Currents Spring 2018 FINAL - Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific ......Admiral Scott H. Swift, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT); and General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Commander

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CoursesAdvanced Security Cooperation ................................. 5-6Comprehensive Crisis Management ........................... 7-8Asia-Pacifi c Orientation Course.....................................9Transnational Security Cooperation ......................... ... 10

Workshops & DialoguesIn Defense of the Rules-Based International Order ..11-12 Maritime Shared Awareness Workshop in Bangkok .13-14Workshop Brings Together CVE Experts in SE Asia ...15-16DKI APCSS Hosts Indo-Pacifi c Strategy Workshop ... 17-1812th ASEAN Working Group held at DKI APCSS............18

Faculty publications & NewsPublications ................................................................ 19USINDOPACOM and U.S. Soft Power ..................... 23-24DKI APCSS Faculty Supports SOCPAC Workshop......... 24Nepal’s Core Group: Esteemed, Credible & Impactful ... 25

Alumni EngagementPromotions ............................................................ 26-27Position Changes .................................................... 27-29 Retirements ................................................................ 30Alumni Awards and Recognition ..............................30-32

In every issueVisitors ....................................................................33-34Center News ..........................................3-4, 21-22, 35-36Course Calendar / Course Managers .............................37Contacts ...................................................................... 38

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

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CURRENTS Summer 2018Vol. 31Covers January 1 - June 30, 2018

On the Cover

This month’s cover encompases the new DKI APCSS’ Director Pete Gu-mataotao’s philosophy “Ike Pono,” a Hawaiian term for “Always Striving to do the Right Thing to the Best of Our Ability.” Read the entire pledge he made to Staff and Faculty on pages 21-22.

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From the Director

Shriver and Principle Deputy Assis-tant Secretary of Defense (PDASD) Dave Helvey.

While we’ve had a change here at the Center there are also other changes happening here in Hawaii. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM); Admiral Scott H. Swift, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT); and General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Commander of U.S. Air Forces Pa-cific (PACAF) for all their support of the Center during their time here. PACOM is our mission partner so the dialogue and synergy were essential. All three leaders understood the op-portunities the Center provided and even made the time to interact with the Fellows during our formal courses. We wish them Fair Winds and Follow-ing Seas.

I’d also like to welcome our in-coming PACOM Commander, Admi-ral Philip S. Davidson. He brings a wealth of experience and talent to the region and we look forward to sup-porting him as our mission partner.

I will continue to post updates on the Center’s activities. If you are a government security practitioner and/or very interested in the Indo-Pacific region, coming to DKI APCSS is highly encouraged. Each nation in the region is provided billets via our U.S. Embassies. We look forward to con-necting with those who are focused on ensuring peace and stability in the region.

Mahalo,

Aloha and welcome to my first Direc-tor’s message. Maj. Gen. James Hartsell and I turned over

the first week of February and since then it’s been a whirlwind of activities and information. My initial time as the Director has been focused primarily on the “How, What, and Why” of our Center and understanding the needs of our primary stakeholders. In this journey, I have had the opportunity to interact with the men and women that execute the What and How but most importantly generate the synergy to pro-duce actionable outcomes. I’ve gotten to know and appreciate the tremendous work that this team does on a daily ba-sis. Amazing! These professionals are considered exemplars of good gover-nance because of the way they approach the wide range of tasks necessary to ac-complish our capacity building mission. I am proud and humbled to be part of this team.

Yes, I’m the new director but the Center and the core of what we do here remains the same. We work with securi-ty practitioners, our primary customers, to educate, connect, and empower them. We give them opportunities to share and speak with great candor in a non-

attribution environment. Transparency, Mutual Respect, and Inclusiveness are our standing principles. The effect I see at the end of the courses and work-shops I have witnessed have been truly transformational! I see security practi-tioners start the building blocks for en-during relationships, a portal to better understand and ultimately fostering of trust. The true value is reflected in the outcomes of this experience and what the Fellows do with it in applying the variety of tools that they can use to help build or sustain stable and secure environments which hopefully lead to prosperity for their people.

Since I’ve been here, we’ve gradu-ated two courses: the Comprehensive Crisis Management Course (CCM18-1) and most recently the Advanced Se-curity Cooperation (ASC18-1) course. I’ve also been able to attend three workshops as well. The “Countering Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia: Recent Lessons and Urgent Priorities” workshop was part of a continuing dis-cussion of how ASEAN countries can share lessons learned and support each other to counter violent extremism. I also attended the “Building Mari-time Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia”workshop in Bangkok (page 13).

Our “US Strategy in the Indo-Pacif-ic” workshop was the result of a recent request by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy to help sponsor the workshop at DKI APCSS to bring key leaders from the region together to discuss proposed U.S. Indo-Pacific strategies. This 2 ½-day workshop fo-cused on a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy. We’ve done all this in close coordination with OSD’s Asian & Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) – par-ticularly with the guidance and assis-tance from APSA leadership: Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) Randy

Focusing on the How, What and Why of DKI APCSS


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Director briefed in Singapore after Workshop

Following the successful conclusion of the “Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia IV” work-shop in Bangkok, Thailand, DKI APCSS Director retired Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao gladly accepted an invitation to visit Singapore’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) and Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Coordination Centre (RHCC). Workshop partici-pant and IFC Director SLTC Raymond Ong, Republic of Singapore Navy hosted Director Gumataotao and Professor Kerry Lynn Nankivell at Changi on May 31. Accompanied by distinguished academics affi liated with the Rajanara-tnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Maritime Security Programme, the delegation had a thorough orien-tation to Singapore’s eff orts to support regional capacity to address shared challenges at sea and on land.

Established in 2008 and newly renovated in 2017, Sin-gapore’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) acts as a regional information sharing hub for white shipping data as a means of enabling regional states’ capacities to address non-tra-ditional challenges at sea. Southeast Asia’s waterways are crucial to global trade and vulnerable to disruption by non-state actors seeking profi t. In that context, the IFC acts as a crucial communication channel between partner states in fast-moving scenarios. In one recent example in February 2018, the IFC worked with the FISH-i West African Task Force and the Regional Maritime Fusion Centre in Mada-gascar to provide information and coordination to national authorities from Tanzania, Mozambique and Indonesia, among others, to eff ect the arrest of INTERPOL-wanted vessel, STS-50. STS-50 was identifi ed as an IUU-black-listed vessel wanted under a variety of ship names. After a trans-oceanic chase, STS-50 was fi nally arrested by Indo-nesian authorities acting on information passed via the IFC

and other partners. Building on these and similar successes, the IFC continues to refi ne its operation as an information sharing resource for Southeast Asia. As a result of their eff ort, Singapore and many of its neighbors can better ad-dress shared challenges including theft, armed robbery and piracy at sea (TRAPS); illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fi shing; and smuggling and traffi cking in Southeast Asian waters.

