engagement fall into two broad categories, physical and virtual.We physically engage our alumni through our Visitors program that accommodates over 1,000 officials each year, hundreds of which are our returning alumni. We in-vite alumni who are subject matter experts for relevant security issues to return as guest speakers in our course and workshop forums; and we offer similar speaking roles to select alumni who have successfully completed their Fellows Projects. When-ever our Director, staff or faculty travel to the region, they meet with alumni, either individually or within large groups known as alumni associa-tions. Frequently, when alumni-raised ques-tions or security-related projects align with our mission, our faculty provides professional mentoring to assist them in achieving objectives. We also connect our alumni with top U.S. stakeholders who are interested in international perspectives. Closely integrated with our regional work-

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shops are tailored alumni events that focus on high prior-ity security issues and the connections and networks that are crucial to facing these challenges.We virtually engage our alumni through monthly news-letters that celebrate their accomplishments, good news stories, promotions, position changes, and retirements.

These news bulletins are a microcosm of a much more

expansive ‘Currents’ magazine that also highlights the lat-est courses and workshops, and features security-related articles by our faculty. We

produce this publication semiannually and distrib-ute it electronically to our alumni. We also offer monthly Podcasts that allow alumni to sharpen their knowledge and skills for dealing with the most relevant secu-rity issues as presented

in fresh video and audio lectures by our renowned

faculty. Periodically, we survey our alumni for their

insights into how we can im-prove DKI APCSS programs; and

we solicit feedback as to how they may have benefitted from their experience

and/or implemented what they learned to improve their situation or to advance peace and security. From this feedback, we are able to


“Disaster Response Regional Ar-chitectures: Assessing Future Possibil-ities” was the topic of a workshop co-hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and was held in Bangkok, Thailand, July 18 to 20, 2017.

The blended practitioner and aca-demic workshop focused on the future of disaster response regional archi-tectures development. DKI APCSS and RSIS documented the workshop findings and recommendations for improved regional disaster response coordination and cooperation in a pub-lished report in September 2017 (see page 25).

The co-hosts convened 33 hu-manitarian 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. Partici-pants identified trends, ––challenges, best practices, opportunities and rec-ommendations for improved disaster response regional cooperation within adaptable and resilient regional re-sponse architectures. Discussants were

drawn from 16 locations: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malay-sia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, the People’s Republic of China, Phil-ippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam.

The workshop agenda addressed the response cooperation landscapes of the Indo-Asia-Pacific at the strategic and sub-regional levels. Case stud-ies presented from each sub-region viewed aid through the lens of receiver and provider nations to identify best practices and opportunities for intra- and inter-regional sharing and consid-erations.

P.K. Taneja, the newly appointed Director of the SAARC Disaster Man-agement Centre, stated that “I, being new to the whole subject of Regional Disaster Response Mechanism, am fortunate to have exposure to differ-ent regional architectures and many best-practices could be replicated in SAARC Disaster Management Centre as well.”

Over the course of the three days, facilitators and practitioners worked to collectively prioritize the top five op-portunity areas for improved response coordination and recommended vali-dation and integration methodologies for institutional changes. They also had a strategy for implementing these changes once returning home to their countries.

“After returning to my country, I will focus on wider collaboration and engagements, national legislation and policy formulation, implementation and capacity enhancement of local hu-manitarian partners,” said Krishna Ba-hadur Raut, Nepal (CCM17-1), Chief of the Disaster Management Division and Joint Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Participants concluded the work-shop with a strategic discussion on conditions needed for adaptable and resilient regional disaster response ar-chitectures.

DKI APCSS & RSIS cohost a workshop on ‘Disaster Response Regional Architectures: Assessing Future Possibilities’

Discussants were drawn from 16 locations: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Ma-laysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, the People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Singa-pore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam.

Ms Adelina Kamal of the AHA Centre pro-vides the Southeast Asia Sub-regional Re-sponse Overview.

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The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APC-SS), in conjunction with our partners at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), hosted a three-day workshop entitled “Building Maritime Capacity: A Quadri-lateral Approach” from September 26 to 28 in Tokyo.

The workshop brought together rep-resentatives from Australia, India, Japan and the United States, along with secu-rity practitioners from Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka and Vietnam to set the theater for increased coordination in maritime capacity build-ing among the key players of the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

This workshop built upon two previ-ously existing trilateral lines of discus-sion-- the Japan-India-U.S. trilateral and the Australia-Japan-U.S. trilateral-- to advance maritime capacity building.

“The workshop highlighted the value of increased information sharing among the major providers of security-related capacity building assistance,” said Dr. Lori Forman, Center lead for the work-shop. “The field of development assis-tance has such mechanisms dating back to 1960, but formal multilateral coordi-

nation systems are much less developed in the security field.”

The workshop participants identified four strategic goals for maritime capac-ity building as common among the four nations:

» Support to maritime law enforce-ment.

» Professionalized support to build-ing maritime law and policy.

» Long-term operational capability development.

» Assessment of existing authorities and arrangements within and be-tween countries of interest.

The format included framing pre-sentations by subject matter expert (SME) speakers, interactive polling, and facilitated small group sessions. Case studies linked the concepts, poli-cies, and strategies with concrete needs and opportunities in the region.

Using the findings discussed dur-ing the plenary sessions and breakout groups, participants developed rec-ommendations for next steps to be undertaken by their organizations and between their nations to build maritime capacity in the region.

Building Maritime Capacity: A Quadrilateral Approach

The workshop identified several policy challenges, as well as opportuni-ties, among the represented nations. All participants recognized the need to clearly articulate their national goals, policies, and coordination mechanisms as prerequisite to success at a multilat-eral level. Additionally, all the partici-pants noted that official participation by representative delegations from contrib-uting nations is vital for real multilateral coordination to occur.

Participants concluded that a quad-rilateral solution to capacity building is challenging in the near-term, but also agreed that niche opportunities for quadrilateral coordination exist. Bilat-eral and trilateral steps toward this goal, said all attendees, are a way to manage expectations.

According to retired Vice Adm. Shekhar Sinha, the workshop was “a great opportunity to connect with so many thinkers from far and wide.” Sinha also noted that “even a small step by each of us could be a giant leap” to-ward fostering collaboration in maritime capacity building.

The overarching goal of the work-shop was identification of shared stra-tegic and security goals in maritime capacity building, with understanding of policy instruments employed in Austra-lia, India, Japan and the United States, in pursuit of those goals and identifica-tion of gaps between policies that can be addressed through national processes.

