Spring 2015 Vol. 25 CURRENTS Covers September 2014 - April 2015

News College News ...... 4-5 Visitors ...... 6-7 Faculty Writings ...... 28-29 Center News ...... 36-37

Courses Advanced Security Cooperation ...... 8-9 Asia-Pacifi c Orientation Course ...... 10-11 Transnational Security Cooperation ...... 12 Senior Asia-Pacifi c Orientation Course ...... 13 Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism.....14-15

Workshops Vietnam Cooperation ...... 16-17 Fiji Security Sector Plan ...... 18-19 Maritime Seapower Conference ...... 20 Building Maritime Awareness...... 21 Managing Biothreats in Southeast Asia...... 22-23 Partnering on PME ...... 24 Lao PDR ASEAN Seminar...... 25 Moving forward South Asia Disaster Risk Reduction ...... 26-27 Vietnam’s Tran Phuoc Anh briefs a strategic vision framework during Alumni Connections a joint U.S.-Vietnam workshop March 20 at the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Alumni Promotions ...... 30-31 Security Studies. Anh was one of 30 Vietnam leaders who took part in a Position Changes ...... 32-35 fi ve-day event designed to enhance their understanding of international Retirements ...... 35 cooperation. The event was another step forward in the growing U.S.- Vietnam partnership. The complete story and others within the “Building In every issue Partnership” theme are found on pages 16-27. Course Calendar ...... 38 Contacts ...... 39

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2 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Director’s Message Building partnerships vital to peace, stability In an interconnected world, the effects of events in one nation often extend into neigh- boring nations, and even throughout the world. A tsunami in Southeast Asia or an earthquake in Nepal, can spark a global response. Additionally, crime, confl ict and terrorism often occur today at the transnational level, requiring multina- tional engagement. In such a world, achieving stability and prosperity demands a commitment to building international partnerships. This edition of Currents showcases how the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Securi- ty Studies is reaching across language, cultural and political barriers to foster Frequent bilateral and multilateral courses and workshops enable APCSS to partner with governments and agencies to address challenges impacting multiple security-related an effective network of bilateral and arenas, to include effective governance, security sector development, and health and multilateral partnerships in the Asia- environment. Pacifi c region. manship. Lao PDR will lead various decades, APCSS will become even APCSS alumni have literally ASEAN organizations and events, in- more of a force for fostering the vital cluding hundreds of summits. Thus, we partnerships needed for a peaceful, changed the world by engag- facilitated discussions on effective co- prosperous Asia-Pacifi c region. ing in informed and successful ordination and organizational change. professional partnerships at Partnering with the Ho Chi Minh Earlier this year, the U.S. Congress National Academy of Politics, the re-designated APCSS as the Daniel the individual, organizational Center hosted the “Vietnam and Re- K. Inouye Asia-Pacifi c Center for Se- and national levels. gional Cooperation in the Asia-Pacifi c” curity Studies, or DKI APCSS. We workshop in March. Our team helped will still be called “APCSS” for short strengthen 30 Vietnam leaders’ un- by many, but at the same time, we are With that in mind, we partnered derstanding of how cooperation can very honored to be taking on the name with the Offi ce of the (U.S.) Secretary enhance integration into the global of the late Senator. A Medal of Honor of Defense for Policy and U.S. Pacifi c community. recipient and long time U.S. Senator Command to conduct the “Building Our entire focus at APCSS is to from Hawai’i, he was instrumental to Maritime Shared Awareness in South- empower people through education and the establishment of our Center. See east Asia” workshop in May. The connection; over time, this focus has the related news story on Page 37 for event enabled the United States and 10 borne much fruit. APCSS alumni have more details. ASEAN nations to increase coopera- literally changed the world by engaging Sincerely, tion through sharing best practices on in informed and successful professional operations such as combating piracy, partnerships at the individual, organi- and narcotics smuggling. zational and national levels. Over the In April, we teamed with the Lao last two decades, these have resulted in People’s Democratic Republic Ministry a host of positive security sector devel- of Foreign Affairs to help prepare that opments throughout the region. Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf nation to assume the ASEAN Chair- My hope is that over the next two Director, APCSS

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APCSS professors teach at Mongolia conference Dr. Jeffrey Reeves and Dr. Alfred Oehlers supported the Pacifi c Area Security Sector Working Group in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 17 to 26. The two traveled at the request of U.S. Special Operations Command Pacifi c. They conducted lectures and assisted in facilitating discussions among 85 participants from nine na- tions on countering violent extrem- ism, proliferation, disaster response, peacekeeping operations, and security sector development. Among other U.S. government attendees were representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy and Joint APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf takes questions as part of the “Smart Power: The Mili- Special Operations University. tary and Inclusive Security” panel at Georgetown University.

Prof. Nankivell supports Inclusion focused: Director Leaf fi elds questions Indonesia maritime course as ‘Smart Power’ panel member in D.C. symposium Professor Kerry Lynn Nankivell attended the Course on Maritime “If you leave anyone in the organiza- explained his commitment to security sec- Violence at the Indonesia National tion on the sidelines, if you don’t leverage tor inclusion “is not in spite of my back- Defence University Dec. 9-10. The what they can contribute, your unit is less ground, it is because of my background. course was conducted by the Center effective,” said Asia-Pacifi c Center for “As a fi ghter pilot, what doesn’t work for Civil-Military Relations, a sub- agency of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate Security Studies Director Lt. Gen. (Ret) or doesn’t work well isn’t merely uninter- School. Dan Leaf to an audience of students, of- esting, it will kill you. Naturally, I gravi- Nankivell provided a lecture on fi cials, NGOs and diplomats at George- tate to what works, and inclusion works.” the South China Sea to 25 internation- town University. The director related how upon assum- al students and served on a three-per- son panel along with representatives Leaf spoke at the symposium “Smart ing his role at APCSS, he looked at im- of the CCMR and Defense Institute of Power: The Military and Inclusive Secu- proving the Center’s responsiveness to its International Legal Studies. rity” in Washington, D.C., in December. mission to promote stability, security and The event was hosted by former Secretary cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacifi c Faculty members attend of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and The region. “The single best investment I could U.S-Japan relations event Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace make…is to promote an inclusive approach A team of Asia-Pacifi c Center and Security (GIWPS). to security and to promote women, peace for Security Studies faculty members Leaf was part of an international panel and security.” joined their Japanese peers for the moderated by Ambassador Melanne In response to a question on data sup- Oct. 21 to 31 U.S.-Japan Relations Verveer, GIWPS director, and featuring porting the value of inclusion, Leaf stated, and Maritime Security in the East and South China Seas workshop in Tokyo. Ambassador Marriët Schuurman, special “That’s one of our next strategic challenges Drs. David Fouse, Virginia Bacay- representative to the NATO Secretary at APCSS in women, peace and security. Watson, Alex Vuving, and U.S. Navy General for Women, Peace and Security; We’ve increased the participation; nearly Cmdr. Alan Chace took part in a Maj. Gen. Adrian Foster, deputy mili- doubled it. We’ve added subject matter to dialogue to determine how the two na- the curriculum. tions can best work together to ensure tary adviser for the U.N. Department of security in the maritime domain of the Peacekeeping Operations; and Dr. Aki- “While the data exists,” he said, “It Western Pacifi c. Fouse conducted re- hiko Tanaka, president of the Japan Inter- has not been synthesized in a way that search while in Tokyo to gain a deeper national Cooperation Agency. is relevant, meaningful and compelling. understanding of Japan’s evolving de- When asked how a person with his Therefore, building the intellectual under- fense and political environment. background as a fi ghter pilot became pinnings of substantive instruction on WPS such a strong advocate of inclusion, Leaf is a key task for the Center.” 4 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Former RP armed forces chief talks security plan APCSS alumnus has six objectives: contrib- ute to a successful peace spotlights country’s process; maintain a profes- ‘whole-of-nation’ sional armed force; defeat approach terrorist groups; contribute to the resolution of confl ict; Gen. Emmanuel Bau- help establish conditions tista, former Armed Forces enabling civil authorities of the Philippines chief of to take responsibility for staff, discussed his nation’s the population’s safety; and internal peace and security support development initia- plan Dec. 10 at the Asia- tives. Pacifi c Center for Security Thus far, Bautista said Studies. the plan has resulted in the The general is an alum- Gen. Emmanuel Batista, former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief ongoing peace negotiations nus of the Center’s Security of staff and APCSS alumni, discusses his nation’s security plan with with the Moro Islamic Lib- Sector Development (SSD Transnational Security Cooperation Fellows Dec. 10 at the Center. eration Front. The military 10-2) course. He used his Calling the plan “Baya- stakeholders,” said Bautista. has also “normalized” 48 of APCSS experience to aid nihan,” a Filipino term for “While this is a military 75 provinces impacted by the Philippines military in community aid to one in dis- campaign plan, from the the Communist New Peo- developing a six-year plan tress, Bautista said the initia- planning to the implemen- ple’s Army, allowing civil to defeat terrorism. He laid tive moves the armed forces tation phase, we involved authorities to take a lead out some of the plan’s prin- from a strictly combat strat- other government agencies, security role. ciple elements in a keynote egy to a “whole-of-nation,” non-government agen- The general related these speech before 28 Fellows cross-sectoral approach. cies, academia, religious effects may have contributed attending the Transna- “There is a need for (groups), and civil society to the Philippines’ unprec- tional Security Cooperation complementary and con- agencies.” edented economic growth Course (TSC 14-2). certed efforts (from) all our The effects-based plan over the last three years.

Center supports ASEAN Regional Forum on maritime issues Climate subject of Webinar The Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security maritime law enforcement, and domain Climate change was the subject of the Studies played host to the Association awareness. They also conducted dis- Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Studies’ of Southeast Nations annual maritime cussions on regional cooperation to re- latest Webinar conducted April 14. intersessional security meeting March 30 solve international tensions in the East Dr. Scott Hauger led a discussion on to April 1. and South China Seas. current and future global impacts as well APCSS partnered with the ASEAN The event was co-hosted by the as proposed tactics to mediate climate U.S. State Department, Japan Ministry Regional Forum to facilitate discussions change’s ill effects. Some of these ef- of Foreign Affairs and Philippines De- on pressing regional security issues, such fects, stated Hauger, are higher ocean, air as navigation safety, search and rescue, partment of Foreign Affairs. Established in 2008, this annual and ground temperatures, leading to rising ARF event provides a venue for “more sea levels, ice melt and desertifi cation. focused dialogues” on maritime secu- Hauger shared global response initiatives rity issues impacting Southeast Asia. under consideration in the areas of mitiga- The Forum is comprised of all tion, adaptation and response. APCSS ASEAN member states and other mari- Webinars are designed to maintain con- time nations, such as the United States nections with alumni through discussions and China. on key security-related topics. Those Pictured at left, conference attend- interested in future sessions, should watch ees take part in one of several work- for APCSS announcements. shop group breakout sessions. www.apcss.org 5 Visitors

AmbassadorA Karen Stanton U.S.U Ambassador to Timor-Leste MetM with APCSS staff to discuss Center activitiesa and issues associated with Timor-LesteT on Dec. 23. Lt. Gen. Ng Chee Meng Singapore Chief of Defense Visited Jan. 23 for a Center orienta- tion and exchange of ideas with APCSS leadership and faculty. He is an alumnus of Senior Executive Course (SEC 07-1).

Rear Adm. Gojiro Watanabe Director of Operations and Plans, Maritime Staff Office, Japan Ministry of Defense Discussed Japan- and multinational- oriented maritime security topics with APCSS leadership and faculty Dec. 11.

Ambassador Amy Hyatt U.S. Ambassador to Palau Visited Feb. 27 for orientation on the Center’s education and outreach programs.

Jeff Robinson Australian Consulate-General, Honolulu Took part in discussions with APCSS staff Feb. 20.

Ambassador Judith Cefkin U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Nauru En route to new post in Fiji, received an APCSS orientation and discussed Center’s involvement with relevant Pacific Island nations Jan. 30.

Air Commodore AHM Fazlul Haque Director General, Directorate of Training, Armed Forces Division, Bangladesh Gained insight on APCSS education programs and exchanged thoughts on strengthening U.S.-Bangladesh relations Oct. 30. Ambassador Jimmie Kolker Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Addressed global health security and opportunities for APCSS to participate in regional health diplomacy Oct. 22.

6 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Ambassador Marcia Bernicat U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Received an APCSS orientation and took part in a roundtable discussion with lead- ership and faculty Jan. 21.

Maj. Gen. Jun Nagashima Deputy Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary, National Security Secretariat, Japan Shared insights on development of Japan’s new security secratariat and dis- cussed with APCSS staff its activities as- sociated with Northeast Asia on Jan. 23.

Gen. Lee Shying-jou Director, Taiwan National Security Bureau Received an APCSS orientation March 18 with an emphasis on APOC 15-3, to which Taiwan will send a large cohort. Thomas Ross U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Security Cooperation Met with staff on Jan. 28 for detailed discussions on Center’s mission, alum- ni network and program outcomes.