Across the hall at Changi, Singapore hosts another information-sharing hub that directly supports Southeast Asian coordinated capacity to address primary security challenges. The Regional HADR Coordination Centre serves a coordinating function among global militaries as they rush to respond to natural disasters in the region. Located at the heart of the “ring of fi re,” Asia is not only the site of the most natural disasters worldwide, but it also suff ers more casualties from disasters than any other region worldwide. Drawing on lessons learned from the global response to Typhoon Haiyan (2014), Singapore’s RHCC of-fers a coordinating clearing house for militaries seeking to provide assistance to national disaster management organi-zations (NDMO) in the event of crisis. Complementing the work of the civilian-centred ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) Center in Jakarta, the RHCC acts as a coordination hub where contributing states can coordi-nate, deconfl ict or harmonize military aid. Amid the imme-diate chaos in the aftermath of a major natural disaster, the RHCC off ers crucial streamlining capacity to partner states wishing to contribute to eff ective assistance for disaster-aff ected states.

Director Gumataotao was pleased to have the chance to interact with the women and men that make the IFC and RHCC work. In the business of security cooperation, the dedication and professionalism of key personnel is a key success factor. As model contributors to regional peace and security, DKI APCSS will engage both Centres, as well as the Government of Singapore in its in-resident programs and regional workshops.

Ms. Jane Chan (RSIS), SLTC Raymond Ong (IFC), Director Gumataotao, and other contributors to RSIS and Singapore’s Regional HADR Coordination Centre (RHCC) at the Information Fusion Centre (IFCP)

Director Gumataotao meets with IFC Director SLTC Raymond Ong.

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Exceptional Employees Recognized at FEB Ceremony

Nearly 30 employees, including one de-partmental team of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, took a break from their duties to be hon-ored Apr. 27 at the 62nd Honolulu-Pacific

Federal Executive Board Excellence in Federal Govern-ment Awards ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam Officer’s club.

These powerhouse employees were selected by their department heads and DKI APCSS leadership for their sig-nificant contributions to the mission of the Center.

Regional Engagement Operations Assistant Nelly Xime-ma Williams, who was selected as the Federal Employee of the Year, (Clerical and Assistant), is at the forefront of an extremely robust visitor program, and it was no surprise that she was nominated by her supervisor.

“I’m so happy, it was fun and I’m just so happy that not only the Center recognized the employees, but everybody in the Department of Defense,” said Williams. “I also en-joyed the part when they (her department) came to support me.”

Management and Program Analyst for the College Mas-saih Ali received the award for Exceptional Community Service and incorporates the “service to others” philosophy into his daily life. He also serves as president of the “Kokua Hui,” the Center’s non-profit private organization, which organizes and oversees fundraising events within the Center in support of the Center’s social program.

“My wife and I, we actually try to help out the homeless as much as we possibly can,” he said. “We will go out and take them food, hygiene products, toiletries… things like that. It’s something that just touches my heart all the time. I hate to see kids seeking food and shelter.”

Mr. Ali also helps his wife with her volunteer efforts at the local Veteran’s Administration with those in hospice care by cheering up the patients with cosmetic services and attention.

“I’m absolutely humbled by it (being selected). I’m thankful (DKI) APCSS takes part in recognizing their em-ployees for the work they do, here and outside. We make a difference in people’s lives and that’s important.”

Team Excellence – Information Systems Department (ISD) – Daniel Park accepted the award on behalf of his team

Federal Supervisor of the Year – Mary R. Gokey, Chief, Human Resources Department

Federal Employee of the Year (Professional, Adminis-

trative, Technical) – Raelyn Brett, Transportation As-sistant (OA), Resource Management Department

Federal Employee of the Year (Clerical and Assistant) – Ximena “Nelly” Williams, Regional Engagement Operations Assistant

Exceptional Community Service – Massaih Ali, Man-agement and Program Analyst, College of Security Studies

Mentor of the Year – Cmdr. Kristopher Robinson, College Operations Officer, College of Security Stud-ies

For over 60 years, outstanding federal employees working in Honolulu – Pacific Federal Executive Board (HPFEB) agencies have been recognized at an annual awards ceremony. The ceremony is held jointly with an EXPO, where federal benefit and other partners staff booths to educate employees on their offerings and benefits and corresponds to Public Service Employee Recognition Week, nationally.

The HPFEB uses this event to: Celebrate the innovation and quality of work performed

by employees by honoring and presenting awards in seven categories.

Learn about other agencies’ best practices. Promote the excellent work of federal agencies.

Each awardee is recognized with a certificate by a local military or government leader. Each FEB agency may nom-inate one candidate for each of the seven award categories (the Team Excellence Category typically includes multiple awardees). There is no selection board at the FEB level, se-lections are prioritized at the agency level when nomina-tions are submitted.

DKI APCSS award recepients, coworkers, mentors and supporters gather under the Banyan tree to pose for a group photo after the ceremony.


Common Understanding, Goals the Focus of ASC 18-1One hundred seven Fellows gradu-

ated from the Advance Security Co-operation Course (ASC) 18-1 May 2, with a newly developed common understanding of the challenges and opportunities to security in the region and enhanced networks of coopera-tion. U.S. and international Fellows from 37 locations took part in this course’s latest iteration (ASC 18-1) March 29 – May 2.

The fi ve-week ASC is an executive education program enabling mid-level military and civilian leaders to deepen their understanding of the complex se-curity environment in the Indo-Pacifi c region.

The ASC 18-1 curriculum off ered 25 plenary topical discussions that survey the regional security landscape and address key regional issues such as maritime security, countering vio-lent extremism, HADR, economic security, and regional security archi-tecture and 29 electives on topics like geopolitics, civil-military relations, migration, and weapons of mass de-struction.

Fellows from the course were ex-cited about prospects of cooperation enhanced by the exercises.

“DKI APCSS provides a venue where we can build trust and confi -dence between countries based on the friendships that we built in this course,” said Ms. Myo Pa Pa Htun from Myanmar.

During a seminar discussion Fel-lows solve complex security problems.

Fellow Li Fa-hu from Taiwan con-curred. “The most unique aspect of DKI APCSS is the opportunity to join and interact with representatives from so many countries; there is no other chance for me to have such an experi-ence. The course encourages mutual respect for every culture; this is very

special,” he said.The ASC course relied on a vari-

ety of learning formats ranging from lectures to small-group discussions to exercises. This combination and the participant-centered method enabled Fellows to learn eff ectively.

“In my other educational experi-ences, it was always a challenge to transition from theory to exercise or practice; however, at DKI APCSS we felt very free and open to express our views; and the transition from theory to practice was very clear and done very well,” explained Navy Cmdr. Victor Valencia from Peru.

In the capstone exercise at the end of the course, the 107 Fellows

played the role of fi ve country teams to negotiate the best outcomes of a hypothetical crisis related to the South China Sea dispute. Refl ecting on their experience gained from the exercise, one Fellow said that the crisis negotia-tion exercise “helped in understanding as to why a country assumes a rigid position and how we can still focus on certain areas of common interest or of mutual agreement to work on, even if major issues are not addressed imme-diately.”

Participants were from Austra-lia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Fiji, Ger-many, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, the United States, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

“DKI APCSS provides a dialogue among security practitioners and learned professors from across the region with interaction from an angle I have never seen before,” concluded Mr. Adeel Ahmad Khan from Pakistan.

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In his commencement speech, Lt. Col. Geajaindren Mariapan from Sin-gapore emphasized the importance of maintaining the connections the Fel-lows established during the course.

