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October - November 2016

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Outgoing DKI APCSS Director, Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf, completed his finalday of work as the Center director on Oct 31, 2016. He officially retires inJanuary 2017. In the meanwhile, current Director,Major General James Hartsell, TSC15-1, isalready engaged in the Center’s operationsincluding the recently completed TransnationalSecurity Cooperation Course (TSC16-2),U.S.-Japan bilateral dialogue and an alumnievent with Sri Lankan DKI APCSS alumniin Colombo. Final selection of permanentDirector is expected over the nextfew months.

The Commander of U.S. PacificCommand, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr.traveled to Sri Lanka for the GalleDialogue. As part of his visit, he metwith a group of DKI APCSSalumni on Nov. 28th to discussthe U.S.-Sri Lanka relationshipand current security issuesaffecting the Indo-Asia-Pacificregion. DKI APCSS Director,James Hartsell, Associate Deanof Academics, Dr. Justin

Nankivell, Professor Shyam Tekwani,and Major Chris Erlewine representedDKI APCSS at the alumni event.

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In the Philippines, three DKI APCSSfaculty conducted bilateral dialogue withFilipino officials to assist in preparingthe Philippines to serve as the Chair ofASEAN in 2017. Dr. Virginia BacayWatson, Professor Herman “Butch Finley,and adjunct professor Mary Markovinovicparticipated in this event. While in thePhilippines, the faculty also participated ina DKI APCSS alumni event hosted by the U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission.

We conducted a quadrilateral dialogue at DKI APCSS with officials from Australia, New Zealand, Franceand the U.S. Among the group of distinguished visitors, we welcomed back 12 alumni.

DKI APCSS Professor, Tom Peterman traveled to Bhutan where he met withvarious alumni, including Mr. Sangye Chewang (ASC11-1), Ms. Metho Dema(ASC16-1), Ms. Doma Tshering (TSC16-1), Ms. Lhadn Tshering (ASC16-2),

Mr.KuenlayTshering(ASC16-2), andGovernor Kinzang Wangdi (CCM11-1).

Professor Tom Peterman also traveled toNepal where he had the opportunity tomeet with several alumni, including Dr.Saujanya Karmacharya (CCM16-1),Mr. Bishnu Prasad Sapkota (CCM16-1), Brigadier General Naresh KumarGiri (CCM14-1), Ms. Aarti Chatatut(CSRT15-1), and Mr. Toya Adhikari(ASC16-1).

In partnership with the Canada Maritime Forces PacificCommand, we facilitated a Maritime Security Challengesworkshop in Victoria, British Columbia. In addition to thedistinguished alumni speakers at the conference, includingRear Admiral Datuk Mior Rosdi Jaafar (TSC14-1),Ambassador Elizabeth Buensuceso (Philippines), EC04-1,Major General (Ret) Muniruzzaman (Bangladesh),SEC06-2, Rear Admiral Art MacDonald (Canada),TSC16-1, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard (Canada),SEC06-1, and Dr. James Boutillier (Canada), SEC99-1,we hosted an event with the alumni from the local area.Presentations are now available online athttps://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/maritime-security-challenges-2016-0

Canada Alumni Event

Dr. Saira Yamin was recentlyinterviewed on Think Tech Hawaii,where she spoke about the role of U.S.President Elect in peace and security inSouth Asia.https://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/dr-

yamin-on-thinktech-hawaii

Dr. Christopher Snedden participatedin a discussion on “Kashmir: What is tobe done?” held at the East West Centerin Honolulu. Watch it online at:https://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/kashmir-what-is-to-be-done

Professor Jessica Ear presented a talkon drivers of regional security at thesecond session of the HumanitarianCivil-Military Regional ConsultativeGroup meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on11-12 October, 2016. A summary of her

presentation is online athttps://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/understanding-

drivers-of-regional-security-ensures-safer-humanitarian-response-operations

Professor Kerry Lynn Nankivellpublished an article entitled “Follow theFish: Considering Options in the SouthChina Sea” Nov. 7 on the MaritimeAwareness Project (MAPAsia) website.It was a collaboration of the National

Bureau of Asian Research and Sasakawa USA. It isonline at:http://maritimeawarenessproject.org/2016/11/07/follow-the-fish-considering-options-in-the-south-china-sea/

Dr. Van Jackson recently wrote aboutthe changing Asian security landscapefor “The ASAN Forum.” Entitled“Asian Security after US Hegemony:Spheres of Influence and the ThirdWave of Regional Order,” you can read

it online at: http://www.theasanforum.org/asian-security-after-us-hegemony-spheres-of-influence-and-the-third-wave-of-regional-order/

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While in Sri Lanka, theDKI APCSS DirectorMajor General JamesHartsell met with theSri Lankan APCSSAlumni AssociationPoint of Contact, AirVice Marshal (Ret)Lal Perera, EC99-3.