Fatema Sumar U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South & Central Asian Affairs Exchanged views with APCSS staff on security concerns and outreach efforts in South Asia May 5.

Gen. Lori Robinson Commander, Pacific Air Forces During Jan. 22 visit, exchanged perspec- tives on Asia-Pacific issues, including future trends and regional air operations.

Ambassador Mark Gilbert U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa Met with APCSS staff Jan. 21 to learn about Center’s world-changing executive education program.

Ambassador Walter Northh U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,, Solomon Islands and Vanuatuu Discussed recent developments andd APCSS activities in the region during a March 18 visit. He is an alumnus of thee Transnational Security Cooperation (TSCC 13-2) course..

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One hundred nine Fellows from 34 locations attended the Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC 14-3) course Sept. 25 to Oct. 29. Communicating across cultures ASC 14-3 lays foundation for multinational problem solving

ross-cultural com- faculty members and adjunct munication and instructors. Key discussion Ccooperation are topics included “Complex- vital to exploring effective ity and Cooperation” by Dr. strategies to meet transna- Bill Wieninger and “Strategy tional security challenges. Development for Complex In the Asia-Pacific Adaptive Systems” by Her- Center for Security Stud- man Finley. ies’ Advanced Security These discussions laid the Cooperation course, par- groundwork for a class exer- ticipants develop a shared cise focused on a regional bio- understanding of critical logical threat. They prepared socio-economic, military, Fellows to cooperate in assess- political, and cultural ing the threat and developing issues impacting the re- an adaptive response strategy. gion’s evolving security Fozia Fayyaz, with Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adds her perspective following an ASC 14-3 plenary discussion. “This exercise came early environment. in the course because it re- “Most importantly,” said Oct. 29 session (ASC 14-3). quires Fellows to quickly learn course manager Professor Kerry Lynn Attendees included military and to communicate cross-culturally while Nankivell, “ASC moves participants law enforcement offi cers, foreign applying advance problem-solving to develop collaborative strategies to service offi cials, government repre- methods,” explained Nankivell. She address regional challenges. These sentatives, and non-governmental and challenges can include everything media professionals. They learned from improving governance to pre- important analytical, decision-making, paring for and responding to natural and leadership skills that will help disasters.” them solve problems that often cut One hundred nine military and across national boundaries. civilian professionals from 34 nations ASC 14-3 Fellows attended 18 and territories attended the Sept. 25 to plenary sessions conducted by APCSS

8 CURRENTS Spring 2015 “Participants came from various walks of life; this was very fruitful for us. It broadened our view (and) gave us an opportunity to understand the partners with whom we work.”

Brig. Gen. Jagadish Pokharel Nepal Army Director of Public Relations added, “It sparked critical thinking while building the cooperative skills so vital to success in the course and long after.” Learning to communicate and co- operate despite nationalistic, linguistic and cultural differences is critical in a course with such a diverse student body. Fellows came from Austra- lia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Fiji, Hong Kong, and India. They also came from Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, Micro- nesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Additionally, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Marshall Islands, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, United States, and Vietnam also sent Fellows. “Participants came from various walks of life; this was very fruitful for (Top) ASC 14-3, like all ASC courses, was comprised of a highly diverse cohort of interna- tional Fellows. (Bottom) Capt. Long Jiang, China Maritime Safety Agency, comments on us,” said Brig. Gen. Jagadish Pokharel notes summarizing his seminar group’s take on one of several Asia-Pacifi c security issues. adding, “It broadened our view (and) gave us an opportunity to understand to implement their recommendations reserve units in humanitarian assis- the partners with whom we work.” upon returning to their workplaces. tance and disaster response situations. Pokharel is the Nepal Army’s director Among ASC 14-3 projects is an Plaza expressed gratitude for the of public relations. effort by Ahmed Mujthaba, a member opportunity to take part in the Center’s The ASC education experience cul- of the Maldives Ministry of Foreign world-changing curriculum. minated in formal Fellows Projects in Affairs, to build awareness on human “The APCSS and United States which attendees identifi ed opportunities traffi cking and youth unemployment gave us a legacy of promoting freedom to improve security cooperation. They in his country. through education and empowerment. developed practical solutions for their Philippines Air Force Brig. Gen. I would like to thank the U.S. govern- organizations and briefed their projects Charito Plaza seeks to institutionalize ment and APCSS for this experience to course mentors. The assignment cooperation between her nation’s gov- and the amazing knowledge I learned objective is for each Fellow to strive ernment, private industry and military in this course.”

www.apcss.org 9 COURSES APOC: Getting smart on the Asia-Pacifi c region

“My key takeaway from the course was the real- ity, importance, gravity... of the (U.S.) rebalance to the Asia-Pacifi c.” Ronan Kaplan Senior Policy Advisor Australian Department of Defence

ince 2007, the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Studies has Sreached out to more than 2,400 security practitioners via the Asia- Pacifi c Orientation Course. The course educates participants from multiple na- tions on factors impacting global stabil- ity and development. Maj. Eric Corder, U.S. Air National Guard, facilitates a seminar discussion during APOC “The intent is to provide Fellows 14-2 at APCSS. a greater understanding of issues that Center’s largest course to date with 152 Rosalyn Leitch, a project manager drive the region’s complex relation- Fellows from eight locations attending. with Pacifi c Northwest National Labo- ships and challenges,” said course The course featured 14 topical dis- ratory, praised Saalman’s handling of a manager Cmdr. Alan Chace. “They cussions, several of which addressed complex subject. “She covered a lot of leave the Center better equipped to current issues and trends specifi c to information…a ton of terms…in a way engage internationally and make more major sub-regions, such as Northeast that was digestible; it’s not easy to do informed decisions in their areas of op- Asia and Oceania. Other discussions that with cybersecurity. Leitch works eration.” covered the high-profi le transnational to ensure physical and cybersecurity APOC is comprised of mid-level topics of cybersecurity, terrorism and at the Department of Energy lab. The military offi cers and civilian equiva- climate change. lecture, she added, gave her deeper in- lents serving in defense, government, Addressing cybersecurity, Dr. Lora sight into the recent Sony incident and humanitarian and other security-related Saalman detailed the enormous eco- military cyber issues. fi elds. The fi ve-day course is held three nomic and security impacts of attacks Leitch and fellow attendees also times yearly with mobile versions con- on government, private and commercial had their choice of 14 electives. ducted in the U.S. mainland as needed. networks. She used the recent hack- Among offered classes were “Disaster ing of Sony systems to illustrate global Risk Management and Cooperation;” Course 15-1 communication vulnerabilities and how “North Korea’s Evolving Strategy in The Jan. 26 to 30 APOC was the criminals and terrorists exploit them. the Face of Shrinking Options;” and

More than 140 people attended the Asia-Pacifi c Orientation Course (APOC 14-2) at APCSS Sept. 8 to 12.

10 CURRENTS Spring 2015 (Top) One hundred fi fty-two Fellows attended the Asia-Pacifi c Orienation Course (APOC 15-1) Jan. 26 to 30. (Bottom, left to right) Dr. Helene Goiran-Ponsard, New Caledonia French Armed Forces, offers input following one of 13 APOC 14-2 topical discussions. APCSS professor Dr. Saira Yamin facilitates one of several APOC seminars, which complement plenary sessions on critical regional topics. Satoshi Morimoto, former Japan defense minister, addressed U.S.-Japan relations as a keynote speaker during APOC 15-1.

“Public Health Security and Pandemic macy in the Asia-Pacifi c;” “Security for security practitioners,” explained Preparedness.” Dynamics in South Asia;” and “Tech- 14-2 course manager Dr. Virginia Watson. These electives, along with APOC’s nologies without Borders.” Nineteen Australian Fellow Ronan Kaplan seminars and lectures, facilitated knowl- electives centered on issues such as the said, “My key take away from the edge growth while helping Fellows en- Jammu/Kashmir confl ict; public health course was the reality, importance, hance their network of international and and disease threats; and disaster para- gravity and breadth of the (U.S.) rebal- interagency contacts. digms. ance...It was useful to be able to see “The combination of classes APCSS A key emphasis point during the the multiple channels through which put together is its greatest strength; it Sept. 8 to 12 course was America’s de- the U.S. government is engaging the (provides) a whole-of-government per- clared “rebalance” to the Asia-Pacifi c region and encouraging security.” spective with a combination of profes- region. Faculty articulated the United Kaplan is a senior policy offi cer with sional and academic perspectives,” said States’ more concentrated effort to en- the Australian Department of Defence. Dr. Imes Chiu, chief of applied research gage with current and potential regional Other Fellows hailed from Canada, at the Center for Excellence in Disaster allies. Using the theme “Comprehen- New Caledonia, New Zealand, Singa- Management and Humanitarian Assis- sive Engagement,” faculty addressed pore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United tance. the U.S. rebalance in terms of key Kingdom and United States. Joining Chiu were Fellows from regional actors, institutions, issues and Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, New engagement tools. Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan. “The U.S. is identifying potentially Course 14-2 new ways to adapt and transform its A total of 141 Fellows from nine regional engagements in light of the locations completed the Sept. 8 to 12 area’s dynamic operating environment. iteration. Among 13 discussion topics Understanding the Asia-Pacifi c and its were: “U.S. Foreign Policy and Diplo- actors has never been more important

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(Left) TSC Fellows brief their proposal to deal with a transnational threat scenario. (Right) Twenty-eight international military and civilian secu- rity practitioners developed strategies for countering biological and cyber attacks during the Transnational Security Cooperation course.

n a news conference-like setting, In the planning phase, teams six groups of senior multi-agency formed and documented response Irepresentatives briefed planned TSC 14-2 measures and potential solutions, responses to a devastating Ebola out- which they articulated in the fi nal rec- break and multiple damaging cyber at- Fellows tackle ommendations stage. In each phase, tacks within Asia-Pacifi c nations. teams briefed their fi ndings to the en- These conceptual exercises, featur- cyber attacks, viral tire class. ing 28 international military and civil- “This application exercise clearly ian security practitioners, were a key outbreak as prep demonstrated the effectiveness of a element in the Asia-Pacifi c Center for for transnational multilateral, multi-sectoral approach Security Studies Transnational Secu- to problem solving; an approach that rity Cooperation (TSC 14-2) course threat response capitalizes on a diversity of ideas and held Dec. 7 to 12. Fellows completed capabilities,” said Malik. a course that promotes inter-agency ager Dr. Mohan Malik, adding, “In Among the 28 TSC Fellows was collaboration in solving local, regional essence, we build regional capability Faustina Kumairii Rehuher-Marugg, and even global security-related chal- through development of critical think- chairperson of the Palau Resource lenges. ing, communication and collaboration; Institute. She said she appreciated the TSC is a senior executive pro- all leveraged in combating real-world course’s focus on ICT – information, gram designed for military offi cers transnational threats.” communication and technology. at the general offi cer level and civil- APCSS faculty accomplished this Rehuher-Marugg related that, ian equivalents in the security sector. through a curriculum that included 12 because Palau is relatively remote, Fellows include leaders in policing, discussion titles. Among them were: gaining connectivity with the world in emergency response, foreign relations, “Strategic Assessment & Planning;” terms of partnerships and communica- economic development and civil gov- “Shifting Geo-Politics;” and “Regional tion is important to strengthening her ernment. Security Architecture.” Discussions nation’s security environment. “The program is designed to en- prepared attendees to more fully grasp Joining Rehuher-Marugg were hance Fellows’ analytical skills while the depth, diversity and regional nature TSC Fellows from 25 other nations, to building or expanding their network of evolving security issues. of contacts,” said APCSS course man- include Australia, Bangladesh, Cam- Fellows applied knowledge and bodia, Canada, China, Federated States skills in a three-phase exercise. Teams of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, split into six panels with each fi rst as- Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall sessing a major viral outbreak or cyber Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, attacks against key infrastructure; they New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua-New analyzed impacts on critical entities, Guinea, Republic of Korea, the Philip- such as economic, public health and pines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United governance sectors. States and Vietnam. 12 CURRENTS Spring 2015 SEAPOC 14-2: Engaging senior leaders Course strengthens Fellows’ understanding of factors that drive regional security issues

he Senior Executive Asia- Pacifi c Orientation Course Tis comprised of upper-level leaders among military members and civilians serving in security-related positions, to include diplomatic or de- fense roles. “SEAPOC’s (objective) is to strengthen participants’ knowledge of a highly interconnected, dynamic region,” said course manager Dr. Alex Vuving, an Asia-Pacifi c Center for Se- curity Studies professor. “We expect Fellows to gain insights into regional perspectives, strengthen their skills related to international collaboration and strategic communication, and ex- plore opportunities for cooperation.” Thirty-eight Fellows attended SEAPOC 14-2 at APCSS Oct. 7 to 9. The October iteration featured Fel- lows from the United States, Canada, (Counter clockwise) Senior military members and civilians gathered at APCSS Oct. 7 to 9 Taiwan and South Korea. All took to gain deeper insight on the highly interconnected Asia-Pacifi c region. Chin-hsiang Yao, part in a mixture of plenary lectures with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shares his security perspectives with members and electives focused on major issues of the Advanced Security Cooperation course. Su Peiris, U.S. Defense Threat Reduction impacting the regional and global se- Agency, was one of 38 SEAPOC 14-2 participants. curity environment. Among SEAPOC’s six plenary tives with titles, such as “Myanmar’s countries that drive their policies and discussion titles were “Socio-Eco- Transition;” “Japan’s Response to the strategies.” Cruz is the senior enlisted nomic Dynamics in the Asia-Pacifi c” Rise of China;” and “Water Security.” advisor for Special Operations Com- and “Major Powers in an Emerging Four seminar sessions enabled Fel- mand, Pacifi c. Asia.” Fellows chose from 17 elec- lows to clarify and build on discussion On Day 3, participants teamed with topics in an informal, highly interac- Fellows attending the in-session Ad- tive environment. vanced Security Cooperation (14-3) U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. course to discuss major regional pow- Joaquin Cruz said he appreciated in- ers, and their current and future policy sight gained in electives on China, impacts. The course’s senior-level India and Myanmar. “It was valuable Fellows exchanged security perspec- understanding the history, culture tives with 109 ASC Fellows from 34 and relationships for each of these nations and territories. www.apcss.org 13 Courses