“We have built something spe-cial,” Mariapan advised a packed au-ditorium audience. “We have forged strong friendships and built lasting relationships. As we part ways back to

our jobs and schedules, don’t let these just be memories, let this end be a new beginning.”

ASC is one of fi ve formal courses at DKI APCSS. The Center is a De-partment of Defense institute that addresses regional and global se-curity issues. Military and civilian representatives, most from the United States and Indo-Pacifi c nations, par-

ticipate in a comprehensive program of executive education, professional exchanges and outreach events, both in Hawaii and throughout the Indo-Pacifi c region.

Fellows participate in very intense problem-solving exercises during a seminar discussion.

ASC 18-1 Fellows work hard throughout the course and continue their discussions, even when on breaks. By the end of the course, they’ve developed a mutual respect and often become lifelong friends.


CCM 18-1 concludes with 102 new Alumni

One hundred and two Fellows from 37 locations completed the Compre-hensive Crisis Management course (CCM 18-1) at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Stud-ies (DKI APCSS) Feb. 15 to March 14.

Managing disasters or crises in-volves a host of government and non-government actors, impacting popula-tions that are often ethnically, politi-cally and culturally diverse. Moreover, the myriad of contributing factors, interconnected processes and multi-ministry/multi-national actors can make planning, response and recovery actions overwhelmingly complex.

The CCM curriculum enabled partnerships through contributions from Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, the National Oce-anic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), the Clean Islands Council, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management, the Pacific Disaster Center, and Pacific Command J9.

“I guess what I thought was quite

unique about it was having people from different countries in the Pacific region congregate in one room and to share thoughts on crisis management,” explained Emi Manogi Hipa, Office of External Affairs, Niue. “Also at the same time, learning about their culture in your respective countries.”

CCM is five-week, annual execu-tive education program designed to educate and enhance capacity among security practitioners for crisis prepa-ration, mitigation, response and re-covery. The curriculum addressed crisis capacity by developing a strong foundation for critical thinking, strate-gic assessments and plans, leadership, communication, negotiation and other relevant skills for enhanced crisis man-agement and coordination. Fellows had opportunities to analyze problems, explore factors that shape effective crisis management and develop com-prehensive strategies and approaches through applied learning of best prac-tices, case studies, small group discus-sions, exercises and an individual Fel-low’s Project. As seasoned profession-als from multiple backgrounds, course Fellows shared diverse expertise and experiences in a participatory and

trusted environment to achieve com-prehensive learning outcomes.

According to a post-course survey, 54% of the Fellows rated their educa-tional knowledge of comprehensive crisis management as “advanced,” up from 8% from day one of the course. 56% identified natural disasters or climate change as the Indo-Pacific region’s top security challenge for the next five years.

More importantly, the course Fel-lows renewed their commitment to im-proving crisis and disaster manage-ment in their country or organization through their Fellows’ Projects and now have access to the 11,000 strong DKI APCSS alumni network.

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Above: CCM Fellows join arms in solidarity as they sing the Hawaiian song “Aloha ‘Oe” at the conclusion of the Commencement ceremony.

Left: CCM Fellows listen to ideas shared by their seminar team.

Excitement brews with Fellows as they engage in a Capstone Exercise.


week after the U.S. summit with North Korea in Singapore. My hope is the curriculum and lectures provided by our out-standing faculty will enable the Fellows to apply what they ex-

perienced here to understand the changes they will continue to see in the region. Fellows were very impressed with the professional-ism with which the entire Center conducts a course. The knowledge and networking they leave with will enhance their careers and U.S. National Security for decades to come.”

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

APOC is normally comprised mostly of U.S. Fellows, and this time was no different; APOC 18-2 had a ratio of 81 percent U.S. and 19 percent international. The Fellows were predominately military with 60 percent

military and 40 percent government civilians. With 36 percent female, this is the highest ratio of male-female for this particu-lar course.

For the first time, APOC included a senior seminar, com-prised primarily of U.S. and international Flag Officers and Senior Executive Service personnel.

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

The center is a Department of Defense institute that ad-dresses regional and global security issues. Military and civil-ian representatives, most from the United States and Indo-Pa-cific nations, participate in a comprehensive program of ex-ecutive education, professional exchanges and outreach events, both in Hawaii and throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

A total of 171 U.S. and international Fellows partici-pated in the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC) 18-2 at the Daniel K Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Secu-rity Studies in Honolulu. The five-day course concluded on Friday, June 22, and included Fellows from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, In-dia, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singa-pore, and Taiwan.

APOC is designed to provide an over-view of regional dynamics and trends in the security, economy, politics, defense, and information arenas. Faculty members address these areas in the context of the major sub-regions: Northeast Asia, South-east Asia, South Asia, and Oceania.

According to the Course Manager LTC Michael Burgoyne, “APOC 18-2 was a lot of fun, and it occurred in the context of a rapidly changing security environment—literally one

Senior Executives join another record-breaking APOC 18-2Courses

One hundred and seventy-one humans and one dog completed APOC 18-2.

Director Gumataotao poses for a photo with Fellow Zachary Schneidt af-ter presenting his therapy dog “Lu” with a Golden Lanyard for completing the course.

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Gaming simulations highlight TSC 18-1Twenty-fi ve senior leaders from

twenty-four locations participated in the Transnational Security Coopera-tion course (TSC 18-1) from May 20 – 25 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pa-cifi c Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS).

The course manager for this itera-tion of TSC was Navy Cmdr. Jonathan Odom and the Course Coordinator was Lt. Col. Alex Bortado.

The course is off ered twice a year to senior security practitioners from the whole-of-government and society at the vice-minister, ambassador, and senior military offi cer (one- to four-star rank) level. It aims to enhance awareness of transnational security is-sues within the complex environments they occur; explore collaborative poli-cies to address transnational security challenges; identify opportunities to strengthen states’ capacities; and pro-mote eff ective security governance.

TSC 18-1 examined the nexus be-tween traditional and non-traditional elements of security to highlight the importance of a broader understanding of security. The blended approach of plenary lectures, elective presentations and an interactive gaming simulation

kept these senior leaders from around the Indo-Pacifi c region engaged in a shared learning experience throughout the week.

“I’m learning a lot of new things because of the perspectives of other Fellows,” explained Philippines Maj. Gen. Restituto Padilla, an AP-01 Alumnus. “Besides this, there are very interesting and very thought-provok-ing discussions that have begun during the sessions, which are clearly very important for security practitioners like me that could help in the drafting

of policy for my country and en-gagements in the region.”

Another par-ticipant in the TSC had a simi-lar perspective on the course.

“What is unique about the courses that the DKI APCSS conducts, is that you talk about security

and development challenges that are faced by the countries of the region,” added Amb. Kunzang Namgyel, of Bhutan, and EC 03-1 Alumnus. “The professors and academic staff here do a whole lot of analysis on the contem-porary issues facing the Indo-Pacifi c region, and how we can come to an understanding on how to solve many of these issues. Exchange of these ex-periences, which is most valuable, is sometimes an insight into the critical issues that face the Indo-Pacifi c region nd relevant to all of our countries.”

TSC is one of fi ve formal courses at DKI APCSS.

Twenty-fi ve senior leaders from 24 locations, including DKI APCSS Director retired Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao completed TSC 18-1.