In addition, the participants identi-fied concrete activities in maritime se-curity capacity building which provide opportunities for greater cooperation and/or synergy among quadrilateral partners in the three major ocean sub-regions of the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

Commander Kristopher Robinson leads a breakout session.


meeting dedicated to the national security coordination agencies and professionals in Southeast Asia,”

explained Academic Lead Dr. Alex Vuv-ing.

Presentations by invited experts and select delegations provided discussion starters for debate on these themes, and were conducted in the plenary as well as breakout groups. Breakout discussions

capitalized on the small group environ-ment for the in-depth

exchange of perspectives, experiences, and thoughts on the issues canvassed. Drawing on key insights and recom-mendations from these discussions and with the help of anonymous polling. synthesis sessions yielded quantitative results of the key points of consensus on specific priorities for follow-up ac-tions.

Mr. Matthew Pottinger, Special As-sistant to the President and Senior Di-rector for East Asian Affairs in the Na-tional Security Council of the United States spoke to the workshop through

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) hosted a four-day workshop entitled “National Security Coordina-tion in Southeast Asia” from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 in Honolulu. The workshop was intended to strengthen mutual understanding of national security pri-orities and coordination processes and explore opportunities for cooperation among the national security coordina-tion agencies in Southeast Asia.

Representatives from the National Security Councils and key agencies responsible for the management and

coordination of national security in the Association of Southeast Asian Na-tions (ASEAN) states and the United States, participated in this workshop.

Three broad themes were the main focus:

» Regional security perspectives » National security coordination

practices » Regional gaps and ways ahead for

cooperation among the national security coordination agencies in SE Asia“This workshop is the first ever

a video teleconference from the White House on August 29.

“It was a really positive experi-ence,” explained Mr. David Greene, Director, Office of Multilateral Af-fairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State. “I think that the thing I took away from it was just how valuable it is to talk about the conceptions of national security and how you make national security policy with such a di-verse cross-section of colleagues from

Workshop on national security coordina-tion in Southeast Asia hosted at Center

DKI APCSS Director James “Hammer” Hartsell welcomes work-shop participants to the Center.

Dr. Lorenzo Clavejo, Assistant Director General, Strategic Management Staff Phil-ippines National Security Council, provides a presentation to workshop participants.

Thirty-one participants from ten Southeast Asian nations, Japan, the United States and the ASEAN Secretariat attended the workshop.

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across the region. We rarely get this range of participation, this range of di-versity in terms of folks from different countries in the region when we travel. It’s a chance to sit down and talk with 30 colleagues who are thinking about the same challenges, but from very different national perspectives.”

ASEAN is a major pro-moter of regional coop-eration in the Asia-Pacific. Facilitated by the ASEAN framework, government agencies of the ASEAN member states regularly meet with their regional counter-parts many times a year in a multilateral setting to work together for the benefit of all. National security councils and their equivalents remain, however, an exception to this common practice. There are currently no regional forums for the agencies responsible for the management and co-ordination of national secu-rity in the ASEAN state.

“This workshop was

very beneficial for me as an advisor and special staff of the minister,” said Nicolaus Harjanto, Special Staff At-tached to the Minister, Ministry of State Secretariat for Defence, Indone-sia. “I learned from the other partici-pants, we got an excellent feel on how the national security coordination in

the regions has been going on. We also discussed the future – (how to) make proposals to our respective govern-ments, and that’s one aspect of this workshop that was favorable in terms of substance. I got to know many of the Fellows, analysts, advisors and of-ficials dealing with national security issues in the region.”

The overarching goal of the work-shop was to meet a growing need for more interaction, dialogue, and coop-eration among the national security coordination agencies in Southeast Asia, and to identify ways ahead for professional and institutional relation-ship building and the exchange of best practices among these agencies.

“The workshop has provided a great opportunity for professionals in national security coordination of Southeast Asian countries to share views, exchange information, and establish working relationships with their counterparts,” Vuving concluded.

“At the end of the workshop, sever-al delegations agreed to take concrete steps to advance the initiatives recom-mended at the workshop.”

Workshop participants discuss challenges and solutions during a breakout session.

Mr. Matthew Pottinger, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asian Affairs in the National Security Council of the United States spoke to the workshop through a VTC from the White House on August 29.


China and India: The Roots of Hostility

Dr. Mohan Ma-lik has a new opin-ion piece entitled “China and India: The Roots of Hos-

tility” by The Diplomat.His article looks at roots of con-

flict between China and India, which, he states, pre-dates Beijing’s recent acquisition of economic and military power and have deepened in recent years.

Malik states: “An understanding of Chinese perceptions of India insofar as they influence policy is important be-cause the present tensions may or may not erupt in a hot war, but will surely make their cold war colder.”

Read the full OpEd online at: https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/chi-na-and-india-the-roots-of-hostility/

Force Buildup in the South China Sea: The Myth of an Arms Race

Dr. Alex Vuving has a new opin-ion piece entitled “Force Buildup in the South China Sea: The Myth of an Arms Race” on cogitASIA, a blog of the CSIS Asia Program.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:“If an arms race is an attempt to

equal or surpass one’s competitor, Ma-laysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam are not playing catch-up with China, nor with one another. These three ma-jor Southeast Asian claimants in the South China Sea have little intention

of achieving military parity or superi-ority. Instead, their long-term ambition is what can be called “minimal deter-rence.” They want to build just enough capability to make potential aggressors think twice before attacking them. And this goal of minimal deterrence is clearly a long-term objective, as all three countries have a long way to go before they achieve it.”

Dr. Vuving also wrote two other OpEds entitled “Tracking Malaysia’s Force Build-up in the South China Sea” and “Tracking the Philippines’ Force Build-up in the South China Sea.”

Reducing mor-tality from non-communicable diseases post disaster

DKI APCSS as-sociate professor

Benjamin J. Ryan co-authored a new paper entitled: “Ranking and prioritiz-ing strategies for reducing mortality and morbidity from noncommunicable diseases post disaster: An Australian perspective.” The paper appears in the latest International Journal of Di-saster Risk Reduction. Other authors are Richard C. Franklin, Frederick M. Burkle, Erin C. Smith, Peter Aitken, Kerrianne Watt, and Peter A. Leggat.