Major Generals (Ret) Darryl Wong, (U.S.), SEC05-2and Bob Lee (U.S.), SEAPOC08-1, traveled toVietnam on business, and they met with variousDKI APCSS alumni,including Dr. Ta Tuan,EC06-3 Colonel ThanhPham, EC02-3 andCS11-1, Ms. Hoa ThiNgo, EC06-2 andMr.Ngoc Long EC02-2.

Admiral (Ret)Yeong Kang Chen(Taiwan),SEC05-2, retiredas Vice Minister ofDefense. During arecent visit to DKIAPCSS, he metwith his classmateMajor General(Ret) Darryl Wong(U.S.), SEC05-2.

MG Wong & Lee, Col Than Pham

MG Wong and ADM Chen Taiwan

News Stories from Alumni:

MG Wong & Lee, Ta TuanMG Wong & Lee, Ms. Hoa

Director and AVM Lal Perera

Major General (Ret) A.N.M.Muniruzzaman (Bangladesh), SEC06-2, President of the Bangladesh Instituteof Peace and Security Studies discussedclimate change in an article publishedby The Independent.

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-wars-global-warming-conflict-refugees-walls-wont-help-general-warns-a7381031.html#gallery

Fabio Rossi (Switzerland),CSRT08-2, and AmbassadorSaber Chowdhury(Bangladesh), ORA13-2,met in Geneva to sharethoughts and memories oftheir mutual APCSSexperience. Fabio also metwith Minister BovonethatDouangchak (Laos), CA13-4, the Charge’ d’ Affaires ofLaos in the UNOG.

Air ViceMarshal (Ret) Arun Kumaresan (SriLanka), EC08-2, wrote an articleentitled “Winning ‘Hearts & Mind’ ofthe South – A Challenge to TamilsLiving in Sri Lanka & Its Polity.”

https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/winning-hearts-mind-of-the-south-a-challenge-to-tamils-living-in-sri-lanka-its-polity/

Captain DwightCollins (U.S.),APOC11-2, was in Hawaiiwith his SanDiego-based

Coast Guard unit as partof the ASEANinformal demonstration.

Vice Admiral RaquelBono (U.S.),AEAPOC12-1, returnedto DKI APCSS as aguest speaker to theASC16-2 course. Shespoke on the topic of Women, Peace and Security.

Ms. Shazia Haris(Pakistan), CCM15-1,returned to DKI APCSSwhere she provided aninspiring presentation aboutthe successful results of herFellows Project; she created

an earthquake preparedness and response pamphletthat assisted in the education and training of fellowjournalists on the correct terminology to use whenbroadcasting about such disasters.

Tjipta Lesmana (Indonesia), TSC16-1,wrote a paper entitled “Freedom of thePress in Vietnam and Laos.” The paperis published on APCSSLink and thepublic website:APCSSLink:

https://globalnetplatform.org/node/38227Public: http://apcss.org/alumni-perspectives-freedom-of-the-press-in-vietnam-and-laos/

Major Yeruultegsh Chimeddorj(Mongolia), CCM16-1, recentlycompleted his Fellow’s Project. Theproject focused on reforming the codeand standard for the SWAT Team underthe General Authority of Court Decision

Implementation of Mongolia.https://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/outcomes-of-2016-crisis-management-fellow%E2%80%99s-project-on-mongolian-prison-swat

Gabriel Manelusi (Solomon Islands),ASC16-1, conducted a two-dayworkshop for civic leaders on theImplementation of the Crime PreventionStrategy 2016-2018.

Haris

Lesmana

Chimeddorj

Muniruzzaman

Fabio and Saber

Fabio, Saber and Family

Kumaresan

Captain Collins Coast Guard Demo

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Nattawut Sabyeroop (Thailand), EC02-3, was promoted to major general andassigned as Director, Peace OperationsCenter, Directorate of Joint Operations.

Ambassador Joseph Yun (U.S.), EC04-3, was appointed Special Envoy forNorth Korea and Deputy AssistantSecretary for Japan and Korea.

Gregorius Agun W.D. (Indonesia),EC05-1, was promoted as First Admiraland appointed Director of Training andEducation at the Indonesia NavyTraining and Education Command.

Paisit Boonparlit (Thailand), EC05-2,is the Director for InternationalEconomic Policy at the Department ofInternational Economics, Ministry ofForeign Affairs.

General Vuth Khun (Cambodia),SEC06-3, is Under Secretary of State,Ministry of national Defense,Cambodia.