Director Gumataotao celebrates after receiving his certifi cate of completion for TSC 18-1.


by Kerry Lynn NankivellDefense of the Rules-Based Inter-

national Order (RBIO) is shaping up to be the leitmotif of 2018. At the (SLD), the region’s premier Track 1.5 defense and security dialogue, preoccupation with adherence to rules, laws and norms, and the regional order to which they give rise, was a theme that ap-peared in nearly every official speech. From the opening keynote compelling-ly delivered by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ opening remarks and Singapore Minister of Defence Ng’s closing thoughts, it seemed clear that the region’s residents – large and small – are preoccupied with increas-ing uncertainty about the stability of the long-held rules of the road that have underpinned regional prosperity and stability for decades.

Profound uncertainty pervades three major regional issues. The first is nuclear non-proliferation and the Korean peninsula. Defense Ministers Song (ROK) and Onodera (Japan) understandably made this issue the theme of their SLD18 remarks, and supported by Min-isters from Canada, France, the U.S. and U.K. expressed their commitment to pursue Complete, Verifiable, Irreversible Denucleariza-tion (CVID) through negotiations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Nearly all speakers acknowledged the failures of past ne-gotiations, in which agreements were struck even as parties neglected to im-plement the provisions to which they had agreed. Moreover, international instruments including the Nuclear

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as well as three United Nations Security Council Resolutions since 2017 have failed to deter North Korea’s steady march to nuclear capability. In fact, decades of diplomatic frustrations seem only to have led to the undeni-able nuclearization of the Korean pen-insula (the Kim regime has successful-ly undertaken three nuclear tests and

many more missile tests since 2015). It is little wonder that this year’s secu-rity summit included a palpable sense of cynicism about the power of trea-ties, negotiations or even face-to-face diplomacy to bind parties to the basic rules of good conduct. With few con-sequences for bad behavior, but even fewer alternatives to negotiation, many of us will do as French Minister Parly recommends: endure the cold shower

of reality while two armies of plumb-ers on either side of the Pacific work furiously to get the heat back on.

The international rules-based or-der is also under visible strain in the global maritime commons, but par-ticularly in the South China Sea. Since April 2018, China has deployed anti-ship missiles to the disputed Spratly Islands, landed a strategic bomber on

Woody Island in the disputed Para-cel Islands, and conducted a live-fire exercise inside the waters of its infamous nine-dashed line claim,

despite the fact that it was invalidated by an internationally-recognized Arbi-tral Award ruling in June 2016. Open-ing the Shangri-La Dialogue, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mattis plainly called out Chinese behavior as a bla-tant use of military power for the in-timidation and coercion of her smaller neighbors. Moreover, he correctly not-ed that the nine-dashed line “does not exist,” having been evaluated and dis-

In Defense of the Rules-Based International OrderRefl ections from the annual Shangri-La Dialogue

DKI APCSS Director retired Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao and Prof. Kerry Lynn Nankivell were in the audience as the keynote address was presented.

"U.S. SECRETARY MATTIS AVERRED THAT ‘THERE ARE CONSE-QUENCES’ FOR IGNORING THE RULES, AND THAT CHINA’S RE-CENT ‘DISINVITATION’ TO THE ANNUAL RIM OF THE PACIFIC

EXERCISE IS ONLY ONE SMALL ONE."

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missed in an international legal ruling. Prime Minister Modi adopted a mari-time theme for his keynote remarks, and without singling out Chinese behavior, reminded the audience of the importance of international law and respect for dispute resolution mecha-nisms, as well as the sanctity of sov-ereignty and territorial integrity to the regional order. Ministers and Chiefs of Defense from Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and the U.K. shone a light on Chinese behavior to greater or lesser extents, defending the principle of freedom of navigation as a cornerstone of the international order. But despite the growing unanimity of support for UNCLOS and the rules and norms that it codifies, there is much hesitation and uncertainty about what can be done in the face of deter-mined and repeated violations of the rules by powerful states. U.S. Secre-

tary Mattis averred that “there are con-sequences” for ignoring the rules, and that China’s recent “disinvitation” to the annual Rim of the Pacific Exercise is only one small one. But questions from the audience and sidebar com-mentary remain frustratingly stymied on the question of what feasible op-tions are available to those that seek to defend the rules-based order at sea.

Last, and to a much lesser extent, various senior speakers in Singapore expressed doubts about the health of the rules-based order underpinning economic trade and investment. While one U.S. Senator highlighted “preda-tory economics” that offer a “hand out, not a hand up,” India’s Prime Minister Modi warned of increasing protection-ism and nations “plagued under im-possible debt,” Speaking more plainly than most, Singapore’s Minister Ng unapologetically equated the White House’s unilateral imposition of large-

scale steel and aluminum tar-iffs to Chinese unilateral mili-tary action in the South China Sea. Softening support for the existing international agree-ments on free trade was also called out as a troubling trend by those Ministers coping with the day-to-day reality of ter-rorism and returning fighters, including Ministers Lorenzana (Philippines), Ryamizard (In-donesia) and Attiyah (Oman). Oman’s Dr. Attiyah persua-sively noted that terrorism has “no root cause,” but also stressed that comprehensive investment and development needs to be a strong thread in any successful, multi-layered counter-terrorism policy. This is a difficult reality at a time when domestic publics in many countries seem weary of globalization and its socio-

cultural effects, and suspicious that international trade has benefited some more than others. As in the other two issue areas, the weakened confidence in established rules, norms and laws of international behavior leaves policy makers with few options in charting the way ahead. Dissatisfied with the rule set of the past, the world’s leaders are standing in an unfamiliar transition zone without a clear vision of what lies ahead.

Despite much uncertainty, this year’s Shangri La Dialogue did under-score a nearly-unanimous support for the regional architecture of security cooperation, of which the SLD is an integral part. Nearly every speaker re-iterated her or his recognition of ASE-AN’s centrality to the regional security order, alongside an alphabet soup of mechanisms, forums, regularized exercises and activities. Continued engagement via these and other, less formal mechanisms, including educa-tion and training programs like those offered by DKI APCSS, will become increasingly important as we seek to shore up the international rules-based order. Only dialogue and mutual understanding will help us to build Modi’s “free, open and inclusive” re-gional order. Secretary Mattis stated in his remarks that “years from now, we will be judged on whether or not we successfully integrated new powers to our existing order.” If we are to meet that challenge, we’ll need to redouble our efforts to understand and engage with one another. “We will sail forth,” as French Minister Parly declared, not in spite of uncertainty but because our willingness to move forward together, cautious but optimistic, committed to cooperative outcomes, is the best foundation for a more stable Indo-Pacific.Related: See “Refl ections” con-tinued on page 37

Director Gumataotao and Kerry Nankivell are captured on a monitor during the dialogues.


WORKSHOPS

U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense General James Mattis offered increased US-ASEAN cooperation to build maritime domain awareness to address common threats to regional security at the East Asia Summit and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in late 2017. In support of this commitment, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies hosted a four-day workshop on, “Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia” in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14-17.

The more than 51 participants came from 12 countries plus ASEAN nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sin-gapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). At-tendees included senior policy makers,

security practitioners, and subject mat-ter experts. Several observers from the ASEAN Secretariat, the United States, and India also attended the workshop.