According to the abstract:“The increasing noncommuni-

cable disease burden and frequency of natural disasters across the world has created an immediate need to imple-ment strategies for reducing the risk of indirect mortality and morbidity post disaster. People at greatest risk of their condition worsening or even death post disaster are those with cancer, cardiovascular conditions, diabetes,

renal diseases and respiratory diseases. To help reduce this risk, this study ranked and prioritized mitigation strat-egies based on the perspectives of peo-ple with noncommunicable diseases and disaster responders, coordinators and government officials.

External Publications “U.S. Navy Collisions: What’s Next?” is an article that was published in The Straits Times (Singapore) by Navy Capt. Jonathan Odom following the series of ship incidents in recent months. Additionally, he presented “A Rules-Based Approach to the South China Sea Situation” at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Com-mand & Staff College in Tokyo.

Dr. Reeves contributes a chapter in Northeast Asia publication.

Dr. Jeffrey Reeves recently contributed a chapter on Northeast Asia to The Rout-ledge Handbook of Asian Security Stud-ies entitled “Origins, Intentions, and Secu-

rity Implications of Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative.”

Faculty News Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd lectured at Myanmar Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in Kalaw in July 2017Her lecture on “Col-laborative gover-nance and leader-ship” was a first as no foreign experts or speakers have

DKI APCSS faculty members wrote the following articles and papers in their capacity as subject matter experts. The views expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. All listed writings are available online.

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ence addressed a range of themes including counter-terrorism, trans-national threats, and crisis response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive threats. During the program, DKI APCSS faculty facili-tated critical thinking exercises and

delivered presentations on interagency cooperation encompassing whole-of-government and whole-of-society ap-proaches; and humanitarian assistance and disaster response.

Associate Professor Deon Can-yon recently co-authored a research paper entitled “Iden-tification and control of an iso-lated, but intense focus of lym-phatic filariasis on Satawal Island, Federated States of Micronesia, in 2003.” Below is the abstract of the paper:

Background: There is very limited data available on the preva-lence of Bancroftian filariasis in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Considerable attempts to eliminate the disease had occurred in the Pacific region by the year 2003, and the prevalence in FSM was thought to be sufficiently low that the region was considered non-endemic. However, a survey con-ducted in 2003 on an isolated atoll of FSM, Satawal Island, challenged that assumption.

Methods: Participants on Sa-tawal Island were recruited and their blood tested for Wuchereria bancrofti antigen by the filariasis immunochromatographic test (ICT) card and circulating microfilaria by

Knott’s concentration technique. A survey for active cases of lymphoe-dema, elephantiasis and hydrocoele was performed and mosquitoes were trapped and dissected to de-tect larvae of W. bancrofti.

Results: A total of 104 males and 149 females from early teens to mid-80s were tested. Men had a

significantly higher prevalence of infection than women in both the ICT test (53 vs 28%; p < 0.001) and by Knott’s concentration results (37 vs 11%; p < 0.001). Microfilaria prevalence was higher in subjects ≤25 than in those >25 years of age. All persons sampled were treated for LF. No cases of elephantiasis or hydrocoele were detected. No Aedes dissected were positive but three of nine culicine mosquitoes were positive for L1–3 larval stages of W. bancrofti by microscopy. In depth interviews were conducted with residents and chiefs.

Conclusions: This survey showed that even in regions thought to be close to elimination, isolated high intensity foci of lymphatic filariasis may occur. These need to be recognized and control measures instituted such as local MDA as in the current study.

been allowed to speak directly to the students at the Myanmar CGSC. This event signifies the continuing transfor-mation of the Myanmar Armed Forces and its desire to increase its contribu-tion towards international and regional security. The CGSC Commandant, Maj Gen Aung Thu, is a TSC 15-2 Alumnus. Dr. Byrd also provided a seminar on this same topic to 22 mem-bers of parliament.

Dr. Jim Campbell participated in a Pacific Area Special Opera-tions (PASOC) conference where he moderated a panel discussion on “Lessons Learned on Insurgency through the Lens of Malaysia, Colom-bia and the Philippines.”

Dr. Saira Yamin was recently se-lected to the be a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Policy.

CGP is a U.S.-based think tank work-ing on policy issues pertaining to Po-litical Islam, vio-lent extremism and American Muslims. Dr. Yamin also

recently participated in a podcast with CGP’s Kamran Bokhari discussing “civil-military dynamics in emerging democracies and autocracies, especial-ly those of Pakistan, Egypt and Tur-key, Myanmar.” Listen to this podcast online at: https://www.cgpolicy.org/multimedia/civil-military-relations-in-south-asia/

In August, Dr. Saira Yamin and Lt. Col Danny Makalena helped conduct a conference jointly organized by Japan Joint Staff and U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific. The confer-


honor those most deserving with recognition and alumni achievement awards. Finally, we virtually engage our alumni through a system of portals, both public and pri-vate. APCSSLink provides a secure network for engag-ing other alumni or subject matter experts on relevant security issues. Our presence on various social networks provides a less formal outlet for remaining connected with our ohana; and our library offers a consortium of advanced search engines, research databases and schol-arly publications to advance security-related knowledge and skills.These physical and virtual methods of engagement pro-vide a comprehensive and integrated approach to sus-taining and leveraging alumni connections that promote good governance and advance peace and security.

Alumni Engagement

“The Role of History and Law in the South China Sea and Arctic Ocean” is a new analysis written by Dr. Justin Nankiv-ell, Associate Dean of Academics at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for the Maritime Aware-ness Project.

According to a release by the National Bureau of Asian Research:

“The law of the sea regime is in the early phases of a significant shift and sub-ject to increased tension in its central nor-mative structure. This has been the case many times historically, with each phase of the law moving in a path-dependent fashion through dif-ferent international political environments. Though the law of the sea today has greater impact and causal effect on stra-tegically driven state conduct than at any other point in his-tory, evidence for this emerging change in the maritime legal regime is materializing in several key domains. Major states are now grappling with how to reason with, apply, and ulti-mately enforce the law of the sea as the great wheel of power winds forward in the Asia-Pacific. Concurrently, many states

have different interpretive understandings of the authority of the law of the sea, which invariably lead to different strategic out-comes in foreign policy decision-making and maritime practice. For example, by virtue of different strategic cultures, U.S. foreign policy remains firmly grounded, guided, and even highly determined by the central principles of the law of the sea, while Chinese noncompliance with international law in the South China Sea is trending negatively and is indeterminate in key areas where China bears international legal obligations.