(Top) CSRT 15-1 Fellows attend a lecture on countering violent extremism presented via teleconference by Dr. Farah Pandith, a former U.S. State Department representative to Muslim communities. (Bottom left to right) Shyam Tekwani served as APCSS’ course manager for the Feb. 11 to Mar 13 CSRT. Noor Haryantie Noor Sidin, with Malaysia’s National Security Council, leads a small group discussion on terrorism-related issues. Guest lecturer Dr. Christoph Guenther, a Middle East specialist, addresses the nature and objectives of ISIS. Thinking about terrorism CSRT class evaluates tactics, objectives associated with today’s threats

eams of international rorism (CSRT 15-1) course transnational threats. tion experience. Fellows went head- brought 107 Fellows from 47 Course learning typically “The debate is a means of Tto-head during four locations worldwide to this occurs through faculty lec- making and evaluating argu- debates that marked the latest intense month-long program. tures, guest speaker presenta- iteration of the Asia-Pacifi c CSRT provides security prac- tions, real-world case studies, Center for Security Studies’ titioners from the Asia-Pa- and tailored exercise sce- course on terrorism held Feb. cifi c region and other select narios. However, for the fi rst 11 to March 13. nations with skills needed to time in its 20-year history, The Comprehensive better understand and com- APCSS integrated a debate Security Responses to Ter- bat terrorism and associated series to enhance the educa- 14 CURRENTS Spring 2015 ments that allows Fellows to doing so, they built partner- better understand their own ships that may enhance their and others’ positions,” said ability to apply effective ac- APCSS’ Shyam Tekwani, tion against real-world local, CSRT course manager. “The regional and global threats. debate format focuses on “The course is designed to relevant and often deeply build relationships between emotional and divisive and among the United States propositions, emphasizing the and current and future CbT development of critical think- (combating terrorism) practi- ing skills and tolerance for tioners,” said Tekwani, add- differing viewpoints.” ing, “Our objective is to build APCSS staff selected two the trust and skills needed multinational teams of three to elevate cooperation in the for each debate to face off international collaborative Ananda Khanal, director of Nepal Telecom Authority, defends on high-impact topics: “The his position on how media coverage impacts terrorist activities effort against those who use Global War on Terror has during one of four CSRT 15-1 debates. Other debate topics terror.” Reduced Terrorism;” “No focused on poverty, ideology, and effectiveness of the war on CSRT 15-1 participants Publicity, No Terrorism;” terror. were from Afghanistan, Al- “Poverty is the Root Cause of bania, Algeria, the Bahamas, Terrorism?;” and “Terrorism “The debate format focuses on relevant and of- Bangladesh, Bosnia and Her- is a War of Ideas.” ten deeply emotional and divisive propositions, zogovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Col. Abdul Wahab Mo- emphasizing the development of critical thinking Burundi, Cambodia, and zaphari, senior case offi cer skills...” China. Shyam Tekwani with Afghanistan’s National APCSS professor Participants also hailed Directorate of Security, de- from Chile, Colombia, Dji- scribed the debate format as the Emerging Caliphate: in Central Asia After 13 Years bouti, Fiji Islands, Honduras, “very helpful and challeng- Ideological Framework and of War.” U.S. Army Lt. Col. India, Indonesia, Jordan, ing,” forcing him and other Societal Model of ISIS.” In Nathan Springer, APCSS fac- Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Fellows to carefully consider this session, Guenther, a Uni- ulty member, led discussion Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, their own ideas as they de- versity of Leipzig research on key 2015 political and Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, fended or supported certain associate and a Middle East security-related events in Af- and New Zealand. Others positions. specialist, addressed the ideo- ghanistan and evolving secu- hailed from Nigeria, Paki- These exchanges supple- logical underpinnings of the rity implications for Eurasia, stan, Panama, Papua New mented plenary sessions and Islamic State and the societal Pakistan, India and Iran. Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, electives addressing issues model it proposes for Iraq, Fellows applied knowl- Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South often seen in today’s head- Syria and beyond. edge gained in team projects Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, lines. Among the course’s 18 Thirty-one elective of- enabling them to assess a par- Tanzania, Thailand, Tuni- plenary presentations was Dr. ferings included “2015 and ticular threat and formulate sia, Turkey, Uganda, United Christoph Guenther’s “Obey Beyond - Afghanistan’s Role response strategies. While States, and Vietnam.

One hundred seven Fellows from 47 locations took part in CSRT 15-1 at the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Studies.

www.apcss.org 15 Workshops Workshop builds on growing U.S.-Vietnam ties ontinuing a steady trend of “The workshop within the ASEAN context); increasing U.S.-Vietnam coop- was useful because it  Roles and perspectives of key ac- Ceration, Ho Chi Minh National tors in the region; and Academy of Politics and Asia-Pacifi c touched the real and Center for Security Studies teamed important challenges  Vietnam’s role in the Pacifi c. up for a joint workshop promoting in- the Vietnamese people Following daily plenary sessions, ternational partnership building. The participants used working group ses- March 16 to 20 event marked the 20th are trying to address.” sions to analyze and respond to “fram- anniversary of the restoration of formal Nguyen Si Dung ing questions,” enabling the group to U.S.-Vietnam ties. Vice Chair, Vietnam’s Offi ce of the National Assembly internalize and eventually apply les- Titled “Vietnam and Regional sons learned. Cooperation in the Asia-Pacifi c” the joining the United States in a compre- The week culminated in construc- workshop paired 30 Vietnam leaders hensive partnership formed in 2013 tion of a potential strategic vision for with APCSS faculty for topical discus- and framed in efforts to improve coop- their nation by addressing three core sions and strategy development. The eration in, among other things, trade, questions: Where is Vietnam’s place intent, said APCSS course manager education, defense and security. in the region and world today?; What Dr. Alexander Vuving, was to enhance According to Vuving, the March are the central objectives of Vietnam’s the group’s understanding of evolving course represented a “ground-break- integration within the region?; and international dynamics as their nation ing” engagement jointly sponsored by What are the options that Vietnam can emerges onto the world stage. the CPV and U.S. government. pursue in order to meet these objec- “Vietnam’s integration is taking The event addressed fi ve critical tives amidst the changing situation in place at a time when the world and the areas: the region? Asia-Pacifi c are undergoing profound  Demographic, development and Woven into their proposed vision changes,” explained Vuving. “Under- geopolitical trends driving regional were elements of good governance, standing the interconnected region and dynamics; environmental sustainability and de- learning how to cooperate with global velopment of human capital. and regional actors has become a key  Critical issues for cooperation (to One of three group leaders, Nguyen imperative for Vietnam’s leaders.” include climate change and the water- food-energy nexus); Si Dung, praised the workshop process The Communist Party of Vietnam that led to a strategic “take-home”  Architecture and mechanisms of determined in 2011 to accelerate its na- product. “The workshop was use- international cooperation (particularly tion’s global integration. This includes ful because it touched the real and important challenges the Vietnamese people are trying to address. And, it was participant-centered, so we were very active in working out our own answers; the organizers simply created favorable conditions for us.” Vietnam’s regional emergence runs concurrently with the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacifi c. David Shear, as- sistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacifi c security affairs, discussed America’s regional emphasis with workshop participants during a March Thirty Vietnam leaders gathered at APCSS March 16 to 20 to explore the dynamics of 20 video teleconference. international cooperation in the Asia-Pacifi c region. The VTC enabled the Vietnamese

16 CURRENTS Spring 2015 U.S.-Vietnam relations timeline 1950: U.S. established diplomatic relations with Vietnam.

1975 – Relations severed and U.S. Embassy in Saigon closed.

1991 – George H.W. Bush Administration pres- ents Hanoi with a “roadmap” plan for phased normalization of ties.

1994 - United States and Vietnam sign consular agreement.

1995 - President William Clinton announces “normalization of relations’’ with Vietnam. Em- bassies opened in both nations.

1999 - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Ambassador Pete Peterson dedicate the Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, which offi cially opens for business.

2000 - Secretary of Defense William Cohen becomes the fi rst U.S. defense secretary to visit Vietnam since the end of the War.

2003 - Navy missile frigate USS Vandegrift docks in Ho Chi Minh City, becoming the fi rst U.S. Navy ship to dock in Vietnam since the end of the War.

(Top) Vietnam Fellow Tran Phuoc Anh discusses formation of a strategic vision for his 2010 - U.S. Coordinator for International Ener- nation with APCSS professor U.S. Navy Capt. Benjamin Clancy and intern Cody Fultz. gy Affairs David Goldwyn visits Hanoi to explore (Bottom left to right) Hoang Thi Ha, assistant director, political cooperation, ASEAN Secre- ways to share U.S. expertise and help Vietnam tariat, presents the lecture “ASEAN and Vietnam in a Changing Region.” Nguyen Si Dung, secure its energy resources for the future, Vietnam’s vice chair of the Offi ce of the National Assembly, served as one of three group through the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI). leaders; here, he articulates his team’s perspective on a strategic vision for Vietnam. 2011 - The U.S. Department of Defense and group and the secretary to exchange nations’ ties. Si Dung, Vietnam’s vice the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense perceptions related to the region as chair of the Offi ce of the National signed a landmark Memorandum of Under- standing during the Defense Policy Dialogue to a whole and Vietnam specifi cally. It Assembly, related, “I think the U.S.- further advance bilateral defense cooperation. also allowed Shear, a former U.S. Vietnam relationship is very good and 2013 - Presidents Obama and Sang launched ambassador to Vietnam, to re-connect becoming better and better every day.” the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership, with former professional acquain- The U.S. and Vietnam assumed an overarching framework for advancing the tances. normalized relations in 1995, two bilateral relationship to bolster U.S.-Vietnam relations. The exchange was well received, decades after the closure of the U.S. - Courtesy of U.S. State Department refl ecting the positive trend in the two embassy in Saigon in 1975.

www.apcss.org 17 Workshops Fiji: Exploring a new security strategy

o help strengthen assessed four vital security Fiji’s comprehensive Nation partners with APCSS components: Tsecurity capabilities,  Key current and an- its government, in partner- to refashion security sector ticipated security concerns ship with the Asia-Pacifi c confronting Fiji, and the Center for Security Studies, composition and functions conducted a Security Sec- within the current national tor Development Workshop security sector; in Suva Feb. 24 to 27. The  Evolving and expected workshop was conducted roles and responsibilities of at the invitation of the Fiji’s security institutions; Government of Fiji, and in  Next steps required to- coordination with the U.S. wards the development of a Embassy in Suva. national security strategy; and Fiji is in a period of po-  Further enhancement litical transformation and of the effi ciency and effec- is engaged in building a tiveness of Fiji’s security new national security sys- sector. tem based on its emerging The workshop included democracy and evolving Fiji is one of four Pacifi c a series of topical plenary regional security environ- Island nations with a formal presentations by primarily ment. Part of this effort is a military. Its forces have con- Fijian and APCSS subject thorough review and refor- tributed to U.N. peacekeeping matter experts. These were mation of its current security operations since 1978 and has worked alongside U.S. followed by break-out group strategy and functions. soldiers on the Sinai Penin- discussions facilitated by In his opening remarks to sula, ensuring compliance APCSS faculty members. workshop participants, Esala with the 1979 Egypt-Israel Group discussions en- Nayasi, Fiji’s acting perma- peace treaty. The nation’s abled participants to articu- nent secretary, Ministry of maritime capacity includes late improved understanding Foreign Affairs, said the ef- coastal patrol boats and government shipping vessels, of Fiji’s security sector. fort is underway “to ensure such as the MLC Vunilagi. They also addressed issues that we have mechanisms in Its government is seeking involved in drafting and im- place for civilian oversight closer ties with Asia-Pacifi c plementing a national secu- and democratic control over nations, such as the U.S. and rity strategy, and enhancing our defense, law enforce- Australia, as it emerges from the capacity and effi ciency a decade of relative isola- ment and security organiza- Fiji government photo tion following a 2006 military of Fiji’s security-sector tions…for our new democ- coup. practices. racy.” In the workshop survey, The end result, Nayasi one senior Fiji participant trusts, will be a national se- senior-grade offi cials from and health arenas. Parlia- stated the event was well- curity system that is “robust, 20 Fiji government entities. mentarians and politicians focused. “The workshop relevant and cost-effi cient,” These included members representing both the gov- was timely and oriented pre- but provides for the current of the National Security ernment and opposition, cisely to the points that will and future safety, peace and Council, defense and in- and other informed security greatly assist the National prosperity of Fiji’s people.” terior agencies, and other analysts also took part. Security Strategy.” The February workshop security-related agencies in Workshop participants At workshop’s end, two brought together 40 mid- economic, environmental, aided by APCSS facilitators working groups consoli-