Workshop academic lead Profes-sor Kerry Lynn Nankivell stated that, “this workshop invited participants to develop recommendations for in-formation-sharing protocols and tools to support developing information-sharing agreements between ASEAN member states. These recommenda-tions may form the basis for US sup-port to regional policies and opera-tional goals, through engagement with established ASEAN forums.”

Subject matter experts attending the workshop reported on: contem-porary developments in information-sharing and coordinated operations; recently developed tools and lessons

learned; and participation in several tabletop exercises.

“This workshop is about maritime shared awareness, which is a capabili-ty that the region needs. As for Brunei, we very much welcome this initiative from the U.S. Government, we think it’s a very useful workshop,” said Haji Adi Ihram Mahmud, Director, Direc-torate of Defence Policy, Brunei Min-istry of Defense. “[It] is a good exam-ple of how important the U.S.-ASEAN relations are and how excellent the state of cooperation and relationships are with U.S. and ASEAN.”

As a result of this workshop, par-ticipants: Agreed on information sharing

protocols for regional informa-tion-sharing agreements in devel-opment among ASEAN member states, including suitable tools for operationalization;

Identified opportunities to lever-age existing operations, exercises and training support expanded regional MDA; and;

Identified available tools to build regional MDA suited to all stake-holders’ needs and organizational structures in support of an agreed information-sharing protocol.

Introduce and utilize the Non-Classified Enclave (NCE) and compatible applications to stimu-late discussion on optimal proto-col and supporting requirements.

“The workshop has validated many of the points that were debated in previous ones held in Hawaii.” stated Jesse Pascasio, Director of Strategic Planning and Communications for the Philippines National Coast Watch Council Secretariat. “First and fore-most there is a behavior aspect of in-formation sharing that is a cornerstone

Maritime Shared Awareness the focus of DKI APCSS workshop held in Bangkok

The 51 participants came from 12 countries plus ASEAN nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam).

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for any successful information-sharing arrangement such as the one we have in Singapore, and the one shown to us by Thai (Maritime Enforcement Coor-dination Center).

He further stated that, “the act of this successful information sharing that was conducted in these organiza-tions was built because of the relation-ships of the liaison officers, members of different agencies and between offi-cials of different countries. I think that is a key driver for further discussion

that enables successful information-sharing.”

This was the fourth in a series of workshops on Maritime Shared Awareness hosted by DKI APCSS. This iteration focused on advancing regional efforts to build a Recognized Maritime Picture (RMP) for Southeast Asia.

According to DKI APCSS Director Pete Gumataotao, “This workshop se-ries supports the US government’s en-during commitment to increase U.S. –

ASEAN maritime cooperation to build maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. Charting the way forward in building shared maritime domain awareness requires a multilateral ef-fort with persistent dialogue, transpar-ency and cooperation. Through this collaborative effort in MSA Workshop 4, Southeast Asian partners have start-ed to identify a viable framework for increasing maritime shared awareness. DKI APCSS is honored to be part of this long-term effort.”

Above: Director Gumataotao comments during the plenary.Top: Participants work to solve a problem during a breakout session. Top right: Academic Lead Prof. Kerry Nankivell makes anouncements dur-ing the workshop.Right: Participants introduce themselves at the beginning of the workshop.


WORKSHOPS

“Countering Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia” was the focus of a workshop held in Manila, March 13-16. Hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Stud-ies, the National Defense College of the Philippines, and the Anti-Terrorism Council of the Philippines, the four and a half day workshop brought together 61 security practitioners includ-ing military, police, and civilian government officials, and experts from international organizations, regional think tanks, and academia.

“Extremist groups continue to disrupt the normalcy of daily lives throughout the world. The continued spread of terrorism and the extremist groups evolving strategies are all the more reasons why we should brace ourselves and

find more ways of com-bating them. This 4-day workshop is a dem-onstration that we are ready to fight as they seek to challenge our shared balance of peace and justice and human dignity,” said Philip-pine National Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lo-renzana during opening remarks.

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim also provided opening remarks stating that, “The true strategy

for dealing with violent extremism is to prevent

the next crisis by focusing on the underlying issues that give rise to the violent extremism in the first place.”

According to DKI APCSS director, retired Rear Ad-miral Pete Gumataotao, “This is one of several workshops DKI APCSS has hosted on Countering Violent Extremism and is a clear indicator of our commitment to work with all of the countries in this region on this important issue.”

Last year DKI APCSS hosted a workshop that identified gaps in how we cooperate on this issue and the participants recommended a continuation of this important dialogue among Southeast Asian nations. In this work-shop, participants discussed key regional and international trends and lessons learned from case studies of recent violent extremist activi-ties.

“One of our goals is to enhance under-standing among participants of the opportuni-ties for strengthening collaborative regional actions to address extremist networks and connections, and the next steps necessary to accomplish these,” said academic lead, Dr. Alfred Oehlers.

“Ultimately, our goal is to help build common perspectives and enhance all of our

capabilities in dealing with Transnational Se-curity Threats,” he said. “We use events such as this workshop and our resident courses in

Workshop brings together CVE experts in SE Asia

(l-r) Attorney Florentino Manalastas Jr. (ATC), DKI APCSS Director Pete Gumataotao, U.S. Am-bassador Sung Y. Kim, and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfi n Loranzana.

“Countering Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia” brought together 61 security practitioners including military, police, and civilian government offi cials, and experts from international or-ganizations, regional think tanks, and academia.

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Honolulu, Hawaii, to help build and strengthen professional networks and expand existing cooperative relationships.”

Workshop participants came from 13 countries includ-ing: nine of ten ASEAN countries (Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thai-land, and Viet-nam) as well as Australia, Ban-gladesh, New Zealand and the United States.

“It is impor-tant for us to work not just bilaterally but with all our neighbors. We are all committed to working together. This workshop helps build our relationships and our capacity for dealing with complex transnational issues such as violent extremism,” said Gumataotao.

In deliberations, participants identified eight broad priori-ties in strengthening regional collaboration against violent extremist networking. As ranked in an anonymous polling exercise, these were: Enhancing regional mechanisms to address violent ex-

tremist threats and networking (particularly ASEAN-related mechanisms).

Strengthening information and intelligence sharing on vulnerabilities, radicalization pathways, and best prac-tices against violent extremist networking.

Promoting interfaith dialogues to strengthen commu-nity trust, understanding and tolerance.

Promoting regional academic and research cooperation in violent extremist network analysis to overcome in-formation sharing barriers.

Strengthening cooperative working relationships

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combatting Terrorism Andrew Knaggs spoke at the workshop.

Maj. Gen. Restituto Padilla (APOC12-1) provides an overview of the Marawi siege in the Philippines.

among government, religious and non-governmental organizations against violent extremist networks.

Strengthening counter narratives against violent ex-tremist groups.

Promoting shared regional capacity building for offi-cials in countering violent extremism.

Strengthening education as a tool of moderation (e.g., through government regulation, curriculum develop-ment, etc.)

“We are at a cross-roads and we don’t know what to do because we’ve been looking at this for so long…” said workshop participant Bilveer Singh; pleasantly…sur-prisingly….all of us were here in a quest for answers. I think the one thing we discovered was we need a net-work of nations to fight this.”