“Against this backdrop lie numerous states’ particular “ideas of history”: domestic narratives that continue to re-constitute the relationship of law and territorial entitlement to maritime domains. Nowhere are these narratives more deeply entrenched than in the Arctic Ocean, where both Can-ada and Russia believe that they “own” their Arctic waters in much the same way that China understands its “ownership” of the South China Sea….

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DKI APCSS Development Advisor and Professor Dr.Lori Forman meeting and mentoring some of our Vietnamese alumni. Dr. For-man has extensive field experience in sustainable development, labor mobility, civil society and public-private partnerships and is instrumental in maintaining Alumni Engagement in the region.

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“Health Security in Hawaii by 2050: The Physical Effects of Climate Change” is the latest external publica-tion by Dr. Deon V. Canyon.

The World Health Organization defined climate change as the most important issue for the 21st century. In 2014, the State of Hawaii called cli-mate change “a matter of security” that directly threatens “economic systems – food, water, energy, biodiversity and health” and has called for “actionable information for local decision making.” According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the burden of human morbidity attributable to climate change is relatively small al-though not well quantified.

Nevertheless, generic climate change impacts are often used to justify actions without adequate supporting local evidence. This paper analyzes Hawaii’s health risks in relation to air pollution, heat extremes, ultraviolet radiation, and weather extremes and finds that Hawaii’s natural geography, robust water, and sanitation infrastruc-ture render the islands less vulnerable to many of the often-mentioned climate change threats. It concludes that the health security threat posed by climate change effects on Hawaii’s physical environment over the next 35 years is slight in most areas and moderate with regard to ecosystem health. Because all global communities tend to be both dis-crete and unique in their vulnerability, it recommends the collection of grass-roots, community-based resilience data to reveal local vulnerabilities that can inform strategic statewide planning.

“Disaster Response Regional Archi-tectures: Assessing Future Possibilities” is a new joint publication by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Se-curity Studies and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

The concept for the book, edited by Jessica Ear, Alistair D.B. Cook, and Deon V. Canyon, originated at a three-day humanitarian assistance and disas-ter relief workshop, held in Bangkok, Thailand, July 2017.

According to Ear, the HADR co-operation landscape in the Indo-Asia-Pacific is becoming more complex as the growth of frameworks and mecha-nisms are often developed in isolation from other existing coordination efforts. These areas of potential duplication can hamper efficient and effective live-sav-ing assistance. Recognizing these challenges, the Daniel K. Inouye Indo-Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore organized a blended practitioner and academic workshop focused on the future development of disaster response regional architectures.

This report provides guidance and fosters ongoing regional dialogue to inform and assist leaders to achieve greater disaster response collaboration through improved regional architectures and cooperation. The book is bro-ken into three sections: 1) Sub-Regional Response Issues, Challenges, and Cooperation Developments; 2) Case Stud-ies of Coordination and Cooperation; and, 3) Towards a More Collaborative Future: Optimizing Regional Respons-es and Cooperation.

Case studies include Philippines Typhoons Haiyan and Hagupit, Nepal Gorkha Earthquake, Fiji’s Cyclone Winston, and Japan’s Disasters.

Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd, Dr. Deon V. Canyon, Dr. Alistair D.B. Cook, Jessica Ear, Dr. Lina Gong, Seongwon Han, Oiroa Kaihau, Lloyd Puckett, Vishalini Suresh, David Shanahan and Nozomu Yoshitomi all contributed to this book.

For the full publication, go to http://apcss.org.

DKI APCSS & RSIS joint publi-cation on Disaster Response

Health Security in Hawaii by 2050:

Jessica Ear

Deon Canyon

The Physical Effects of Climate Change


DKI APCSS’ Dean Carleton Cramer attended the 21st ASEAN Regional Forum, Heads of Defence Universities, Colleges and Institutions Meeting conducted during Sept. 17 -21 in Manila, Philippines. The ARF HDUCIM, inaugu-rated in 1997, is a platform for dialogue whose recommen-dations are addressed to the ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-sessional Support Group on Confidence Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy. Dean Cramer joined Rear Adm. Jeffrey Ruth, Commandant, Joint Forces Staff Col-lege and Dr. Cynthia Watson, professor, National Defense University, as part of the official United States government delegation.

The Philippines served as the Chair, and Japan served as Co-Chair for the 21st ARF HDUCIM. The thematic focus was “Defense Diplomacy through Education and Research: Building Confidence, Enhancing Engagement.” The two day meeting event included three sessions with specific supporting topics.

Session one addressed the “evolving regional security landscape of the Asia Pacific.” Participants surveyed the Asia-Pacific security landscape by identifying the major traditional and non-traditional challenges in the region.

Some of the challenges identified included: (1) the Rohing-ya refugee crisis involving Myanmar and Bangladesh; (2) DPRK (North Korea) missile and nuclear weapon threats; (3) maritime border disputes; and (4) violent extremism.

Session two looked at “education and research as com-ponents of defense diplomacy.” This session examined how education and research figure as components of de-fense diplomacy. One delegation provided a definitional approach to the terms “research” and “education.” Another delegation discussed the idea of “experiential learning” which involves in-region immersion of defense college stu-dents. Another regional delegation discussed the long term and productive relationship between their national defense university and the United States National Defense Univer-sity.

Session three focused on “building confidence and en-hancing engagement among defense universities, colleges and institutions. In this session, participants exchanged views on possible areas of cooperation, both bilateral and multilateral. Some of these ideas included: education and training exchanges, military visits, leveraging the influence of alumni, exchange of curricula, academic memorandums of agreement and establishing centers of excellence.

DKI APCSS’ Dean Cramer attends ASEAN Forum

Dean Carleton Cramer meets with DKI APCSS alumni at the 21st ASEAN Regional Forum, Heads of Defence Universities, Colleges and Institutions Meeting held in Manila, Philippines Sept. 17 -21.

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In contemporary international discourse about maritime freedom (e.g., “freedom of navigation”), representatives of nations often speak in generalities, but rarely clarify what they mean. The result is a risk of maritime freedom becoming a relatively meaningless concept and nations misunderstanding one another when discussing this con-cept in international relations. What can be done to reduce this risk?

Professor Jonathan G. Odom, a military professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Stud-ies, has a published a new article in the Ocean Develop-ment and International Law Journal, entitled “Navigating Between Treaties and Tweets: How to Ensure Discourse about Maritime Freedom Is Meaningful.” In this article, Odom explores this communicative challenge about mari-time freedom and recommends a practical solution for how nations can overcome it.

First, Odom discusses that international speakers, in-cluding government officials and academic scholars alike, should navigate their use of language about maritime free-dom between two purposes simultaneously. On the one hand, the clarified concept of maritime freedom should be concise, communicable and comprehendible for political leaders, diplomats, security practitioners, legal advisors, spokespersons, commentators, and scholars alike. Odom describes this as the “Twitter test.” Yet, at the same time, any discussion about the concept of maritime freedom should also be faithful to the applicable international law that binds nations. When necessary, speakers should be prepared to dialogue on these matters in greater depth and detail. Odom describes this as the “Treaty test.” Given the fundamental role of law in the discussions of any type of freedom, one of the critical functions of international law in international relations can be to mitigate or reduce such rhetorical risk of misunderstanding. In short, nations and the officials who represent those nations should find an optimum balance for discussing the concept of maritime freedom—understanding that the meaning of the concept lies somewhere between treaties and tweets.

Next, Odom recommends that nations follow a three-step process for international discourse about maritime freedom in order to achieve both the “Twitter test” and the “Treaty test.” These steps include: (1) selecting a label for the concept of maritime freedom; (2) framing that label with amplifying language; and (3) applying the established

parameters reflected in international law. In exploring the selection of the optimum label and the amplifying lan-guage to frame that label, Odom draws upon the historical and contemporary practices of nations, primarily from the actual words and phrases used by nations and the senior officials who represent them. He also evaluates why some labels and language about maritime freedom are better than others.

Then, Odom offers that the optimum label for capturing the concept of maritime freedom is “freedom of the seas,” and the optimum framing language for amplifying that la-bel is one that includes all of the rights, freedoms, and uses of the sea and airspace under international law, as reflected in the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Odom argues that this approach is as concise as possible (meeting the “Twitter Test”), but it is also legally accu-rate and provides clarity on what the concept of maritime freedom encompasses (meeting the “Treaty Test”). Fol-lowing this approach would help to ensure that the senior officials of nations have a common understanding of what is discussed about matters involving maritime freedom and it would allow for the legal representatives of those same nations to identify areas of convergence and divergence on the details of international law applicable to maritime freedom. Together, this dual-pronged approach to using language would help to ensure that international discourse about maritime freedom is actually meaningful.

Military Professor recommends how to discuss maritime freedom effectively

Military Professor Cmdr. Jonathan Odom conducts a presentation on maritime security for senior executives during the Transnational Security Cooperation Course 17-2 Nov. 14.


Workshops

In December 2017, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) supported the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) workshop in New Delhi, India. The workshop was opened by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, and hosted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

The three-day event focused on the training of trainers to utilize the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduc-tion 2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) monitoring tools to develop and integrate national action plans. The workshop sensitized ministries and departments on this issue to cre-ate a mutual understanding of current challenges, gaps and opportunities to bring about more effective disaster risk reduction in India.

Participants included 39 mid to senior level government officials from over 20 different ministries and departments from the Government of India. This included the Minis-tries of Earth Sciences, Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Health, Mines, Power, Roads Transport and Highways. Other agencies represented were the Indian Air Force and Navy, National Institute of Disaster Manage-

ment, Department of Space, Department of Telecommuni-cations and the National Water Academy.

The workshop was led by Mr. Sanjaya Bhatia, Head of UNISDR Office for North East Asia and Global Educa-tion and Training Institute (UNISDR ONEA-GETI) and Ms. Mutarika Pruksapong, Programme Officer UNISDR ONEA-GETI. Associate Professor Benjamin Ryan from DKI APCSS assisted Mr. Bhatia and Ms. Pruksapong in delivering the workshop.

Topics included the concept of disaster risk reduction, Sendia Framework implementation, application of assess-ment and diagnosis tools, development of national action plans, and monitoring and evaluation techniques. Partici-pants exchanged in-depth experiences and research cases to help the integration of disaster risk reduction into devel-opment policy and investment. This was complemented by discussions about in-country challenges and opportunities for building disaster resilience.

The cadre of trainees produced from the workshop will be able to use the modules and tools presented to replicate further trainings and mainstream disaster risk reduction into their sectoral development plans.

Center supports UN workshop on DRR in India

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Workshops Alumni Associations

AfghanistanAmerican Samoa

AustraliaBangladesh

BhutanCambodia*Cameroon

CanadaChileChina

ColombiaComoros **Cook Islands

FijiGuam

Hong KongIndia

IndonesiaIraq

JapanJordan

KazakhstanLao PDRLebanon

Madagascar**MalaysiaMaldives

Marshall IslandsMauritius**MicronesiaMongolia

MozambiqueMyanmar

NepalNew Zealand

PakistanPalau

Papua New GuineaPeru

PhilippinesRepublic of Korea

Russia & Far East RussiaSamoa

SingaporeSolomon Islands

Sri LankaTaiwan

TanzaniaThailand

Timor-LesteTongaTuvalu

VanuatuVietnam

U.S. (D.C. & Hawaii)

* Informal group** Joint alumni associationwith the Africa Center

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BangladeshMd Saiful Islam, ASC10-2, was promoted as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defense, and is working as Director, Civil Aviation Authority.

CambodiaVanna Top, EC06-3, was promoted to brigadier general and appointed Deputy Director General of the Department of Cooperation and Peacekeeping.

IndiaAtul Joshi, CCM15-1, was promoted as Deputy Inspector General.

IndonesiaWahyu Putra, ASC16-1, was promoted as Immigration Attaché to the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok.

MalaysiaWaitchalla Suppiah, EC00-3, was promoted as Deputy Secretary General (Operations) in the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.

MongoliaChuluunbat Sharkhuu, ASC12-1, was promoted to lieutenant colonel at the Crossing Point Security and Control Division.Japan

NepalLaxman Gurung, ASC16-1, was promoted as Investigation Director.

Pashupati Upadhyay, CSRT14-1, was promoted as Additional Inspector General of Police.

Ananda Raj Khanal, CSRT15-1, was promoted as Senior Director.