18 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Working to build a new national security system, 40 members of various Fiji government entities joined APCSS faculty members, such as Dr. Rouben Azizian (left) for a security sector development workshop in February. Participants included (middle to right) Jonisio Mara, Fiji’s deputy secretary, Ministry of Defence; Timoci Nakaruru, of the Fiji National Fire Authority; and Joeli Pickering, a member of the U.S. Embassy staff in Fiji. The workshop was held in Fiji’s capital, Suva, Feb. 24 to 27. dated their fi ndings and pro- sentative, Deputy Director “Among our observations more comprehensive prod- vided them to a panel of fi ve Brig. Gen. (Ret) James Hi- of Fiji’s security sector ucts.” senior Fiji offi cials. The rai, praised Fiji’s focus on development process was In a letter to Hirai, briefi ng identifi ed six key inclusion and integration. the successful meeting of Fiji’s Prime Minister Josaia Fiji national interests and international best practices Voreqe Bainimarama, who inventoried challenges and in including ‘whole-of- was unable to attend the The end result, Nayasi workshop due to his travel threats to them, as well as government’ perspectives schedule, stated, “It gives opportunities and strengths. trusts, is a national in this workshop and plans me much pleasure to write This provided a basis for security system that is for “whole-of-society” in- to you on the occasion of recommendations to fully “robust, relevant and clusion in future sessions.” your presence in Fiji for secure Fiji’s interests. cost-effi cient,” but Hirai also highlighted wom- a very important project The brief also recom- provides for the cur- en’s participation as a delib- for my government…I am mended the purpose, scope, erate feature of participant rent and future safety, thankful to APCSS for the structure and next steps recruitment. learning opportunity they forward in developing the peace and prosperity “We believe their (wom- provided and for being a National Security Strategy. of Fiji’s people. en’s) participation enhanced benefactor of that opportu- APCSS’ senior repre- discussions and resulted in nity.”

www.apcss.org 19 workshops Cooperating for stability on Asia-Pacifi c waters ll nations depend in one way or Maritime Security Challenges vice commander of the Philippine another on the world’s oceans 2014 Seapower Conference Navy; Dr. Hasjim Djalal, Indonesia Aand seas for everything from Navy chief of staff; and Rear Adm. Xu basic survival to conducting billions of by heightened multinational interest Weibing, director of the Chinese Peo- dollars in trade. Maintaining the stabil- in offshore resources and the growing ple’s Liberation Army-Navy Logistics ity of and accessibility to these waters importance of seaborne trade. This has Department. is the work of naval and maritime pro- increased risk of confl ict in maritime “We brought the group together fessionals across the globe. boundary disputes. Territorial disputes to collaborate on naval approaches One hundred ninety of these pro- in the East and South China Seas were to regional maritime governance,” fessionals from 22 nations gathered a key topic of discussion among con- Nankivell said, adding,“This included in Victoria, Canada, for the Maritime ference participants. discussions on applicable international Security Challenges 2014 Seapower Other focus areas included the laws and codes of conduct as well as Conference Oct. 6 to 9. Co-hosted by U.S. naval component of America’s examining current debates of signifi - the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security “rebalance” strategy in the region; the cance to maritime practitioners in the Studies, the Royal Canadian Navy, impacts of technological changes on Asia-Pacifi c.” and Navy League of Canada, the event future seapower; and economic and The conference objective, Nankiv- “brought in the right people at senior commercial activities at sea. ell related, was to reinforce nations’ levels for frank discussion on complex Among workshop participants were common perspectives and mutual issues impacting Asia-Pacifi c waters,” Adm. Harry Harris Jr, U.S. Pacifi c interests in the region; an effort that said APCSS event co-coordinator, Dr. Fleet commander; Vice Adm. Mark should, in the long run, help interested Justin Nankivell. Norman, Royal Canadian Navy com- parties manage tensions and work to- Waters in the region are marked mander; Rear Adm. Caesar Taccad, ward long-term stability.

(Clockwise) APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf talks maritime security with Adm. Harry Harris Jr., then U.S. Pacifi c Fleet commander. APCSS’ Dr. Justin Nankivell moderates a discussion on martime disputes. Conference participants took part in a number of seminars focused on maritime issues. At- tendees (pictured at left) toured this Canadian Navy vessel during the October workshop.

20 CURRENTS Spring 2015 (Counter clockwise) Seventy-one people took part in the May ASEAN maritime workshop at APCSS. U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Locklear, then commander of U.S. Pacifi c Command, provided introductory remarks. Participants like Monirith Kao, with Cambodia’s Marine Fisher- ies Administration, shared best practices in areas such as combating illegal fi shing. U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Nina Hachigian offered attendees the U.S. perspective on regional maritime shared awareness. Building maritime shared awareness in SE Asia he vast ASEAN 10 ASEAN nations and the response, and countering il- days of discussion. Nankiv- maritime domain is United States attended the legal fi shing, counter-piracy, ell said recommendations Thome to major fi sh workshop at the Asia-Pacifi c and counter-traffi cking. Fol- are now “well-positioned for and hydrocarbon resources, Center for Security Studies lowing lectures, multi-nation- referral to ASEAN’s offi cial and provides shipping lanes May 10 to 14 to explore feasi- al breakout groups worked to mechanisms for consider- that carry billions of dol- ble ways ahead to enhance the identify lessons learned and ation, as well as to USPA- lars in international goods region’s domain awareness. how to apply them. COM, U.S. Department of every year. Despite this, “The event was an ideal By workshop’s end, the State and the U.S. Coast most ASEAN member states platform to share best prac- majority of participants Guard,” don’t have a comprehensive tices and lessons learned agreed on recommended APCSS Director Lt. operating picture of their from recent regional maritime actions to deepen regional Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf added, maritime neighborhood. activities,” said APCSS As- maritime shared awareness, “Shared awareness is com- Challenged by jurisdictional sociate Professor Kerry Lynn including: institutionalizing plex and requires compre- disputes, political tensions Nankivell, workshop lead. “It a single ASEAN forum for hensive solutions. It’s not and capacity defi cits, basic was driven by a recognized comprehensive discussion of easy, but it’s not as diffi cult maritime domain awareness need for a comprehensive maritime issues; establish- as dealing with the conse- in the region remains out of look at maritime information ing a single point of contact quences of not advancing reach. sharing, which underpins all within each ASEAN mem- maritime information shar- Faced with this dilemma, maritime operations and in- ber state to facilitate regional ing. This [workshop] has ASEAN maritime policy forms good maritime policy.” information sharing; and been a very important step in makers gathered for the Subject matter experts deepening and expanding making progress.” “Building Maritime Shared shared best practices in multi- U.S.-ASEAN and intra- ASEAN participants Awareness in Southeast national information sharing ASEAN training, exercises were from Brunei, Cambo- Asia” workshop hosted by leading to coordinated opera- and exchanges. dia, Indonesia, Laos, Ma- APCSS with support from tions in a number of trans- Participants refi ned these laysia, Myanmar, the Philip- U.S. Pacifi c Command. national missions, including recommendations and other pines, Singapore, Thailand, Seventy-one people from search and rescue, oil spill country-level ones through and Vietnam.

www.apcss.org 21 Workshops Nations partnering in fi ght against biosecurity threats

educing Southeast pandemics, emerging infec- workshop offered a unique Participants developed Asia’s biothreat tious diseases and bioterror- opportunity for participants a list of 21 recommenda- Rvulnerability was ism activities – all of which from Southeast Asian na- tions for the World Health the focus of an international present potentially cata- tions to collaborate on en- Organization, according to workshop held in Manila, strophic effects on nations’ hancing regional security.” Dr. Jim Campbell, APCSS Philippines, Nov. 3 to 7. populations, economies and workshop academic lead. The Asia-Pacifi c Center for overall security. “Biosecurity is These proposals would Security Studies co-hosted “Biosecurity is a key assist Southeast Asia orga- the event, titled “Biosecu- part of comprehensive se- a key part of nizations in aligning with rity in Southeast Asia,” curity, as the current Ebola comprehensive international biosecurity along with the Philippines outbreak in West Africa security, as the norms, and strengthen pre- Department of Health and clearly demonstrates,” re- paredness and response pro- National Defense College lated Brian Goldbeck, U.S. current Ebola cesses. Recommendations of the Philippines. deputy chief of mission in outbreak in West included: improving capac- The workshop brought Manila. He added that such Africa clearly ity to mobilize resources; together 43 health and se- transnational threats “im- strengthening information curity professionals from pact us all and better policy demonstrates.” sharing; identifying devel- eight nations and 10 organi- alignment across the region Brian Goldbeck opment of a regional collab- zations. The group analyzed will make all less vulner- U.S. deputy chief of mission in Manila oration center; and assisting threats posed by regional able to these threats. “(This) in developing multisectoral

Workshop recommendations to the World Health Organization

Establish a Biosecurity Control zoonotic diseases Proactively resource Increase participation Code of Conduct Zoonotic diseases are those biosecurity of women Building on current transmittable from animals to ASEAN should take a more Participants agreed that efforts at the international man. Workshop participants proactive role in resourcing general educational levels level to standardize determined that the best biosecurity preparedness in and literacy of women need laboratory biosafety approach to ensure regional the region by encouraging to be elevated throughout and biosecurity, and the biosecurity is an integrated establishment of a regional the Southeast Asian ongoing negotiations with zoonoses control strategy emergency fund for outbreak region, as a sine qua non the Biological and Toxins at national, provincial and investigation and response for empowering women to Weapons Convention, local levels, based on the similar to World Health Orga- serve in policy and decision participants agreed to One Health concept, in nization proposals to create a making roles in biosecurity collaborate regionally to which infectious disease global pandemic emergency nationally and regionally. establish a Biosecurity Code surveillance combines fund, and by the World Bank of Conduct for the ASEAN human, veterinary and for a Pandemic Emergency region. environmental health areas. Facility.

22 CURRENTS SSpring i 20120155 pandemic preparedness Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, plans. Malaysia, Philippines, Strategy formation bene- Thailand, Timor-Leste and fi tted from guided workshop Vietnam. They came from discussions titled “Emerg- national health, foreign af- ing Biosecurity Threat fairs and defense ministries, Environment;” “Preventing and national security coun- and Mitigating Biosecurity cils. Subject matter experts Threats;” “Regional and came from the Association Global Coordination; and, of Southeast Asian Nations; “Communication, Interop- the Asia-Pacifi c Economic erability, and Information Cooperation; Asian Devel- Sharing.” The group also opment Bank; the Western analyzed the case study Pacifi c Regional Offi ce of “Ebola: Reconciling In- WHO; and the South East ternational Public Health Asia One Health University Obligations with Domestic Network. Health Policy.” “It was a humbling ex- Another focus area perience to spend fi ve days was the role of women in with such remarkable pro- biosecurity policy formula- fessionals as they crafted tion and implementation. a unique, whole-of-society Fittingly, the November strategy to defend their re- event included the highest gion against Public Health percentage of women par- Emergencies of Internation- ticipants, 42 percent, to take (Top and middle) Health and security professionals from eight al Concern,” said Campbell. part in an APCSS program. nations gathered in Manila, Philippines, in November to cooperate Dr. Herawati Aru Su- Overall, participants rep- on reducing Southeast Asia’s biothreat vulnerability. Participants doyo added, “The topic of included (bottom left to right) Dr. Zalini Yunus, with Malaysia’s Sci- resented an important diver- ence and Technology Research Institute, and Dr. James Camp- biosecurity has been con- sity of expertise. bell, who served as APCSS’ workshop academic lead. sidered before, but the way “Biosecurity is not an in which it was presented easy concept to handle… head of the Centre for Non- ecurity threats and national and discussed at this work- so you really need a wider Traditional Security Studies coordination. She was also shop was entirely new, and group of people or experts at Singapore’s Rajaratnam part of a panel titled, “The brought a fresh perspective sensitized to the issue,” School of International Role of Women in Biosecu- that was very helpful.” Su- said Dr. Mely Caballero- Studies. She briefed work- rity Policy Formulation and doyo is deputy director at Anthony. shop participants on pre- Implementation.” Eijkman Institute of Molec- Caballero-Anthony is venting and mitigating bios- Participants represented ular Biology in Indonesia. www.apcss.org 23 Workshops Partnering on education APCSS, 18 colleges support effort to strengthen military education ties Twenty-eight participants from 10 nations took part in the January workshop focused on building partnerships in education programs targeting primarily mid-grade military offi cers.