Singh, a professor at the National University of Sin-gapore, further stated that, “The most valuable thing we learned … [is] we need a very, very superior, powerful, universal counter-narrative to defeat them (extremists) oth-erwise we’ll never win this war. So it is focused on intellect and heart…head–heart…in order to destroy what is going on out there. I think the take-away from here is that we

all need to go back and start focusing on the counter-narrative which is acceptable to all. We get it…we’ll win the war.”

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"IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO WORK NOT JUST BILATERALLY BUT WITH ALL OUR NEIGHBORS. WE ARE

COMMITTED TO WORKING TOGETHER."


WORKSHOPS

Discussing the principles for a free and open Indo-Pacific region formed the basis of a high-level work-shop on “U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific.” The workshop provided a platform for informal discussion between senior leaders in the region and senior U.S. administration officials involved in developing the Indo-Pacific strate-gy, which complements the U.S. National Se-curity Strategy and the U.S. National Defense Strategy.

The two-and-a-half-day workshop was designed in concert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs and held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii, April 4-6. It brought together 37 participants from 24 governments. International participants included defense, foreign affairs and national security agency officials at the minis-terial, cabinet secretary and undersec-retary level. U.S. participants were from the National Security Council, Department of Defense, Department of State, and the U.S. Pacific Command.

Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) John Rood provided opening comments from Washington, D.C., and emphasized the desire to uphold rules based on international order.

According to workshop academic lead, Dr. Lori Forman, “The goal of regional cooperation based on a com-mon set of principles requires partici-pants to not only hear from speakers, but to also engage with each other.

Our workshops are uniquely suited to facilitate this essential discussion in an atmosphere of trust and candor. ”

Other senior U.S. speakers included Matt Pottinger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs of National Security Council; Alex Wong, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Department of State; and, Dr. Joseph Felter, Deputy Assis-tant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia.

Pottinger shared the U.S. vision for the re-gion with a desire to see “countries upholding the sanctity

DKI APCSS hosts Indo-Pacifi c Strategy Workshopof sovereignty, respect for individual rights, and the rule of law.”

Deputy Assistant Secretary Alex Wong reiterated the U.S.’s commitment in the region with “five treaty allies and strong military partnerships in the region, the con-struct is unlike any other in the history of the world. We give more aid and direct foreign investment in the Indo-Pacific than any other nation; we are the number one

trading partner, and we are the number one economic partner.”

Deputy Assistant Secretary of De-fense for South and Southeast Asia, Dr. Joseph Felter, reiterated the goal to “strengthen alliances and attract new partners.”

According to DKI APCSS Director retired Rear Admiral Pete Gumataotao, “This was the first opportunity for senior U.S. officials from NSC, DOS,

Dr. Ashley Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and Senior Fellow from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, launched the workshop with remarks providing the historical context of U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacifi c.

Thirty-seven defense, diplomatic, and national security offi cials from 24 governments par-ticipated in the “U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacifi c” workshop conducted at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacifi c Center for Security Studies.

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12th ASEAN Working Group held at DKI APCSS

Seventy participants from 17 nations attended the 12th ASEAN De-fence Minister’s Meeting Plus Experts’ Working Group on Humanitar-ian Assistance and Disaster Relief in Honolulu Jan. 21 - Feb. 2.

Admiral Harry Harris, Jr., Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, pro-vided opening remarks at this second meeting co-hosted by Malaysia and the United States at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The meeting included one and a half days of formal sessions and a day of information meetings. Attending the meeting were representatives from nine ASEAN countries and eight “plus’ countries including the United States, Australia, Japan, India, Russia, China, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea.

The meetings focused on improving civil-military coordination mechanisms during HADR Operations.

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and DOD to elaborate on the Indo-Pa-cific strategy with regional leaders and solicit their comments and reactions on content and implementation.”

The second day of the workshop included a rich discussion on the prin-ciples of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Participants provided valuable feed-back on this approach and indicated key principles which align with their countries’ values.

The last workshop that addressed U.S. strategy in 2012 was focused on the rebalance strategy, which was an-nounced earlier that year. Forman served as the lead for that workshop and credits successful outcomes this year to a strong team and building on the lessons learned from the 2012 ef-fort. A key similarity this year was us-ing sub regional and functional break-out groups to gather insights from dif-ferent perspectives.

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Above: Dr. Joseph Felter, Deputy Assistant Sec-retary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia provides opening remarks at the beginning of the workshop.Above right: DKI APCSS Director Gumataotao closes out the workshop and thanks everyone for their participation.


“One Belt OneRoad: Dimensions, Detours, Fissures and Fault Lines” is the title of an arti-cle published by DKI APCSS Professor Dr. Mohan Malik in The American Interest. Dr. Malik also wrote an article published in Asian Affairs entitled “Caught in a Tug-of-war” and another published on the Macdonald-Laurier Institute website entitled “The China-India Nautical Games in the Indian Ocean.”

“The Rise of the Small Boats” defi nes how terrorists use the sea in the latest analytical report by Lt. Col. Alex Carter, U.S. Army, and DKI APCSS alumnus

Captain Damian Fernando, Sri Lankan Navy.

Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd has written an analytical report entitled “The Secu-rity Risks of Rising Inequality,” about the rising eff ects of income equality.

External PublicationsProf. David Shanahan had an article entitled “Security Innova-tion: Enhanced gov-ernance of emerging technologies needed

to promote peace and stability” published in Indo Asia Pacifi c Defense Forum

Assoc. Prof. Elina Noor, a new fac-ulty member at DKI APCSS, published an OpEd entitled “ASE-AN and Cyber.”

Dr. Bill Wieninger recently co-authored an OpEd on N. Korea with Rep. Ted Lieu entitled: “President Trump’s Threats Against North Ko-rea Put the World

in Danger.” The OpEd was published in the Ideas section of Time maga-zine’s website.

“Forthcoming Asia Strategy Should Avoid Second-hand-ed Pitfalls” is a new OpEd published by DKI APCSS military pro-fessor and U.S. Marine Corp Lt. Col. Scott D. McDonald. McDonald states that “whether discussing military tac-tics and strategy, economic policy, or diplomacy, the narrative in the United States is one of reaction and counter-ing a powerful and leading PRC.”

Senior Military Professor Col. James M. Minnich recently published three articles entitled “North Korea Solu-tion: Changed Regime,” “Changed Regime: A Policy to Resolve the

North Korean Nuclear Crisis” in Military Power Re-vue; and “La políti-ca hacia Corea del Norte” in Military Review.

Dr. Christopher C. Harmon has fi nished a fi fth book on terrorism and counterterrorism. In January 2018 he released “The Terror-ist Argument: Modern Advocacy & Propaganda,” co-au-thored with Randall Bowdish, PhD.

Faculty News

Dr. Mohan Malik participated in a symposium Mar. 1 in Ottawa on “Friends and Allies: Openness, Freedom and the Rule of Law in the Indo-Pacific,” organized by MacDon-ald Laurier Institute, Canada.

Dr. Alex Vuv-ing attended a a workshop in Japan Mar. 2 to conduct a presentation on “Security in Asia and the United States Pacifi c

Command,” which examined the role of USPACOM in generating U.S. soft power, an aspect that is poorly under-stood even in America.

Dr Virginia Bacay Watson delivered a talk on “Regional Security Architec-ture (RSA)” during a roundtable discus-sion at the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) on February 1.

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

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Dr. Saira Yamin attended a conference on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island from May 31- June 1, 2018. The conference was a joint endeavor by the Naval War College and the Wat-son Institute of International and Public Affairs. The event brought together a diversity of civil and military security professionals, academics, social scientists, think tanks, and international humanitarian organizations. The discussions

explored the relevance of the gender perspective on topics as wide-ranging as leadership and organizational structures, terrorism and cyber security, mari-time security, foreign and public policy formulation among others.

International perspectives from countries as far and wide as Japan and Ja-maica, Chile and Uruguay, Tonga and Tajikistan brought a number of global good practices to the fore. Dr. Yamin presented the DKI APCSS executive education model focusing on the integration of WPS into its security studies curricula for civil and military practitioners on the Indo-Pacific region.

Dr. Yamin attends conference on WPS

Dr. Justin Nankivell, Dr. Deon Canyon and Associate Professor Benjamin Ryan visited the ASEAN Coordination Centre for Humani-tarian Assistance (AHA Centre) in Jakarta, Indonesia Apr. 16.

The visit included a tour of the facility and discussions about future collaboration opportuni-ties with Ms. Adelina Kamal, Executive Director, Mr. Arnel Capili, Director of Operations, Ms. Nita Ryarti, Programme Coordinator, Mr. Mizan Bisri, Disaster and Monitoring Analysis Officer and Ms. Ferosa, Programme Assistant. The AHA Centre facilitates cooperation and coordination among ASEAN Member States and with the United Nations and international organizations, including the security sector, for disaster management and emergency response across the region.

The DKI APCSS faculty members said they were delighted to assist the AHA Centre, upon their request for assistance, in providing in-house delivery of an executive program (ACE Programme). The ACE Programme prepares future leaders of disaster management in ASEAN by developing the skills and compe-tencies required for future disaster management and emergency response chal-lenges. It requires the participants to commit to a six-month training program covering various disaster management and leadership topics. This includes working at the AHA Centre, training courses, workshops and comparative stud-ies to disaster-affected areas in Indonesia, Japan and New Zealand. DKI APCSS professors will assist in teaching and facilitating a model focused on the areas complexity, causation, analytical assessment, crisis management and crisis lead-ership, and vulnerable populations.

Faculty visits ASEAN AHA Centre

At the invitation of the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC), Dr. Alfred Oehlers was a Senior Mentor in a one-week residential Civil-Military-Police Interaction Workshop (CMPIW) from May 6-11 at the Australian Insti-tute of Police Management in Sydney, Australia.

ACMC is a defense administered, whole-of-government organization, tasked with supporting agencies to de-velop more effective integrated civilian and military capabilities to prevent, prepare for and respond to conflicts and disasters overseas.

With a thematic focus on “Transi-tion to Rule of Law,” CMPIW 2018 sought to promote stronger civil-military-police understanding and engagement, and improve networks across government, non-government and international counterparts. A total of 66 participants from Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, United States and United Nations attended, compris-ing military, police, civilian and non-governmental personnel (e.g. the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres) working in areas related to conflict, stabilization and peacekeeping opera-tions.

Key insights from discussions in-cluded the differing conceptions of what “transitions” and the “rule of law” may imply in conflict, stabiliza-tion and peacekeeping operations. Par-ticipants emphasized a need to ground these terms in specific cultural, social, economic and political contexts, and highlighted the contrasts between civil-ian, police, military and non-govern-mental perspectives. While progress in reconciling these perspectives were acknowledged, participants encouraged continued sensitivity to such differ-ences, and stronger commitments to communication, transparency, and in-clusion to guide interactions in the future.

Oehlers mentors at ACMC


Ike Pono

Director Gumataotao makes a pledge to staff & faculty

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“DO THE RIGHT THING...”“DO THE RIGHT THING...”



by Alexander L. VuvingFor 70 years, the U. S. Indo-Pacific Command (USIN-

DOPACOM) has been a key security player in the Indo-Pacific region, but there is little public awareness of its role in the regional security environment. This lacuna has motivated a group of Japanese researchers, spearheaded by Professor Motohiro Tsuchiya and Ms. Mizuho Kajiwara of Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI), to do something to change it. Between January 2015 and August 2016, with a Fulbright Fellowship, Ms. Kajiwara worked at DKI APCSS as a visiting academic, writing a book on USINDOPACOM. Her book, entitled “United States Pacific Command: Japan-U.S. Defense Interoperability—The Core of the World’s Strongest Alliance,” was the first book in Japanese fully dedicated to telling a story about USINDOPACOM. It will be followed by a volume edited by Prof. Tsuchiya. Part of this project was a symposium organized by KGRI on “Security in Asia and the United States Pacific Command,” which I attended on March 2 this year. My presentation to the symposium examined the role of USINDOPACOM in generating U.S. soft power, an aspect that is poorly understood even in America.

The military is usually thought of as a hard power instrument, but what USINDOPACOM does has significant implications for American soft power in the region. Soft power should not be confused with the power of soft things such as information, ideas and other intangibles; it is more than the appeal of a sophisticated culture and not the same as non-military power. I define soft power as the ability to influence people through the attraction of virtues such as kindness, competence, and commitment to a common cause. Virtues can be seen in information and ideas, but most importantly they manifest in actions and achievements.

When I looked back at USINDOPACOM’s activities in the last 20 years, I found that it has produced as much if not even more soft, attractive power than hard, coercive power. In fact, USINDOPACOM is a major instrument of U.S. soft power in the Indo-Pacific region. This is because its activities signal to regional audiences America’s kindness, competence, and commitment to the values and causes the United States shares with many other countries in the region. In the last 20 years, these activities have yielded significant success in dealing with security challenges that do not involve a great power, most notably in disaster relief

and counter-terrorism. But the effects are mixed when it comes to dealing with China’s rising power, particularly in freedom of navigation operations (FONOPS) and what I would call “freedom from domination” operations.

How does soft power work? It works through the signaling and perception of positive agential qualities, or virtues. Your activities signal your virtue, which is per-

ceived positively by an audience. The audience then responds positively, thereby enhancing your influence. If you show competence and help others, they may respect you, strengthen their relationship with you, and help you back. If you demonstrate commitment to a shared value, identity, belief, or aspiration, an audience that shares the same value, identity, belief, or aspiration may respect you and seek or strengthen relationship with you. It may also increase its own commitment to the same value, identity, belief, or aspiration.

This virtuous circle of soft power has worked well with USINDOPACOM’s disaster relief and counter-terrorism operations, most notably those related to the 2004/2005 tsunami in Indonesia, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013, and the Battle of Marawi in 2017 in the Philippines. They massively boosted the popularity of the United States among the local and regional population. U.S. assistance in fighting terrorists in Marawi has effectively muted Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-American rhetoric. U.S. action in disaster relief and counter-terrorism produced the perception of generosity, professionalism, effectiveness, and commitment. In turn, they caused the local audience to heighten their respect and friendship with the United States as well as their commitment to the same causes.

The spotlight shows a different picture when it turns

USINDOPACOM and U. S. Soft Power

Dr. Alex Vuving (2nd from right) participates in a panel session at a U. S. Indo-Pacifi c Command workshop. Vuving is also the Course Manager for the Advanced Security Cooperation course at DKI APCSS.