Director Hartsell Leads the DKI APCSS team at the Gulf of Thailand Initiative

From left to right: Lt. Col. Nguyen Trinh Hung, (Vietnam, C16-3/OR14-4); Mr. Charles Arthur Caruolo, (United States, AP12-M); MajGen Vann Sophanne, (Cambodia, EC07-1); MajGen Ros Soksambo, (Cambodia, ASC11-2); MajGen James Hartsell, (United States, TSC15-1); VADM Tea Sokha, (Cambodia, TSC11-2); RADM Cherng-chai Chomcherngpat, (Thailand, C17-4); Prof. Kerry Nankivell, (United States, ASC 15-1); Capt Benjamaporn Wongnakornsawang, (Thailand, CS10-1); CDR Kentaro Furuya, (Japan, AP16-1); LtCol Thang Jacky Ly, (United States, AP 12-2); MajGen Hei Dara, (Cambodia, ASC11-2).

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Thule Rai, CCM17-1, was promoted as Deputy Inspector General of Police and appointed Chief of Narcotics Control Bureau.

Solomon IslandsMrs. Juanita Matanga, ASC15-2, was promoted as Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Sri LankaCrisanthe De Silva, EC07-2, was promoted to general and appointed Chief of Army.

ThailandDon Pramudwinai, SEC99-1, was promoted as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

U.S.Patrick Wilson, APOC16-3, completed his assignment as Deputy Mission Director of USAID/Indonesia and was reassigned to USAID/Kenya and East Africa.

POSITION CHANGES

AustraliaDamien Donavan, APOC14-2 and ASC16-2, was appointed Deputy Chief of Mission in Ukraine.

BangladeshAbida Islam, EC07-2, was designated Bangladesh Ambassador to South Korea.

Bhutan

Kuenlay Tshering, ASC16-2, was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court.

CanadaCarol Ann Alphonse Trudel, APOC11-1, transferred into a new position with the Directorate of Strategic Coordination and Outreach.

Colin Magee, CA13-7, was posted to the Canadian Permanent Mission to the United Nations as the Deputy Military Advisor.

CambodiaSakra Vong, ASC17-1, is working as 3rd Secretary of Cambodia’s Permanent Mission to ASEAN in Jakarta.

KoreaBrigadier General Kwon Tae Hwan, TSC12-2, is working for the Korean Veterans Association.

Laos

Lieutenant Colonel Sivanh Xaysomephou, ASC15-1, is the Deputy Defense Attaché at the Laos Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Enkhzorgol Baatarkhuu, ASC14-2, is the Chief of Staff, South Sector, United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

Nepal

Chiran Jung Thapa, ASC11-2, is working at Oxfam as a Regional Security Advisor for Asia.

Mr. Jeetendra Dev, SSD11-1, was appointed Honorable Minister of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation.

Chiranjibi Bhandari, CCM13-1, was selected as a member of the High Level Education Commission.

Papua New GuineaLieutenant Colonel Dalos Umul,

ASC14-2, is currently filling two positions, Director of Military Intel-ligence and Acting Chief of Defense Intelligence.

Russia

Alexander Zakharov, EC00-3, completed his assignment as Consul General to Houston, Texas, and he has returned to Moscow to work in North American Affairs.

Sri LankaCommodore Y. N. Jayarathna, ASC13-1, was appointed Deputy Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard.

ThailandPiriya Khempon, EC99-3, was appointed Ambassador to China.

Director Hartsell meets with Van Ngoc Tan during a visit to Hanoi.

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POSITION CHANGES (cont’)

Phasporn Sangasubana, EC00-3, was appointed Ambassador to ASEAN.

Susanee Sahussarungsi, EC01-1, was appointed Ambassador to Poland.

Pisanu Suvanajata, EC05-1, was appointed Ambassador to England.

Rear Admiral Chusak Chupaitoon, EC05-1, was appointed Director, Naval Security Studies Center.

Sing Visespochanakit, EC05-2, was appointed Deputy Secretary General, National Security Council.

Chutintorn Gongsakdi, EC05-2, was appointed Ambassador to India.

Damrong Kraikruan, EC06-2, was appointed Ambassador to Malaysia.

Pitchayaphant Charnbhumidol, TSC10-2, was appointed Ambassador to Indonesia.

U.S.Major James Westgate, CCM08-1, completed a three-year tour in Colombia, and returned to Dallas, Texas for another Army Corps of Engineers assignment.

Commander Lance Taylor, APOC09-3, transferred to the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier as the Senior Intelligence Officer.

Nicholas Papp, CCM12-1, ASC12-2 and APOC13-1, was reassigned to Dhaka, Bangladesh as the U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Officer.

Mr. Ananda Raj Khanal (Nepal) CSRT15-1, returned to DKI APCSS July 31, 2017 to brief CSRT 17-1 on his Fellow’s Project. His project was to develop a national strategy for countering cyber terrorism. The Fellows Project provides Fellows with an opportunity to reflect upon and discuss their own unique situations, challenges, and opportunities that arise from their workplace. The project facilitates the ability to connect concepts and ideas derived from the course curriculum to real-life scenarios.

DKI APCSS Alum Maj. Gen. Imam Edy Mulyono, Indonesia (TSC12-1), led a group from the National Defense University Indonesian Joint Staff, and Armed Forces to DKI APCSS Nov. 6 for a tour and orientation of the Center. Here, DKI APCSS Director James “Hammer” Hartsell greets Maj. Gen. Mulyono with a Golden Lanyard.

Visiting Alumni


POSITION CHANGES (cont’)

Captain Tony Cowden, APOC12-2, transferred to the Royal College of Defense Studies, London, England.

Major General Niel Nelson, SEAPOC14-1, was appointed Assistant Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration/Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command.

Major Rob Snow, CCM16-1, transferred to U.S. Forces Japan as G5 Plans.

Leslie Tokiwa, APOC17-1, is working in the U.S. State Department, Office of Taiwan Coordination.

Captain (Ret.) Marc Stegman, APOC13-2, is working at U.S. Pacific Command supporting the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative.

Ukraine Andrii Bilenkyi, TSC11-1, extended his tour as Defence Attaché at the Embassy in Tehran for four more years.

VietnamDr. Vu Kien Trung, CCM13-1, is working as Director, Research Institute for Disaster and Environment.

Indonesia

Air First Marshal Suparman Djapri, EC05-1, retired from the Indonesian military.

KenyaLily Sambu, CSRT13-1, retired from the Foreign Service. She is now doing volunteer

work from Maryland.

Mauritius Premananda

Appadoo, EC00-1, retired from the police and took a new position as

Commissioner of Prisons.

Micronesia

Mr. Dais Lorrin, CCM09-1, retired from government service.

Pakistan

Major General Muhammad Jaffar, EC08-2, retired from military service.

U. S.

Commander Chris Van Avery (U.S.), ASC09-2, retired from the U.S. Navy.

RETIREMENTS

Commemorative Plaque...

DKI APCSS Director James “Hammer” Hartsell spoke about the future and challenges of ASEAN at the “ASEAN and the World @ 50th Anniversary of ASEAN and Beyond” international seminar. The seminar was hosted by the Centre for Strategic Studies at the Strategic Studies Centre of the National Defense Studies Institute (NDSI), Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters in Bangsaen, Thailand Aug. 1-4, 2017.

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Toyanath Adhikari (Nepal), ASC 16-1, completed his Fel-low’s Project, “Improving Coor-dination between Civilian and Security Agencies on National Security and Development,” by organizing and executing a national conference on peace security and development.

In Hyo Seol (Korea), ASC16-2, completed his Fellow’s Project “Extended Deterrence: ROK’s View on New Deterrence Pos-ture.” He completed three re-search projects that improved understanding of the ROK’s de-terrence posture.

Lieutenant Colonel Mo-hammed Mazhar Al Kabir (Bangladesh), CCM15-1, completed his Fellow’s Proj-ect by developing a compre-hensive training module on urban disaster management to educate his Pacific Re-gional Leadership Develop-ment Program infantry bri-gade.

Col. Jerry Hall (U.S.), ASC16-2, completed his Fellow’s Project by creating a strategic matrix game methodology to improve military planning operations. His project was incorporated into the annual U.S. Army Pacific’s Re-gional Leadership Development Program to increase student ca-pabilities in critical thinking.

Mr. Ngo Duc Huy (Vietnam), ASC15-2, completed his Fel-low’s Project by introducing international security issues into the political training cur-riculum at the Ho Chi Minh Academy.

Mr. Anwar Macatembei Ito (Philippines), ASC16-2, com-pleted his Fellow’s Project by enhancing interagency coordi-nation on maritime security co-operation initiatives in line with the priorities of the Philippines chairmanship of ASEAN.

Mr. Batmunkh Uuganbayar (Mongolia), CCM16-1, com-pleted his Fellow’s Project by establishing an effective com-mand and control center to en-sure safety and security during major events.

Colonel John Lloyd (U.S.), ASC11-2 and APOC11-2, led the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s efforts to restore power in Puerto Rico following a devastating hur-ricane.


The Honorable Kamala Lakhdhir, U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, visited DKI

APCSS Sept. 19 for an orientation.

The Honorable Ted Osius, U. S. Ambassador to Vietnam,

visited the Center Aug. 14.

Several U.S. ambassadors recently visited, including Amb. Scott Brown, U.S. Ambas-sador to New Zealand and the Indepen-dent State of Samoa, on Aug. 10.

Senator Brian Schatz Senior United States Senator (D-HI), visited

DKI APCSS on Oct. 13.

Lt. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton

Lt. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command,

visited DKI APCSS Oct. 16

Korea National Defense University

Twenty two participants of the Korea National Defense University visited DKI APCSS Sept. 18 for a panel discussion.

Pham Quang Vinh, Ambassador Extraor-dinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the U. S., visited DKI APCSS Sept. 27.

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh

Air Chief Marshal Birender (Tony) Singh Dhanoa, a DKI APCSS alum (EC00-1), visited the Center Sept. 28 for a round-table discussion.

Amb. Ted Osius

AMB Pham Quang Vinh

U. S. Ambassadors

Distinguished Visitors

Senator Brian Schatz

Amb. Kamala Lakhdhir

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Sixty three participants of the Execu-tive Leadership Development Program (ELDP), led by Mr. John (“Steve”) Fuss, Program Manager, visited DKI APCSS Dec. 8.

The Honorable Paul Papalia, the West Australian Defence Issues Minister, vis-ited DKI APCSS Oct. 18.

Mr. Abdul Jabbar Memon,Consul General of Pakistan, Los Angeles

Consulate, visited DKI APCSS Nov. 14 for an orientation and roundtable discussion.

Dept. of National Defence / Government of Canada, visited DKI APCSS Dec. 1 for a

roundtable discussion.

Vice Adm. Kriengkrai Anantasan, Director General of Naval Operations Department

Royal Thai Navy, visited DKI APCSS Nov 29.

Rear Adm. Hock Koon Giam, Singapore Head of Navy Operations (EC05-3), visited

DKI APCSS Oct. 25 for a briefing on DKI APCSS programs.

Led by Sr Leader: Gen (Ret) Gregory Martin, 17 Fellows visited DKI APCSS Aug. 4 to discuss the main security challenges in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

National Defense University Indonesian Joint Staff visited DKI APCSS Nov. 6 for a tour and orientation.

Rear Adm. Hock Koon Giam

Mr. Abdul Jabbar Memon

NDU Indonesian Joint Staff

Vice Adm. Kriengkrai Anantasan

The Honorable Paul Papalia

CAPSTONE 17-4

Lt. Gen. Steve Bowes

Exec. Leadership Dev. Program


U. S. Navy Logistics Specialist 2nd Class William Reding reenlisted for another six years on Dec. 7, on Ford Island with the USS Arizona Memorial as a backdrop. Navy Cmdr. James R. Matthews, DKI APCSS Resource Mamagement Dept. Chief, presided over the ceremony. LS2 Reding also had his family, coworkers and friends in attendance.

Reenlistment

Solumn Oath...

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Hails and Farewells

Between July and December 2017, the Center welcomed a number of new people into the DKI APCSS ohana.

Hails

The Front office welcomed Maj. Kacie Lee to serve as the Executive Assistant.

Mr. Joe Rini joined the Public Affairs team as the new photogra-pher. Joe served as a combat engineer in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a Brooks Institute-trained photogra-pher.

U.S. Marine Corps. Lt. Col. Scott McDonald our newest military pro-fessor, specializes in China and Tai-wan and Coalition Operations.

Major Alex Botardo, a U.S. Air Force Foreign Area Officer, joined the faculty along with Prof. Benjamin Ryan and Lt. Col. Peter Stebbing. Major John T. Walsh joined the Col-lege as an U.S. Air Force Fellow.

Merrick Lambaco was welcomed by Resource Management as their newest purchasing agent.