Parinya Chaidilok (Thailand), EC07-2,was promoted to lieutenant general andhe will attend the National DefenseCollege in Thailand in 2017.

Colonel Pannawat Boonchai(Thailand), EC08-1, is the ThailandDefense Attaché to South Africa.

Shailendra Khanal (Nepal), CSRT09-1, was selected as Additional InspectorGeneral of Armed Police Force, Nepal.

Md. Sirajul Haider (Bangladesh),ASC10-2, was promoted as AdditionalSecretary and posted as AdditionalSecretary, Ministry of Agriculture. Healso completed his course at theNational Defense College andcompleted his Master of SecurityStudies degree at the BangladeshUniversity of Professionals.

Colonel Andrii Bilenkyi (Ukraine),TSC11-1, was appointed as DefenseAttaché Embassy of Ukraine in Tehran.

Pensom Lertsithichai (Thailand),ASC11-1, is posted in Helsinki as theDeputy Head of Mission at the RoyalThai Embassy.

Brigadier General Mao Pov(Cambodia), ASC11-1, was appointedDeputy Interventions Brigade 1.

Chatupot Piyamputra (Thailand),ASC11-2, is Ranong Governor,Thailand.

Dinesh Joshi (India), ASC12-1, waspromoted to brigadier general andassigned as commander of a large zonalhospital.

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Boonparlit

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Boonchai

Khanal

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Promotions and Position Changes:

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Pov

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Joshi

Mahbub Khan (Bangladesh),ASC13-1, was promoted to aircommodore.

Pongthep Nhuthep (Thailand),TSC14-1, was promoted to Admiraland designated as the DeptuyPermanent Secretary for Defense.

Ismail Naveen (Maldives),CCM14-1, was appointedHead of Forensic ServiceDirectorate, Maldives Police Force.

Rene Nijenhuis (U.S.),CCM14-1, is on temporaryassignment in Baghdad, Iraq asdeputy head of our OCHA office.

Ms. Shanchita Haque(Bangladesh), ASC14-2,has joined the PermanentMission of Bangladesh tothe United Nations inNew York as Counsellor.

Lok Bahdur Thapa (Nepal),ASC14-2, was appointedAmbassador of Nepal to Beneluxand the European Union.

Nirmal Raj Kafle (Nepal), ASC15-1,was assigned as the DeputyPermanent Representative of Nepalto the United Nations in New York.

Tanee Sangrat (Thailand), TSC15-2,is the Consul General in LosAngeles, California.

Colonel Francis D. Alaurin(Philippines), ASC16-1,is the Assistant Chief of theOffice for Strategic Studies of thePhilippine Armed Forces.He is working to strengthen themilitary-police operationalcohesiveness through interagencyeducation and training.

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Nhuthep

Naveen

Thapa

Kafle

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Nijenhuis

“Strategic Asia 2016-2017: Understanding StrategicCultures in the Asia-Pacific”http://nbr.org/Publications/issue.aspx?id=338

“Russia’s Arctic Dreams Have ChineseCharacteristics”http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=713/

The following links may provide you some usefulinformation: APCSS Public Website

FOLLOW:

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DKI APCSS Courses:

TheAdvancedSecurityCooperationcourseASC16-2graduated112 newalumni.Please use thefollowing link for more details.http://apcss.org/fellows-complete-advanced-cooperation-course-at-dki-apcss/

DKI APCSS Courses:

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Senior regional leaders completed theTransnational Security CooperationCourse TSC16-2.https://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/senior-regional-leaders-complete-transnational-cooperation-course-at-dki-apcss

This link provides a draft copy of the DKI APCSSworkshops.

https://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/apcss-alumni/workshops

5 December .....................Thailand National Day10 December ...................Thailand National Day16 December ............Thailand Constitution Day16 December...Victory Day (1971) - Bangladesh16 December.............Kazakhstan National Day/

Independence Day17 December......................Bhutan National Day23 December ......................Japan National Day/

Emperor AKIHITO’S Birthday25 December..Birthday of Founder of Pakistan,

Quaid-e Azam, “Mohammad Ali Jinnah”30 December ...National Hero’s Day (Rizal Day)

Philippines

On behalf of all the APCSS 'Ohana', both here inHawaii and throughout our region, we would like toextend our warmest wishes and congratulations on thisspecial occasion for your country. We hope the futurefinds continued peace and security for all yourfamilies, your country and our shared neighborhoodin the Asia-Pacific region:3 November...................................National Day

Federated States of Micronesia9 November.......Independence Day - Colombia26 November .........Mongolia Proclamation Day

(when Mongolia first became republic)28 November ......East Timor Independence Day2 December.............................Laos National Day

National Days in November and December:

DKI APCSS Conference and Outreach Events: