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Currents Download DKI APCSS Director Pete Gumataotao welcomes IPOC 20-1 Fellows to the first course since the start of the COVID pandemic. 2 EDUCATE • CONNECT • EMPOWER | Currents Winter 2020 From the DIRECTOR Expanding Opportunities hope this note continues to find you safe and well One of the most important and exciting developments at during this pandemic environment. I realize during this our Center involves our newest course entitled, "Comprehen- period we have all faced unprecedented challenges and sive Security Cooperation" or CSC course. CSC combines the I benefits of all previous courses and establishes a baseline of limitations. At DKI APCSS, I'm happy to report that despite these pandemic restrictions we have found opportunities to core course elements to a broader audience of practitioners. expand our presence in the virtual domain, offering webinars, As we have regularly included in our other multi-week podcasts, online workshops and social media engagement. courses, CSC will include plenary sessions, seminars, electives, I'm proud to see that many of our alumni and alumni groups exercises and projects. have taken advantage of this expanded level of virtual engage- CSC courses will offer integrated tracks in counter¬terror- ment. Many individual alumni participated with on-line ism, maritime security, crises management, cybersecurity, lectures, panel discussions and presentations from subject and economic security. During the course, Fellows will matter experts to broaden their knowledge base, extend their spend time on cross-cutting complex transdisciplinary and personal and professional networks, and/or resolve relevant transboundary challenges as well as on specialty content, security issues or challenges. or tracks, to deep-dive into priority concerns. The resulting As part of our efforts to learn from this pandemic, cross-talk fosters relationships and networks between differ- we conducted several COVID-19-focused webinars and ent security sectors. workshops, relying on our friends and partners in the region We will also be offering several themed course modules this to provide their before-and-after perspectives to demonstrate summer. Like the traditional in-resident courses, modules resiliency in the face of adversity. Our New Zealand alumni educate, connect and empower security practitioners at the group was especially helpful in this regard, volunteering executive level. The format for courses in development for several subject matter experts to serve on esteemed panels, later in the year will be tailored to address COVID-related and offering best practices in terms of leadership actions and travel and risk conditions. We look forward to seeing our disaster response during crises. Additionally, we gleaned Fellows in person soon! valuable lessons from alumni of locations like Taiwan and Korea, where government policies and action plans contribut- Here's a list of our upcoming events: ed to their highly successful pandemic mitigation efforts. • Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC) 21-2 - Whether it be individual alumni, a group of alumni from November (tentative) South Asia, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, or • Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) Course - from a region outside the Indo-Pacific, when alumni work December (tentative) together and cooperate towards common goals and values, • Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) Course - all of us stand a better chance of achieving success in building February (tentative) capacity, contributing to peace and security, and advancing a free and open environment. As DKI APCSS prepares for the Note: The exact dates for these courses are tentative due to time when we eventually resume in-person, international COVID-19 restrictions. Please visit our Upcoming Events courses, we look forward to continually engaging our alumni, calendar for future updates at https://apcss.org/event friends, and partners in the virtual realm. In fact, we eagerly anticipate integrating virtual engagement elements with our Sincerely, in-person events to enhance the overall learning and leader- ship experience. Director, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Mahalofor sharing and living our DKI APCSS goals and values. We appreciate your participation in our common journey towards a better, more peaceful and prosperous world. Currents Winter 2020 | www.apcss.org 3 Contents Winter | Jul. 1 - Dec. 31, 2020 | Vol. 36 Center News Auditorium renamed after the late Lt. Gen. Stackpole ..........................07 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander’s Message .....................................................08 25th Anniversary Webinar ................................................................................09 Hails and Farewells .............................................................................................26 07 Where are they now? ..........................................................................................27 Courses Indo-Pacific Orientation Course ........................ ....................................12-13 Workshops & Dialogues Strategic Competition in the Indian Ocean Region .........................14-15 Alumni Alumni Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic ..........................16 Organizational Innovation: The Fellows Project ......................................17 Virtual Engagements Tackling the Illegal Fishing Problem in the Pacific ..................................18 DKI APCSS-JUSMAG Philippines Cybersecurity Webinar ...................19 Faculty Insights, News & publications 14-15 Insights ..............................................................................................................10-11 • Debunking Myths About the NIST Cybersecurity Framework ......10 • Podcast: Networks in a Global Pandemic ..............................................11 Publication and Podcast .............................................................................20-21 Security Nexus.................................................................................................22-23 In every issue Visitors ...............................................................................................................24-25 Hails and Farewells ..............................................................................................26 Department and Employee Spotlight ....................................................28-29 Contacts ...................................................................................................................31 18 On the cover The theme of this issue is “Staying Connected During COVID,” which illustrates how DKI APCSS has maintained connections to alumni and partners in the region during the pandemic. Our Info Services and Visual Information teams have led the way in supporting Center events (pp. 7-8), Workshops and Dialogues (pp. 14-15) and Virtual Engagements (pp. 18-19). Also, the Center Spotlights the Visual Information Branch and Lt. Col. Mike Bucher for leading the effort. 4 EDUCATE • CONNECT • EMPOWER | Currents Winter 2020 09 True, Immersive Live Experiential Learning Case or students { Project Simulations Virtual Reality Learning Traditional Case Studies Text books, Lectures, PPTs, Test, Problem17 Sets 12-13 Build Student Confidence & Job Readiness 20-21 24-25 28-30 Currents magazine is the unofficial publication produced biannually by Contact Information the Public Affairs Office. This publication is for DKI APCSS employees, (808) 971-8916 alumni, Fellows, future Fellows, and friends of the Center. It is available [email protected] online at www.apcss.org. We use the Associated Press Style Guide when abbreviating ranks, regardless of individual service style. Contents are not Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or the Security Studies Public Affairs Office U.S. Department of Defense. 2058 Maluhia Road, Honolulu, HI 96815 Currents Winter 2020 | www.apcss.org 5 CENTER NEWS 1) DKI APCSS Director Pete Gumataotao hosted the event honoring Lt. Gen. Stackpole. To his left, Event Coordinator Cherrielynn Kamahele assists Mrs. Stackpole untying the maile lei to officially dedicate the Auditorium as “The H.C. “Hank” Stackpole III Auditorium”. 2) Lt. Gen. Stackpole plaque 3) Mrs. Vivien Stackpole and Family Members. 6 CENTER NEWS | Currents Winter 2020 Center renames auditorium after the late Lt. Gen. Stackpole everal months after his passing, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for SSecurity Studies held a special tribute ceremony on Nov. 20 to celebrate the life of the late Lt. General H. C. “Hank” Stackpole. The retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general served as the Center’s first president for seven years (1998-2005). The small event, which included family members and a small group of friends, honored Stackpole with the first DKI APCSS Lifetime Achievement award and rededicated the Center’s auditorium in his name. DKI APCSS Director Pete Gumataotao hosted the event honoring Lt. Gen. Stackpole and all that he brought to the Center. “During Hank’s leadership, the Center Chief of Admissions Tom Patykula, Mrs. Stackpole and Chief of Regional Engagement developed as an outstanding academic Operations Lenore Patton pose for a photo at the conclusion of the ceremony. institution providing a forum where current and future military and civilian leaders from and glad to talk about it even with an inter- small start-up team found our compass, throughout Indo-Pacific could gather to national audience, he found a creative
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