n an effort to advance regional co- Nations’ Defense Ministers Plus ambi- their overall programs. I think we had operation in professional military tions to develop stronger PME link- a consensus that this perspective is im- Ieducation, the Asia-Pacifi c Cen- ages throughout the region. The event portant in developing the next genera- ter for Security studies conducted a laid a foundation for future collabo- tion of leaders,” said Cramer. three-day workshop Jan. 7 to 9. Titled ration on issues, such as curriculum Workshop participants hailed from “Command and Staff Colleges in the exchanges, faculty development and Brunei, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Asia-Pacifi c: Towards a Shared Vision visits, virtual and online learning, and New Zealand, the Philippines, Thai- for Cooperation,” the event brought a dedicated Web portal to support co- land, Vietnam and the United States. together 28 participants from 10 na- operative ventures among participat- Australian representatives participated tions representing 18 command and ing colleges. via VTC. Each briefed general college staff colleges in the region. To facilitate collaboration, work- structure and operations; details on “This was an extraordinary group; shop facilitators strived to achieve: their international outreach programs; in aggregate, responsible for the edu-  Enhanced understanding among and initiatives they will implement. cation of nearly 12,800 future military attendees of the education philoso- One of three Vietnamese par- leaders annually,” said APCSS’ Dr. phies, methodologies, curricula and ticipants, Senior Col. Khac Dao Tran Al Oehlers, workshop academic lead. administrative practices used across described the event as a “very good “Having them all together in one the region; opportunity for senior offi cials to not room, actively networking with each  Identifying a range of potential only lay a foundation for personal con- other and collaboratively developing engagements among colleges (bilat- tacts, but also (dialogue) between the shared projects for the future was a eral and multilateral) to enhance inter- real privilege.” armed forces.” Tran, who is chief of action and collaboration; Command and staff colleges are training and education for Vietnam’s a critical component in professional  Specifi c projects and way- Army Academy, added that coopera- military education. The schools pro- ahead next steps for the next 12 to 18 tion among colleges is another venue vide mid-grade offi cers with advanced months to advance their objectives. for enhancing peace, stability and di- skills and knowledge in leadership, APCSS Dean of the College of plomacy in the Asia-Pacifi c region. communication, and analytical skills Security Studies Carleton Cramer said Cramer said the event established needed to succeed in higher command a key workshop focus was candid dis- and matured institutional relationships and staff appointments. Some schools cussion on schools’ international com- previously non-existent. He hopes to operate at the post-graduate level and ponents. Most or all represented col- further these relationships by enlarging award master’s degrees in a range of leges integrate and exchange faculty the outreach to include faculty and stu- studies. and fellows from other nations. “We dents from each college’s international January’s workshop was consistent looked at how schools are implement- program in a week-long workshop with Association of Southeast Asian ing international perspectives within within the next year.

24 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Lao-PDR to assume ASEAN Chairmanship APCSS helps nation prep for international leadership role

he Lao People’s issues impacting the orga- Democratic Repub- nization’s member nations Tlic will assume the and dialogue partners. Ac- Chairmanship of ASEAN in cording to APCSS Director 2016. To assist in prepa- and Team Lead Lt. Gen. rations for this regional (Ret) Dan Leaf, the role will leadership role, the ASEAN require strong inter-agency department in Lao PDR’s cooperation within the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs PDR government. – supported by the Asia- “Effective coordination Pacifi c Center for Security among its ministries tied Studies – hosted a seminar to ASEAN affairs will be April 7 to 8 in Vientiane. crucial to success,” said Leaf, adding, “this ‘Seminar on National Coordination “...by the end of day for ASEAN Chairmanship 2, we were a team 2016’ aided these ministries ready to contrib- in establishing networks in support of Lao PDR prep- mitment to strengthening ute to ASEAN and among their key points of arations for the assumption ASEAN and ASEAN-led peace and security contacts.” of the ASEAN chairman- processes. in the region.” Four APCSS team mem- ship. Future seminars will The seminar’s unique bers joined more than 50 address issues and priorities value and contribution to - Lao participant Lao participants from 21 identifi ed by Lao PDR as national and regional capac- ministries and offi ces in dis- signifi cant to its future lead- ities was summarized well cussions on improved coor- ership efforts. by a participant. “On day The chairmanship will dination and organizational The seminar was an 1, we arrived as participants involve leadership of various change. Together, they example of the strong and at a seminar. On day 2, we ASEAN organizations and identifi ed and documented developing relationship be- arrived as co-workers with events to include nearly a required “next steps” to tween the United States and a unifi ed national vision. thousand meetings and sum- strengthen communication Lao PDR. While designed But by the end of day 2, we mits. Through these, Lao and coordination. to enhance the capacity of were a team ready to con- PDR will lead discussions Their efforts marked the Lao PDR offi cials, it also tribute to ASEAN, and peace on key regional security fi rst of a series of dialogues demonstrated a U.S. com- and security in the region.”

Four members of the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Studies joined 50 Laotian leaders to prepare the Lao People’s Democratic Re- public to assume the Chairmanship of ASEAN. (Right) A member of the Lao PDR contingent offers input during workshop proceedings.

www.apcss.org 25 Workshops Reducing Disaster Risks South Asian nations explore partnerships to strengthen resiliency

educing risks inher- ent in natural disas- Rters is a critical chal- lenge for South Asia, a re- gion prone to severe storms, fl oods and earthquakes. Professionals from fi ve South Asian nations joined members of the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Stud- ies in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 3 to 5, to build coop- erative strategies to partner and mitigate these disasters’ damaging effects. “With densely populated cities, challenging geogra- phy and vulnerable infra- structures, a large-scale nat- ural disaster in South Asia has the potential to set back development and destabilize progress on a tremendous scale,” said APCSS profes- sor Jessica Ear. Ear served as APCSS lead for the Colombo (Top) Subject matter experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and participants from South Asian nations exchanged perspectives on partnerships for disaster risk reduction March 3 to 5 workshop titled, “Building in Sri Lanka. (Bottom left to right) APCSS Professor Jessica Ear was APCSS’ workshop lead while Partnerships in South Asia Sri Lankan participant, Anoja Seneviratne, served as one of fi ve breakout team facilitators. Disaster Risk Reduction.” best practices into current The event brought together ages multi-stakeholder participants. They hailed frameworks; and partnerships to reduce from India, Bangladesh, defense, government, civil  Advance DRR part- disaster risks. Such rela- Pakistan, Nepal and Sri society and private sector nerships at national and tionships, Ear stated, can Lanka, with each serv- leaders to focus on three regional levels. facilitate vital DRR-related ing in a public or private tasks: The workshop aligned information-sharing, multi- fi eld with a stake in their  Identify and clarify with the intent of the Hyogo national training and plan- nation’s DRR planning ef- DRR partnership challenges Framework for Action, a ning efforts, and pooling of forts. and opportunities; 10-year plan endorsed by resources. They explored areas  Integrate effective the U.N. General Assembly The Sri Lanka workshop for partnering through 11 partnership strategies and in 2005. The plan encour- featured 32 South Asian plenary topical discussions

26 CURRENTS Spring 2015 that addressed issues such activities,” said the event’s as regional DRR trends, risk co-host lead, Maj. Gen. reduction versus response, L.B.R. Mark, director gen- and successful partnership eral of the Disaster Manage- case studies. Speakers ment Centre in Sri Lanka. included subject matter One workshop partici- experts from APCSS, U.N. pant framed the coordina- agencies, and civil society tion challenges in South and private organizations. Asia as such: “Disaster In group breakout ses- management is...manage- sions, teams identifi ed and ment with less resources documented nation-specifi c and during diffi cult times, DRR challenges and gaps, but it is still management.” and recommended strategies Ear added, “While the for multilateral partnering. need for improved multi- The ultimate objective, Ear sectoral collaboration with stated, is integration of these governments is clear, there recommendations into each are still many questions on nation’s National Compre- how to sustain and scale hensive Disaster Manage- partnerships for risk reduc- ment Plan; this, in addition tion and resilience-build- A number of factors make the South Asia region high-risk in terms to sustaining partnerships of severe impacts from natural disasters. ing…I believe this work- and networks, with associ- shop enabled a group with a ated information-sharing, (was) an ideal platform to of disasters; it strengthens signifi cant stake in reducing initiated at the workshop. build friendship and partner- the proactive approach to disaster risks to address “I think this workshop ships that deal with all kinds holistically manage disaster those questions.”

APCSS rep presents workshop fi ndings at U.N. conference Professor Jessica Ear represented practices, such as relevant informa- This issue, she added, was dis- the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security tion sharing, technical assistance and cussed in the context of strengthen- Studies at the Third U.N. World Con- utilizing unique strengths of NGOs, ing existing mechanisms such as the ference on Disaster Risk Reduction to identify key opportunity areas for South Asian Disaster Knowledge March 17 to 18 in Sendai, Japan. The DRR partnerships in the region. Network, and the Web portal devel- WCDRR played host to 187 nations They identifi ed increased DRR oped by the South Asia Association and more than 6,500 participants. awareness, communication and infor- for Regional Cooperation. R3ADY Asia-Pacifi c, an APCSS mation sharing as priority areas with Also addressed was planned es- network partner in the DRR fi eld, insuffi cient national and regional tablishment of a regional research conducted multiple side events, capability. center and better leveraging of exist- including the March 17 session in “Participants agreed that current- ing educational institutions for infor- which Ear shared fi ndings from the ly, DRR partnerships occur largely in mation and knowledge sharing. recent APCSS workshop “Building the response phase of a disaster. This Workshop participants, Ear relat- Partnerships in South Asia Disaster suggests that DRR partnerships are a ed, highlighted the need for greater Risk Reduction,” in Colombo, Sri result of mostly ad-hoc arragements emphasis on disaster impact assess- Lanka. and are often not considered in plan- ments and early engagement with Ear reported that workshop par- ning and integration with other gov- stakeholders in planning approaches ticipants drew from examples of best ernment processes,” Ear said. for increased partner buy-in.

www.apcss.org 27 Faculty publications

APCSS faculty members wrote the follow- Their article explains how the dif- Japan Chair Platform: ing articles and papers in their capacity ference in the political systems of Japan Matters for South as subject matter experts. The views ex- these two dissimilar societies was a pressed in these articles are those of the key factor in facilitating reform in Korea’s Security authors alone. All listed writings are avail- Myanmar while inhibiting it in North Dr. Jeffrey Hornung’s article able on-line. Korea. “Japan Chair Platform: Japan Matters Worlds Apart: Why North Read more about the divergent for South Korea’s Security” addresses treaty requirements impacting Japan- Korea Won’t Follow paths taken by Myanmar and North Korea and the high stakes involved based U.S. forces. Myanmar’s Path to Reform in weighing the costs and benefits of Hornung writes, reform for each regime online at http:// “A few months www.globalasia.org/article/worlds- ago, Prime Minister apart-why-north-korea-wont-follow- Shinzo Abe of Japan myanmars-path-to-reform/. raised concerns in South Korea when Mongolia’s Counter- he stated in a Diet committee hearing Terrorism Architecture: that U.S. Marines Implications for Domestic cannot rush to defend South Korea Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd and Dr. Development and Foreign without first engaging in prior consul- Steven Kim collaborated on an ar- Partnership tation with Japan. Seoul’s fear is that ticle discussing whether North Korea Abe can effectively control Washing- would follow Myanmar in adopting Why would a counterterrorism pol- ton’s assistance to Seoul in a contin- institutional reforms. Their article icy matter in a country where terror- gency on the Korean peninsula.” “Worlds Apart: Why North Korea ism isn’t a major threat? Dr. Jeffrey He explains that because Tokyo Reeves looks at the long-term benefits Won’t Follow Myanmar’s Path to understands Korea’s impact on Japan’s of Mongolia’s counterterrorism law in Reform,” which appears in the 2014 security, Seoul has little to worry his latest paper, “Mongolia’s Counter- Winter edition of Global Asia, com- about. Terrorism Architecture: Implications pares the two countries in terms of At issue in Abe’s statement, Hor- for Domestic Devel- the factors affecting their decisions nung writes, are exchanged notes opment and Foreign regarding reform. between Tokyo and Washington re- Partnership.” In the article, they state: “The rea- garding the implementation of Article Reeves notes the VI of their bilateral security treaty. son that reforms in Myanmar have nation’s lack of a seri- The notes state, “major changes in raised such high expectations for ous terrorist threat, the deployment into Japan of United North Korea is the perceived similari- thus, “for Mongolia, ties of the two regimes. counterterrorism is States armed forces, major changes in As with North Korea today, under as much about fostering inter-agency their equipment, and the use of facili- military control, Myanmar was ruled cooperation as it is about securing ties and areas in Japan as bases for by a highly secretive, nationalistic and the country from a largely theoretical military combat operations to be un- dictatorial clique; it was a pariah due threat.” dertaken from Japan other than those to human rights abuses, and its ex- He outlines the country’s two pri- conducted under Article V of the said tremely poor and isolated population mary counterterror institutions, which Treaty, shall be the subjects of prior suffered under international sanctions. include the 2004 Law of Combatting consultation with the Government of The comparison is faulty, however, Terrorism and the National Counter- Japan.” because these are two very different Terrorism Coordinative Council. To read the complete article, go to: societies with contrasting sets of polit- To read the complete article, go to: http://www.apcss.org/?s=Japan+chair ical institutions that have evolved un- http://www.apcss.org/wp-content/up- +platform&x=0&y=0. Hornung also der vastly dissimilar historical, social, loads/2010/03/Terrorism-in-Mongolia- recently penned the commentary “Mr. and geographical circumstances.” Reeves-Oct2014.pdf. Abe goes to Washington.”

28 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Vietnam, the United the other can be seen as one between Tell, in Three Voices.” States, and Japan in the status quo and revisionist powers. The She writes that contemporary dis- former share the same objective of cussions about sovereignty and juris- South China Sea maintaining the balance of power that dictions in the Sea have become so Last year, China deployed a drill- has kept the region in peace for the politicized as to obscure historical in- ing rig in South China Sea waters last two decades. sights. Her essay considers the role of claimed by Vietnam as part of its China, with a long period of rapid history in the South China Sea through exclusive economic economic growth in the last three de- the lens of three recent works on mari- zone. The move cades, appears to be determined to use time Asia. heightened tensions its newfound power to assert its sov- Nankivell writes, “While Robert between the two ereignty claims, which in end effect, Kaplan’s 2014 book offers an abstract account of rising states and ancient nations and caused would amount to its dominance of the rivalries, the two other works by Bill several states to region.” Hayton and Bernard Cole offer more weigh in on the side To read the paper, go to: http:// compelling explanations of the role of of Vietnam; the www.apcss.org/wp-content/up- human agency in shaping the region’s loads/2014/11/SouthChinaSea-Vuv- United States and Japan among them. claims. The comparison of these works ing-Oct2014.pdf. In his latest paper, “Vietnam, the yields a commentary on the South United States and Japan in the South China Sea disputes, and on the method- China Sea,” Dr. Alexander Vuving The Stories Nations Tell, ologies employed by those who study examines what’s at stake in the dis- this consequential sub-region and its puted waters in terms of economic in Three Voices maritime past.” and strategic value. He looks particu- Professor Kerry She adds that the stories nations tell larly at Vietnam’s efforts to stake its Lynn Nankivell are often sweeping, usually grand, some- claim in an area believed to be rich in calls examination of times stirring, but rarely entirely true. fi sh stocks, energy reserves and min- the role of history in To read the complete article, go to: eral ores. the South China Sea http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/1 Vuving writes, “The fault line “dangerous ground” 0.1080/14799855.2015.1005740#abst between Vietnam, the United States, in her article titled ract. and Japan on one side and China on “The Stories Nations Publications continued on Page 38

Alumni Perspectives

While attending APCSS courses, Fellows are required to complete the battle against smuggling of contraband. The paper is on-line at: http:// a Fellows Project, which may be done as a presentation, research www.apcss.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/AP-Indonesia-Smugglers-2.pdf. paper or policy brief. APCSS makes these papers available on-line in our “Alumni Perspectives” publications. Fozia Fayyaz, an ASC 14-3 graduate, is director of Special Services Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan. In her paper “Enhancing the Role of Women in Indonesia to Counter titled, “Developing the Human Resource Potential of South Asia,” she Terrorism” is a paper by Lisa Wulan, graduate of the Advanced discusses how South Asian nations should educate and train their large, Security Cooperation (ASC 14-3) course. Wulan, a security ana- youthful populations to take advantage of the global need, particularly in lyst, advocates Indonesia use women’s unique relational skills to aging developed nations, for skilled labor. The paper is on-line at: http:// enhance its ability to fi ght terror, especially in the area of de-radi- www.apcss.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/AP-Fayyaz-HR-South-Asia- calization. The paper is available on-line at: http://www.apcss.org/ fi nal.pdf. alumni-perspectives-enhancing-the-role-of-women-in-indonesia-to- counter-terrorism/. “Empowering Cambodian Women’s Full Participation in Defense and Security Sectors” is a paper by ASC 14-3 graduate Lt. Col. Vanndy Kris Mada, graduate of ASC 14-3, discusses “Empowering Piv., a member of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. Piv addresses Indonesia’s Local Seafarers to Contain Smuggling (A Case the cultural and political barriers women face in his nation with regards to Study: Batam, Riau Islands).” Mada, a journalist with Indone- integration in defense and security roles, particularly at leadership levels. sia’s Kompas Morning Daily, makes the case for Indonesia to em- The paper is on-line at: http://www.apcss.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ ploy its non-military sea assets to overcome a lack of resources in AP-Women-Cambodia-SSD-Final.pdf.

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Chile District Court. Bruno Rakotoarisoa, EC02-2, was promoted PROMOTIONS Jose Pedro Valdivieso, Madagascar EC04-3, was promoted to to major general and ap- Bangladesh major general. Dominique Jean Olivier pointed program coordina- Rakotozafy, EC99-2, was tor general, Ministry of MD Hasan UZ Zaman, India National Defense. CCM08-1, was promoted promoted to lieutenant gen- to colonel and appointed as Malathi Narayanan eral and appointed minister Louis Antoine de Padoue Col Staff, Military Institute CCM08-2, was promoted to of defense. Ranaivoseheno, EC05-2, of Science and Technology. registrar in Debts Recovery Samitiana Radoma Rabe- was promoted to rear admi- ral and appointed director Dr. M. Maksudur Rah- Tribunal, New Delhi. harindranto, EC99-1, was promoted to major general of defense, Ministry of Na- man, CCM13-1, was Indonesia promoted to professor, de- and appointed director gen- tional Defense. Edward Simarmata, eral, Planning and Opera- partment of geography and Malaysia environment, University of ASC14-2, was promoted to tions Ministry of National Dhaka. chief judge of the Baubau Defense. Sofi an Karim, ASC14-3,

Members of the Philippines Alumni Association and APCSS staff gather following the November biosecurity conference in Manila conducted jointly by APCSS, the Philippines Department of Health and National Defense University of the Philippines. Philippines is top APCSS alumni association for 2014

The Philippines Alumni As- “Exploiting the Crime-Terror Nexus” ecurity in Southeast Asia” workshop sociation is the Asia-Pacifi c Center workshop in Manila. The associa- in Manila and sent key partici- for Strategic Studies Alumni As- tion provided two full-time logistics pants and a speaker to the October sociation of the Year for 2014. The support people, guest speakers, the “Maritime Security Challenges 2014 group is best among 57 APCSS keynote speaker and hosted cultural Seapower Conference” in Canada. alumni associations worldwide. events. The Philippines association is led The group’s achievements in- The association also provided simi- by its president, Joe Tale, and vice clude supporting the February 2014 lar support for the November “Bios- president, Ernesto Carolina.

30 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Alumni Associations Afghanistan was promoted to consul Nepal mander in the Southern American Samoa general in Ho Chi Minh Province of Sri Lanka. Australia Jeetendra Dev, SSD11-1, City, Vietnam. Bangladesh was promoted as a member Sena Sundra Waduge, Bhutan Maldives of Parliament. ASC12-2, was promoted to Cambodia* brigadier general. Cameroon Pashupati Upadhyay, Mohamed Sadiq, EC02- Canada CSRT14-1, was promoted Don Kapila Wanigas- Chile 2, was promoted to deputy to deputy inspector general ooriya, ASC13-1, was pro- China commissioner of police. of police and deputed to the moted to air commodore. Colombia Comoros ** Mohamed Ziyad, EC06-3 Commission for Investiga- Tissley Kodituwakku, Cook Islands was promoted to colonel. tion of Abuse of Authority. CCM13-1, was promoted to Fiji brigadier general. Guam Mohamed Ibrahim (Mal- Anuj Basnyat, EC06-1, Hong Kong dives), OR10-1 and ASC09- was promoted to major gen- Aruna Ravindra India 2, was promoted to colonel eral. Jayarathne, CCM14-1, Indonesia and appointed commander was promoted to deputy Iraq Pakistan director, Disaster Manage- Japan of the Coast Guard. Jordan ment Center. Abdul Rauf, ASC10-2, was Sabir Hussain, CSRT10- Kazakhstan Lao PDR promoted to colonel and ap- 1, was promoted to group Thailand Lebanon pointed director of military captain. Madagascar** Graisri Gesorn, ASC09-1, intelligence. Malaysia Papua New Guinea was promoted to rear ad- Maldives Abdulla Ibrahim, ASC12- miral. Marshall Islands Bernadette Efi , ASC14-3, Mauritius** 1, was promoted to colonel Yuttana Sangma, and appointed commander, was promoted to acting di- Micronesia rector, public relations divi- CSRT15-1, was promoted Mongolia Male Area. Mozambique sion at the PNG Science and to Chief of Staff Artillery Regiment, Marines Divi- Myanmar Ahmed Riza, ASC12-2, Technology Secretariat. Nepal was promoted to colonel. sion. New Zealand Philippines Pakistan Mohamed Mukthar, Tonga Palau CSRT13-1, was promoted to Papua New Guinea Ricardo Visaya, EC06- Col. Tongapo’uli Aleamo- colonel and appointed prin- 3, was promoted to major Peru ciple director, Marine Corps. tua, EC01-2 and CCM12-1, Philippines general and appointed com- was promoted to brigadier Republic of Korea Hassan Shifau, TSC14-1, mander of the Southern Lu- general, and appointed as Russia & Far East Russia was promoted as acting high zon Command. Samoa the new chief of defense. Singapore commissioner to London. Raoul Guerrero, CSRT12- Solomon Islands Vanuatu Ahmed Thohir, CSRT14-1, 1, was promoted to head Sri Lanka agent of the National Bu- Taiwan was promoted to lieutenant Delphine Vuti, ASC14-1, Tanzania reau of Investigation. He is colonel. was promoted to Police Su- Thailand also the chief of the Counter perintendent. Timor-Leste Mohamed Firdhous, Terrorism Division. Tonga ASC14-2, was promoted to Vietnam Tuvalu major. Sri Lanka Vanuatu Do Minh Thai, EC03-1, Vietnam Shiruzimath Sameer, Nevil Ranjan Lamahew- was promoted to rear ad- U.S. (D.C. & Hawaii) ASC14-2, was promoted as age, CCM13-1, was pro- miral. * Informal group permanent secretary, Minis- moted to brigadier general ** Joint alumni association try of Foreign Affairs. and posted as brigade com- Bangladesh with the Africa Center

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selor in the Bhutan Embassy Eliki Siga, ASC13-1, is er Wing. POSITION in Bangkok, Thailand. deputy conservator (Direc- tor Services), Fiji Ministry Maldives CHANGES Cambodia of Primary Industries. Brig. Gen. Ahmed Shahid, Police Brig. Gen. Sam Isireli Tagicaki, ASC13-1, EC00-2 was appointed vice Munir Chowdhury, Dara, CSRT06-1, trans- is chief investigator, Fiji chief, Maldives National CCM13-1, was appointed ferred from Logistics and Defense Force. joint secretary, Ministry of Independent Commission Finances to the General Commerce. against Corruption. Maj. Gen. (Ret) Moosa Department of Immigration Ali Jaleel, EC00-3, was ap- Commodore M. Abidur and appointed as deputy di- India Rahman, EC04-1, com- pointed minister of defense. rector of border check. Air Commodore S.C. pleted the National Defense Capt. Chhoeuth Polrith, Kabra, ASC08-2, joined Brig. Gen. (Ret) Farhath Course 2014. CCM13-1, was appointed the Pacifi c Medical College Shaheer, CSRT08-2 and Honorable Saber Chowd- section chief of information and Hospital, Udaipur (Raj- EC99-2, is chief executive hury, CA13-6 and ORA13- and cooperation, Depart- asthan), India as a professor offi cer of the Male hospital. 2, was elected president of ment of Weapons, Ministry in community medicine. Fathimath Inaya, ASC10- the Geneva-based Inter- of Interior, Cambodia. 1, is deputy minister, For- Parliamentary Union. Its Rear Adm. Sudhir Pillai, eign Affairs and high com- current membership is China EC03-3, has been appointed missioner to Singapore. comprised of 166 national chief instructor (Navy) at Dr. Yang Danzhi, CCM10- legislatures with 45,000 the Defense Services Staff Brig. Gen. Zakariyya 1, was nominated as the as- members of parliament. College, Wellington, India. Mansoor, OR10-1 and sistant director of the Center EC01-3, was appointed di- Cmdr. ATM Rezaul for Regional Security Stud- Indonesia rector general, Department Hasan, CSRT06-3 and ies, China Academy of So- Capt. Ari Maryadi, of Counter Terrorism. OR10-1, is commanding a cial Sciences. Coast Guard Base in West CSRT14-1, was posted as Zone. Mr. Xu Bu, EC01-1, is dep- an intelligence analyst to Mongolia uty representative of Korean the United Nations Interim Commodore Abidur Rah- Col Amarbayasgalan Peninsula Affairs in China’s Force Lebanon for peace- man, EC04-1, was appoint- Shambaljamts, ASC12-2, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. keeping operations. ed registrar of Bangabandhu is a visiting professor to the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dr. Jing Lu, EC02-1, is Chaerul Yani, CSRT08-2, Republic of Korea National Maritime University. minister counselor and dep- is the director of intelli- Defense university uty head of mission from gence of Jambi Police Re- Benazir Ahmed, CSRT07- China to ASEAN. gional. Mr. Badral Tuvshin, 1, transferred from his posi- TSC14-2, was appointed tion as police commissioner Fiji Heru Hanindyo, ASC14-2, chief, National Emergency to director general, Rapid is deputy chief of Tahuna Col. (Ret) Jonisio Mara, Management Agency Mon- Action Battalion Forces of District Court. golia. Bangladesh. EC04-1, is deputy secre- tary, Ministry of Defense, Anggiat Napitupulu, Myanmar Bhutan National Security and Im- CCM10-1, was posted in migration. Los Angeles, Calif., as Indo- Ms. Kay Thi Soe, ORA14- Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk, nesian immigration consul. 6, is minister counselor, EC05-3, is a minister coun- Villiame Wilikilagi, Myanmar Embassy, Rome. selor in the Royal Bhuta- CSRT11-1, CA12-04 and Korea nese Embassy, Brussels. ORA14-7, is director of Na- Nepal tional Security, Ministry of Brig. Gen. Youngkwan Ugyen Dorji, ASC11-2, is Defense, National Security Ryu, EC05-2, has taken Col. Yog Raj Sharma, serving as minister coun- and Immigration. command of the 16th Fight- ASC14-2, was posted in

32 CURRENTS Spring 2015 New York as a military 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. advisor for the Permanent 2014 Alumni of the Year Eugenio Gepte Jr., Mission of Nepal to the EC06-1, was posted as United Nations. humanitarian affairs offi - Col. Pradeep Jung K.C., cer of policy and planning CSRT08-3, is working as unit at the Offi ce for Co- ordination of Humanitari- a military attaché from the an Affairs, United Nations Nepal Army to the United Offi ce at Geneva. Kingdom at the Embassy of Nepal in London. Police Chief Superin- tendent Moro Virgilio Supradip Chakma, Lazo, EC05-3, was desig- EC01-1, was appointed as Maj. Liza Theriault Capt. Domingos Oki nated chief, special action ambassador to Mexico. forces of the Philippine Maj. Gen. Binoj Basnyat, Two Fellows from the Advanced Security Coopera- National Police. tion (ASC 14-2) course are the Asia-Pacifi c Center for ASC11-2, was appointed Security Studies Alumni of the Year for 2014. They’re Singapore commandant, Nepalese recogized for success in implementing APCSS Fellows Army Command and Staff Projects. Wing Commander College. Maj. Liza Theriault, chief of senior leader develop- (Ret) Dayal Wijeratne, SSTR06-2, is fi rst of- Netherlands ment for Pacifi c Air Forces, advocated inclusion of a Women, Peace and Security program into her com- fi cer, Airbus 330/340, Sri Rene Nijenhuis, CCM14- mand’s formal strategy guidelines. After Theriault Lanka Airlines. briefed then PACAF Commander Gen. Herbert “Hawk” 1, is humanitarian affairs Sri Lanka offi cer at the Joint UNEP/ Carlisle on data regarding inclusion in the Asia-Pacifi c OCHA Environment Unit. region, the general established a WPS program, placing Brig. Gen. Adeepa Thila- it under the command’s Theater Security Cooperation karathna, ASC14-1, is New Zealand Division. dean, Faculty of Graduate Capt. Domingos Oki, with the Timor-Leste Defence Capt. Shaun Fogarty, Studies, Kotelawala De- Force, is recognized for establishing mechanisms for fence University. CA13-3, was appointed multilateral engagements. He conducted face-to-face the New Zealand Defence defense meetings with representatives from more than Sisira Senavirathne, Force attaché to France. 12 nations, including China, India and France; orga- ASC14-1, is counselor, nized the annual Defence Cooperation Talks between Embassy of Sri Lanka in Papua New Guin- his nation’s defense force and the Australian Defence Abu Dhabi. ea Force; and organized the fi rst-ever defense discussion Ranjith Gunaratna, Capt. Alois Tom, SEC04- among eight Portuguese-speaking countries. EC02-2, completed his 2, is heading the State of tour as ambassador to Emergency on Electricity Lebanon and is now Services. He is in charge Philippines the northeast region of the heading the policy and of all public and private Philippines. research division of the production of electricity in Brig. Gen. Gerardo Bar- Ministry of Foreign Af- Col. Cirilito Sobejana, the country. rientos, EC06-3, was desig- fairs. nated division commander ASC10-2, is the assistant Maj. Dalso Umul, ASC14- Rear Adm. S. R. Sama- of the 1st Infantry Division, chief of staff for operations, 2, has been selected to G3, Philippine Army. He ratunga, EC04-3 and Philippine Army. attend the Australian Com- also recently attended the SEC07-2, is advisor, mand and Staff College in Col. Rey Labanen, ASC10- Multinational Cooperation maritime affairs for the Canberra. 2, is brigade commander in Program in the Asia-Pacifi c (Continued on next page)

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Thailand United States POSITION War College in Washington Wanalee Lohpechra, D.C. Anthony Kolankiewicz, ASC09-2, is minister coun- CHANGES EC98-2, completed a two- Brig. Gen. N.E. Rick Nel- selor at the Permanent Mis- year assignment at the son, SEAPOC14-1, was as- sion of Thailand to ASEAN (Continued from Page 39) signed as chief of logistics, in Jakarta. American Embassy in Da- kar, Senegal. International Security Assis- Senior Col. Nattawut tance Force, Afghanistan. Petroleum Resources Devel- Sabyeroop, EC02-3, is the Paul Kreutzer, JEC05-3, is opment Secretariat. deputy director of the Peace serving as the Department Maj. Dawood Luqman W.M.R.P. Weerasinghe, Operations Center, Direc- of State political advisor at APOC08-2, transferred to EC06-1, is additional secre- torate of Joint Operations, Africa Command, Stuttgart, the Pacifi c Command Joint tary, Ministry of Productiv- Royal Thai Armed Forces Germany. Intelligence Operations ity Promotion. HQ. Center in Hawaii. Lt. Col. John Lloyd, Group Capt. Haripriya Kay Piyawatwichit, ASC11-1 and APOC11-2, Dr. Charles Craft, EC05-1 Abeysinghe, ASC11-1, is ASC12-2, is serving as a completed his command and APOC08-1, is the den- commanding offi cer, Sri staff member to the minister deployment to Kuwait. He tal health director for the Lanka Air Force Station, attached to the Prime Minis- is now assigned as brigade Division of Public Health in Bandaranaike International ter’s Offi ce. executive offi cer for the 1st Nebraska. Airport. Thanawat Sirikul EC01-2, Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet is the minister counselor at Frank Cho, SEC06-3 and Asai Lakkathas, CCM12-1, command. the international economics ASC14-2, is the joint multi- is senior assistant secretary, policy division, Ministry of Shawn Trahan, CSRT12- national exercise planner for Ministry of Fisheries. Foreign Affairs. 1, is attending the National U.S. Army Pacifi c. Col. Nihal Kodithuwakku, ASC12-2, is commanding offi cer, Sri Lanka Air Force Detachment. Chaminda Hettiarachchi, ASC12-2, is controller, De- partment of Immigration and Emigration. Waruna Wilpatha, ASC14- 2, is acting high commis- sioner in Ottawa, Canada. Renuka Jayasundara, ASC14-3, is working in the Financial Crime Investiga- tion Division.

Taiwan Bruce Linghu, TSC12-1, DIRECTOR MEETS WITH BHUTAN ALUMNI: APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf trav- assumed the ambassadorial eled to Thimphu, Bhutan, April 9 to 12 to develop ties with members of the Bhutan government post in Ottawa, Canada, as and connect with 12 of the nation’s 35 APCSS alumni. During a banquet hosted by Bhutan’s the representative of the Tai- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Leaf provided an update on Center activities, and alumni shared pei Economic and Cultural benefi ts they’ve gained in APCSS engagements. Offi ce in Canada.

34 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Capt. Liang-Kuan “Al- Armed Forces. He joined R. Chan- chief of the Naval Staff. He bert” Ho, APOC14-1, com- the Brunei Multipurpose drashekhar, is devoting his time to social pleted his work at APCSS Training Centre as an avia- EC02-2, retired work, helping to improve and is transitioning to a new tion instructor and works as additional di- education and vocational duty position. disaster management simu- rector general in training in Pakistan. lation. the Ministry of Defense and Marc Estepa, CSRT10-1, joined the Centre for Joint is commander of the 84th Papua New Guinea Canada Warfare as a senior fellow. Civil Affairs Battalion. Dr. Gideon Anthony Kolankiewicz, Capt. Gordon Madagascar Kendino, EC98-2, transferred from Peskett, EC99- ASC09-2, re- Brig. Gen. Dakar, Senegal, to Jerusa- 2, retired from tired from the Edmond Ra- lem, Israel. the Navy after military and is solomahandry, nearly 38 years of distin- managing a medical clinic Gene O’Nale, EC98-3 and EC00-3, retired guished military service. and providing business de- SP12-1, is the chief of staff, from the military. National Guard Professional Fiji velopment advice to an Aus- tralian medical company. Education Center at Camp Col. Jackson Maldives Robinson, North Little Evans, EC02-1, Lt. Col. Hus- Sri Lanka Rock, Arkansas. retired from the sain Haleem, military. Adm. Jayanath Vietnam ASC10-2, re- Colombage, Ambassador Vuong Hai tired from the EC06-3, retired Nam, EC04-3, was posted Hong Kong military. as commander of as the consul general of the Sri Lankan Steve Word- Vietnam in San Francisco. Brig. Gen. Navy. He is advisor to the sworth, Ahmed Mo- chairman, Avant Garde CSRT10-1, hamed, TSC13- Maritime Services. retired from the 1, OR10-1, RETIREMENTS Hong Kong Po- CSRT09-1 and Tonga lice Force. EC00-1, retired as vice chief Australia of Defense Force. Brig. Gen. Tau’aika India Rear Adm. Nepal Uta’atu, Rowan Mof- Maj. Gen. SEC05-3, re- Mahabir Gu- fi tt, SEC05-1, A.K. Siwach, tired as chief of rung, ASC10-2, retired from ASC09-1, re- Defense and was appointed retired as deputy the Navy and tired from the Tongan ambassador to inspector gen- is now the partner in charge Indian Army as China. eral after 30 of Ernst & Young’s defense head of Territorial Army af- account. years of faithful service to ter serving for 37 years. United States the Armed Police Force. Brunei Col. Patrick Reardon, Kulwant Rai, Pakistan Maj. Jasmin EC01-3, retired EC04-3, retired Ibrahim, Adm. Asif San- from the U.S. as joint director CCM08-2, re- dila, SEC07-1, Army. He is re- in the Ministry tired from the retired from the siding in Cypress, Calif. Royal Brunei of Defence. Pakistan Navy as

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APCSS team captures awards for federal service Twenty-one Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Studies employees were rec- ognized at the Honolulu-Pacifi c Federal Executive Board’s 59th Annual Excel- lence in Federal Government Awards cerermony at the Joint Base Pearl Har- bor-Hickam Offi cer’s Club May 1. The annual event honors employees from government agencies in Hawaii for their outstanding effort, dedication, and contributions to the workforce and community. Employees’ organizations nominated them for these honors. APCSS’ award winners for 2015 are: APCSS members representing the Center at the Excellence in Federal Government Awards ceremony May 1 were (left to right): Laureen Kukino, Lenore Patton, Cherrielynn Team Excellence: College Kamahele, Robin Wong, Pedro Gutierrez-Torres, Cmdr. Alan Chace, Brig. Gen. (Ret) Operations: U.S. Navy Cmdr. Alan James Hirai, Carlton Cramer, and Richard Sears. Chace, Dr. Lori Forman, U.S. Army ment Operations Department. rielynn Kamahele, Regional Engage- Lt. Col. Ian Francis, Dr. Scott ment Operations Department. Hauger, U.S. Air Force Maj. Christo- Federal Employee of the Year APCSS Director Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan pher Kuchma, Professor Kerry Lynn (Professional/Admin/Tech): Carolyn Leaf honored his staff’s hard work. Nankivell, Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Profes- Orita, Administration Management “Our APCSS schedule is daunting, with sor Thomas Peterman, Dr. Alexander Offi ce. courses and workshops fl owing year- Federal Employee of the Year Vuving, Dr. Virginia Bacay-Watson, long with little break between events. (Clerical/Assistant): Larry Fryer, Hu- Dr. Mohan Malik, Dr. Saira Yamin, Our staff, however, has excelled in man Resources Department. U.S. Navy Lt. Nicholas Matcheck, maximizing these opportunities to build U.S. Army Lt. Col. Donald Peterson, Exceptional Community Ser- and strengthen vital partnerships in the Robin Burrell, and Florence Rapozo. vice: Johnette Chun, chief, Human region. They’ve proven that a relative- Federal Leader of the Year: Le- Resources Department. ly small cohort of dedicated profession- nore Patton, chief, Regional Engage- Mentor of the Year: Cher- als can change the world.” Professor highlights women’s role in American progress While showcasing women’s contributions also described her personal experience in to America’s social and political evolution, male-dominated fi elds of military and public Dr. Miemie Byrd shared her vision of an accounting work. equal workforce with U.S. soldiers at Fort “Today, I’m happy to say we’ve ‘come a Shafter, Hawaii, March 7. The Asia-Pacifi c long way baby’...however, we have more to Center for Security Studies professor served do,” said Byrd, who related that women still as the keynote speaker for the 9th Mission account for only 16.6 percent of military of- Support Command’s Women’s History Month fi cer corps today. observance. The professor laid out a fact-based case Byrd traced women’s achievements from that nations experience stronger economic the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam confl ict and social development when women are in- Dr. Miemi Byrd and their role in today’s Armed Forces. She cluded in key development processes. 36 CURRENTS Spring 2015 APCSS name change honors long-time U.S. Senator Inouye The Hawaii Congressional Delegation recently an- nounced the redesignation of the Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Studies. The change was included in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act and signed into law by the president in December. “We’re proud and humble that we will now formally bear the name of the man who was at the center of the founding of this center …Senator Daniel K. Inouye,” said APCSS Di- rector Lt.Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf. “Senator Inouye had a reputation as a man of peace who embodied trust,” said Leaf. “ At APCSS, we will work hard to continue his legacy by being a trusted place for produc- APCSS’ Dean of Academics Carleton Cramer and Dean of Busi- tive discussions and engagement on peace and security mat- ness and Operations Richard Sears unveil the new Center logo. ters for the Asia-Pacifi c and the United States.” ter will be held later this year as part of the Center’s 20th A ceremony to mark the offi cial name change of the Cen- Anniversary celebration.

HAILS AND FAREWELLS APCSS welcomed a number of goodbye to USAF Col. Steven Huss. new members to its staff while saying College of Security Studies added goodbye to others during the period Massaih Ali as a managent pro- Sept. 1 to April 30. gram analyst, and USN Lt. Daniel In the Executive Operations Bradshaw replaced USN Lt. Cmdr. Group, Warren Williams joined the Daravanh Kollasch as a military administrative management offi ce. operations offi cer. USAF Capt Public Affairs welcomed Agusto Mu- Chris Erlewine also joined the staff rillo as the new staff photographer, as a military operations offi cer. CSS college operations said goodbye to and Mary Ellen Haug is the Library’s USAF Maj. Christopher Kuchma. newest team member. EOG bid fare- Mary Ann Copeland replaced well to temporary staff member Dr. Kerine Buckley in the CSS admin- Pam Milligan. STAYING ABOARD: Logistics Specialist istrative support section. Filomeno In Admissions and Business 2nd Class Copernick Louis (right) reenlists Batayola joined the ops team on a Operations, U.S. Navy Chief Petty in the U.S. Navy at a March 27 ceremony at APCSS. The Center’s chief of procurement temporary duty assignment. Offi cer Richard Cabag replaced New APCSS interns included U.S. USN Chief Petty Offi cer Mordeaci and supply, Lt. Cmdr. Richard Pleasants (left), offi ciated the ceremony. Louis supports the Navy Lt. Lyndsey Fatz, U.S. Army Hawthorne in the resource manage- APCSS mission as a supply technician. 1st Lt. Christopher Coulombe, Ka- ment section. RM also welcomed sia Biaspalava, Angelica Chavers, USN Seamen William Reding and and Melody Adezas. Dwayne Ako re- Cody Fultz, Alyson Kim, Paulina Marvin Craft, who joined the travel placed Raymond Adames in DABO’s Kostrzewski, Matyas Kreidler, Da- offi ce, and Romanito Rodrigo who information systems division and Ed- vid Lim, Aneta Pachedzhieva, and replaced Joseph Torres in the bud- win Paras departed his position as chief Michael Perry. Departing interns in- get and accounting division. Corey of ISD’s network technology division. cluded USAF Capt. Liang-Kuan Ho Dodd replaced Catrina Thames as DABO bid farewell to its deputy direc- and Jillian McGee. an administrative assistant. tor, U.S. Air Force Col. Jonathan Kim, Mizuho Kajiwara served as a vis- REO welcomed Liana Bratland who deployed. The organization also said iting academic.

www.apcss.org 37 Faculty writings (Cont’d from Page 29) APCSS Course Calendar * Note: Dates are subject to change. Please visit our state is sometimes affl icted website for the most current information. Pakistan: National with protracted confl ict con- Security Dilemmas ditions; hence the transition Course # Start Date End Date and Transition to process per se may not have Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) 15-2 24-Sep-15 ...... 29-Oct-15 Democracy a direct or signifi cant causal relationship with pervasive Dr. Saira Yamin’s pa- Senior Executive Asia-Pacifi c Orientation Course instability.” (SEAPOC) per on “Pakistan: National You can read the full pa- 15-1 6-Oct-15...... 8-Oct-15 (T) Security Dilemmas and per online at: http://aia.sage- Transition pub.com/content/current. Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) to Democ- 15-1 23-Jul-15 ...... 25-Aug-15 racy” was Maritime Security 16-1 11-Feb-16...... 9-Mar-16 recently in the Indo-Pacifi c: published Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) by the Perspectives from 15-1 1-Jun-15 ...... 5-Jun-15 15-2 16-Nov-15...... 20-Nov-15 (T) Journal of China, India and Asian Security and Interna- the United States Asia-Pacifi c Orientation Course (APOC) tional Affairs (JASIA 2:1, In Spring 2013, the Asia- 15-2 22-Jun-15 ...... 26-Jun-15 April 2015). Pacifi c Center for Security 15-3 31-Aug-15 ...... 04-Sep-15 The following is an ab- Studies hosted a workshop 16-1 25-Jan-16...... 29 Jan-15 (T) stract: entitled “Maritime Coopera- (T) = Tentative “Empirical evidence tion in the Indo-Pacifi c Re- supports the notion that gion: China, India and U.S. emergent and hybrid demo- Perspectives.” Proceedings cratic regimes are often un- from the workshop have stable and confl ict-ridden. just been published in a new While these are important book, “Maritime Security in fi ndings, the implication the Indo- that instability is induced Pacifi c: by democratic transitions Perspec- provides a partial under- tives from standing of the dynamic. China, Pakistan’s recent return India, to a democratic system of and the government provides an op- United portunity to test this thesis States.” and draw inferences about According to Dr. Mo- prospects for democratic han Malik, workshop aca- consolidation. demic lead and book editor, Using Pakistan as a case “this book brings together a study, the research raises cross-section of outstanding three important consid- practitioners, policymakers, ASEAN handshake erations towards a more scholars and analysts from comprehensive analysis of Fellows with the Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC China, India, Australia and 15-1) course demonstrate an organizational gesture used the dynamic of instability the United States.” to illustrate unity within the Association of Southeast Asian in democratic transitions. The book is available for Nations. ASC 15-1 was in session from April 2 to May 7. First, it emphasizes that a purchase at:https://rowman. developing transitioning com/ISBN/9781442235328.

38 CURRENTS Spring 2015 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Director – Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf, U.S. Air Force Deputy Director – Brig. Gen. (Ret) James T. Hirai, U.S. Army Development Advisor - Dr. Lori Forman

COLLEGE OF SECURITY STUDIES Dean – Capt.(Ret) Carleton Cramer, U.S. Navy

Associate Dean, Academics – Col. (Ret) David Shanahan, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Danny Makalena, U.S. Air Force - HA/DR, Associate Dean, Operations – Col. Gregory Winston, USA Physical Security Operations, Logistics, Korea, Japan Dr. J. Mohan Malik – China, Geopolitics, & Weapons Dr. Rouben Azizian – Security Sector Development, Regional Proliferation Organizations, Eurasia Security Dr. Justin Nankivell – International Law, Security Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd – Economics, Adult Ed., Myanmar Sector Development

Dr. James Campbell – Indonesia, BioSecurity Ms. Kerry Nankivell – Maritime Security, Strategy & contacts Cmdr. Alan Chace, USN – Northeast Asia, Pacifi c Maritime Security Decision-making Dr. Al Oehlers – Economics, Burma, Southeast Asia, Capt. Benjamin Clancy, USN - National Security Law/Rule of Pacifi c Islands Law Mr. Tom Peterman – Disaster Management, UN HA/DR, Ms. Jessica Ear – Human Security, Crisis Management, Civil UN Peace Operations Societies, Cambodia Dr. Jeffrey Reeves - China, Mongolia, and East Asia Mr. Herman Finley, Jr. – Information Technology, Strategic Security Communication, China Dr. Lora Saalman - India, China, Nuclear Policy, Crossdo- Col. Todd Fish, USA - Theater Logistics, Northeast Asia main Deterrence, Military Modernization Dr. Lori Forman – Development Financing, ODA, Public-Private Col. (Ret) Dave Shanahan, USA – Security Sector Devel- opment Partnerships, Non-Governmental Organizations Dr. Christopher Snedden - South Asia, Security Sector Dr. David Fouse – Japan Development, International Relations Lt. Col. Ian E. Francis, USA - China, Counter-Terrorism Lt. Col. Nathan Springer, USA - South Asia, Confl ict Dr. Scott Hauger – Environment/Science Resolution, Counterinsurgency, Counterterrorism Dr. Christopher Harmon – Terrorism, Insurgency, U.S. Foreign Mr. Shyam Tekwani – South Asia; Media & Confl ict; Terrorism Policy Dr. Alexander Vuving – Geopolitics, Southeast Asia, China, Vietnam, South China Sea Dr. Jeffrey Hornung – Japan, East Asia Security/Foreign Policy Dr. Virginia Watson – Science & Technology Policy, Lt. Col. Benjamin Hwang, USA, - Foreign Internal Defense, Un- Southeast Asia/Philippines, Water Security coventional Warfare, Counter-Special Operations Forces Dr. William A. Wieninger – WMD Issues, Security Sector Dr. Steven Kim – Korea, Governance Development Lt. Col. Kenneth Lawrence, USA - DoD Cyberspace Operations, Col. Gregory Winston, USA – South Asia Cyber Security Dr. Saira Yamin - South Asia, Confl ict Analysis & Resolution

ADMISSIONS & BUSINESS OPERATIONS PUBLIC AFFAIRS Dean – Capt.(Ret) Richard Sears, USN Chief – Ms. Mary Markovinovic ADMISSIONS Public Affairs Specialist – Mr. Jesse Hall Chief – Lt. Col. (Ret) Tom Patykula, USA Webmaster/Photographer – Mr. Bob Goodwin Registrar – Ms. Pearl Peiler Photographer – Mr. Agusto Murillo Alumni – Lt. Col. (Ret) John Gasner, USAF Cover Art/Group photos – Visual Information (VI) Branch

Email: [email protected] CURRENTS EDITORIAL BOARD [email protected] Ms. Mary Markovinovic, Managing Editor; Jesse Hall, Editor; Bob Goodwin; Agusto Murillo; Dr. Rouben Azizian; Lt. Cmdr. Stay connected with APCSS... (Ret) Jo Gardiner, USN; Lt. Col. (Ret) John Gasner, USAF; Capt. Ed Miller, USMC; Dr. Al Oehlers; Dr. Jeffrey Reeves; and Col. (Ret) Dave Shanahan.

www.apcss.org 39 Chiefs of Defense and APCSS alumni APCSS provides support for the annual Asia-Pacifi c Chiefs of Defense Conference, the latest of which took place in November in Brunei. APCSS leadership and faculty facilitated lectures and discussions, and provided logistics support. Pictured is Center Director Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf (center) with attendees who are also APCSS alumni. They are (left to right) Singapore Lt. Gen. Ng Chee Meng; Maldives Maj. Gen. Ahmed Shiyam; Bangladesh Lt. Gen. Shafi ul Huq; Cambodia Gen. Eth Sarath; Nepal Gen. Bahadur Rana; Mongolia Lt. Gen. Byambajav Tserendejid; Tonga Brig. Gen. Tau'aika 'Uta'atu; Papua New Guinea Brig. Gen. Gil- bert Toropo; and Australia Vice Adm. Ray Griggs.

Please don’t forget to contact the Outreach and Alumni Coordination Branch at [email protected] if you have been promoted, changed job positions, or moved.

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