Farewells

We had a number of people leave the Center over the last several months. They include: Maj. Bradley Hudson (CSS/Alumni), long-time civil servant Ms. Robin Wong, Dr. Kristi Govella (CSS/Alumni), Lt. Col. Quocnam Nguyen (Regional Engagement Ops), Lt. Col. Stephen

Terstegge (Strategy & Assessments), Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Harlan (CSS/Alumni), Maj. Courtland Stan-ley (Air Force Fellow). The Library staff also said farewell to Mary Ellen Haug.

Regional Security Studies Intern Program

A number of Regional Security Studies Intern Program participants supported the Center over the last year. They included: Ling “Linda” Juan, Sarah Skaluba and Logan Brown.

They are relieved by our newest in-terns: Jonathan Cham, Ariel Stenek, Linda Juan and Katie Pham.

New visiting academic Molly Ki-hara joined the team in July.

Molly Kihara Mr. Joe RiniProf. Benjamin Ryan

DKI APCSS Human Resources department poses for a group photo with Robin Wong, who retired after 30 years of civil service.

DKI APCSS Senior Blue Horizon’s AF Fel-low Col. Michael J. Artelli poses with his family at his promotion ceremony Sept. 5, 2017.

A team of staff and faculty pose with their “finisher” t-shirts after completing the Honolulu Marathon held Dec. 10.


Cmdr. Jonathan OdomTransnational Security

Cooperation Course

APCSS Course Calendar * Note: Dates are subject to change. Please visit our

website for the most current information.

Course # Start Date End Date

Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) 18-1 29-Mar-18 ............. 02-May-18 18-2 20-Sep-18 ............. 24-Oct-18 Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) 18-1 12-Jul-18 ............... 08-Aug-18 Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) 18-1 15-Feb-18.............14-Mar-18

Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) 18-1 20-May-18 ............. 25-May-18 Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC) 18-1 22-Jan-18 ............. 26-Jan-18 18-2 18-Jun-18 ............. 22-Jun-18

Dr. Alex VuvingAdvanced Security

CooperationComprehensive Crisis

Management

Dr. Scott HaugerComprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism

Dr. Christopher Harmon

FY18 Course Managers

Asia-Pacific Orientation Course

Lt. Col. Michael Burgoyne

Odom, “one of the true benefits of the course is the facili-tated opportunity for the participants to teach one another through large and small group discussions.” Of course, this sharing does not end at TSC graduation, but can continue indefinitely as the Senior Fellows return to their nations and network with one another from around the region and world.

TSC is one of five formal courses at DKI APCSS.

Professor Shyam Tekwani, former course director of the DKI APCSS Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism, was a seminar lead and gave two lectures at this Program on Terrorism and Security Studies course.

“This is a defining moment for a more effective partnership between the two (GCMC and APCSS), Te-

kwani said. “I’m going back with my experiences in this course cur-

riculum, exchange of ideas and networking opportunities to strongly voice in favor of continuing this new course in our partnership with the Marshall Center.”

The 64 graduates from 45 countries who graduated from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ premier counterterrorism course July 25 were the first class to benefit from a joint-teaching venture with the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The gradu-ates hailed from Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Guyana, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lat-via, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Palestinian Authority, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, Tur-key, Uganda and the United States.

The mission of the George C. Marshall Center is to cre-ate a more stable security environment by advancing demo-cratic institutions and relationships, especially in the field of defense; promoting active, peaceful security cooperation; and enhancing enduring partnerships among the nations of North America, Europe and Eurasia.

Tekwani participates in Marshall Center counter-terrorism course

Prof. Shyam Tekwani

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Associate Dean, Academics – Dr. Justin NankivellAssociate Dean, Operations – Col. James Minnich, USA

Lt. Col. Michael Burgoyne, USA – China, TaiwanDr. Miemie Winn Byrd – Economics, Adult Ed., MyanmarDr. James Campbell – Indonesia, BioSecurityDr. Deon Canyon – Crisis Leadership and Management, Global Health Security, Oceania

Ms. Jessica Ear – Human Security, Crisis Management, Civil Societies, Cambodia

Dr. Lori Forman – Development Financing, Development Assis-tance, Public-Private Partnerships, NGOs

Dr. Scott Hauger – Environment/ScienceDr. Christopher Harmon – Terrorism, Insurgency, U.S. Foreign Policy

Lt. Col. Danny Makalena, USAF – Physical Security Operations, HA/DR, Logistics, Korea, Japan

Dr. J. Mohan Malik – China, Geopolitics, Weapons ProliferationMs. Kerry Nankivell – Maritime Security, Strategy & Decision-making

Cmdr. Tuan Nguyen, USN – Military Security Cooperation, India, Southeast Asia

Cmdr. Jonathan Odom, USN – International Law, National Secu-rity Law, Oceans Policy, Maritime Security

Dr. Al Oehlers – Economics, Burma, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORDirector – (until Feb. 2, 2018) Maj. Gen. James “Hammer” Hartsell, USMCRDirector - (beginning Feb. 5, 2018) Retired Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao

Deputy Director – Retired Brig. Gen. James T. Hirai, U.S. ArmyDevelopment Advisor - Dr. Lori Forman

COLLEGE OF SECURITY STUDIESDean – Retired Capt. Carleton Cramer, U.S. Navy

Maj. Timothy Rawson, USAF–Japan, Air Lift Opera-tions

Dr. Jeffrey Reeves – China, Mongolia, East Asia SecurityCmdr. Kristopher Robinson, USN – Maritime Secu-rity; Politics and Economics and Political Islam in the Middle East

Mr. Dave Shanahan – Security Sector DevelopmentDr. Christopher Snedden – South Asia, Security Sector Development, International Relations

Maj. Courtland Stanley, USAF – Chinese Strategic Interests

Mr. Shyam Tekwani – South Asia, Media & Conflict, Terrorism

Dr. Alexander Vuving – Geopolitics, Southeast Asia, China, Vietnam, South China Sea

Lt. Cmdr. Sean Washington, USN – Maritime Security, Republic of Korea, China, South China Sea

Dr. Virginia Bacay Watson – Science and Technology Policy, Southeast Asia/Philippines, Water Security

Dr. William A. Wieninger – WMD Issues, Security Sec-tor Development

* Lt.Cmdr Dustin Williams, USCG – Maritime SecurityDr. Saira Yamin – South Asia, Conflict Analysis & Resolution*Denotes a Service Fellow on a six-month or one-year assignment

ADMISSIONS & BUSINESS OPERATIONS Dean – Richard Sears

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