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Dr. Saira Yamin and CDR Tuan Nguyen sup-ported the Cooperation Against Transnational Threats (CATT 18) workshop organized by the United States Special Operations Command of the Pacific (SOCPAC) in Cebu, Philippines, April 16-27, 2018. The event was hosted in partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines Joint Special Operations Command. The workshop is a prominent effort by the USSOCPAC to advance a shared understanding for en-hanced collaboration and coordination in regional counter-terrorism operations. It has been held annually since 2013 at various locations. CATT 18 was the fifth iteration of the program, bringing together forty six military and civilian security practitioners from 19 nations. The program is sup-ported by the US Pacific Command’s Indo-Pacific Regional Initiative (APRI) and OSD’s CTFP (Counter-Terrorism Fel-lowship Program).

Dr. Saira Yamin set the tone for the discussion by pro-viding the participants a big picture of transnational threats in the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on structural and sys-temic causes and enablers of terrorism. Subsequently, she gave a presentation on negotiation as a strategic compo-nent of a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy. CDR Nguyen and Dr. Yamin facilitated breakout group discus-sions on a range of topics including countering violent extremism, building a common planning framework for co-ordinated regional efforts, Chemical, Biological, Radiologi-cal, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) response, and crime terrorism nexus.

The workshop concluded with a CATT Capstone Exer-cise where CDR Nguyen facilitated a Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) Bravo planning cell to develop an ini-tial operational concept to prepare for a potential military operation to rescue the hostages emerging in the midst of a HADR response. This exercise aimed to enhance the level of appreciation for working in a multinational task force on the concept, system, procedures, structure and importance of communication, collaboration, coordination and the use the various management tools to plan and execute a multi-national response.

Dr. Yamin and Cmdr. Nguyen Support SOCPAC Workshop

Dr. Saira Yamin and Cmdr. Tuan Nguyen lead a discussion at CATT 18.

to U.S. soft power emanating from USINDOPACOM’s activities in the South China Sea. In the last decade, there have been several incidents that tested U.S. competence and commitment. Most notably, these include the Scar-borough Shoal standoff of 2012, the Second Thomas Shoal standoff of 2013, the HD-981 oil rig crisis of 2014, China’s artificial island building from 2013 to 2016, and the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling in 2016. What did USINDOPACOM do with regard to these events? Most of its activities were focused on FONOPS and they clearly demonstrated U.S. commitment to freedom of naviga-tion. In response to U.S. commitment, several regional and maritime nations have increased their own commitment to freedom of the sea. Vietnam, for example, has shifted its position regarding freedom of navigation closer to that of the United States. Australia, Britain, and France have an-nounced they would send warships to the South China Sea to defend freedom of navigation.

However, what is at stake in the South China Sea is more than just freedom of navigation. China’s massive is-land building, its creeping militarization of the islands, and its expansion of military and paramilitary forces in the sea suggest that it aims to dominate the region. Regional coun-tries are looking at the United States for “freedom from domination” operations, activities that clearly challenge China’s creeping domination of the South China Sea and effectively resist Beijing’s coercion of others. But they do so in vain. The lack of U.S. actions that demonstrate clearly U.S. commitment to freedom from domination in the South China Sea has produced the regional perception that the United States lacks resolve to counter China’s domination. This perception in turn caused regional states to be ambiva-lent about America’s role and commitment in the region. As a result, most states are hedging their bets, investing much of their energy and capital into options that do not count on America and do not favor America.

This may be changed in the future. The National Secu-rity Strategy issued in December 2017 gives a priority to preventing China’s domination of the region. But actions speak louder than words. The United States must venture far beyond the freedom of navigation operations and conduct “freedom from domination operations” in the transoceanic highways between the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. Only effective action to counter domination can restore regional confidence in the United States and main-tain U.S. credibility. Note: Since this book was written, the U. S. Pacific Com-

mand’s name has changed to U. S. Indo-Pacific Com-mand (USINDOPACOM) and is reflected throughout the article.



In support of crafting the new Nepal Constitution and enabling legislation supporting peace building and stability the Core Group provided essential support that has been credited with advancing both areas in key respects. The Core Groups inputs were important to crafting constitu-tional provisions on the role and functions of the National Security Council. Whereas early drafts mirrored the for-mer role of the body as solely being needed for mobilizing the Nepal Army, because of the contributions of the CG the constitution adopted in September 2015 reflects a more robust organizational structure and outline of functions. In supporting the peace building process legislatively the CG was immediate in helping the political parties come up with an agreement on the ordinance to be passed by the Mao-ist government on composing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Whereas in both cases initial progress has been enabled legislatively, much work remains to be done to assure Nepal’s national security structure and tran-sitional justice processes have the capacity to fulfill their vital roles. The CG continues to vigorously assess ways to inform and enable this work.

In the peacebuilding process the CG provided insight-ful and valued counsel to the government in the legal reforms needed to support democratization efforts for the Nepal Army. As well it crafted a proposal on options for addressing the thorny issues surrounding the process of integration and rehabilitation of former Maoist combat-ants. The Maoist representatives in the process credited the CG’s work as vital to their understanding of the political decisions they had to make to a successful agreement. CG efforts to strengthen the Ministry of Defense and to stimu-late the development of an integrated National Security Strategy have been continuing efforts but remain works in progress. The current ferment surrounding the new gov-ernment’s transition offers hope for the CG to contribute substantially in these areas.

Nepal’s Core Group, many of them DKI APCSS alum-ni, offer a model for the outsized impact dedicated profes-sionals unified by vision and purpose can have in charting and stimulating action to enhance a country’s national se-curity. Although the Center will, when possible, use its convening power to bring together alumni and other key officials and help facilitate their efforts for a specific pur-pose, the success of Nepal’s Core Group clearly demon-strates that the long term impact of such efforts rest on the cohesiveness and drive of its alumni and participants who can inspire esteem, and establish credibility and demon-strate clout in changing political weather.

by Prof. Dave ShanahanIn September of 2006, in the aftermath of Nepal’s near

decade long insurgency and its abrupt transition from a mo-narchal rule to an interim compact between the six major po-litical parties and the former communist rebels, DKI APCSS facilitated a workshop attended by key Nepal Government officials and subject matter experts. The event, crucially aided by the endorsement from key APCSS alumni, enabled Nepal’s security and political actors for the first time to come together in focused dialogue to frame and prioritize necessary actions to ensure security providers would be properly integrated into the new constitutional framework. The product of that seminal workshop was a set of priori-tized actions, briefed directly to the Prime Minister, which charted the transition path to a just, peaceful and prosperous democratic state. The product of greater and longer lasting significance from the workshop was its stimulating a process unifying the efforts a diverse group of government and pol-icy professionals who continue in both small and profound ways to positively influence Nepal’s national progress.

This process continues apace in the work of the self-identifying Core Group (CG) that has evolved over the years and has tried to respond to the needs of the changing political and security environment in Nepal. It is composed of several veterans of the initial 2006 workshop and over time has been augmented by several other capable members drawn both from APCSS alumni and other political and security backgrounds. Its work has sought to achieve three broad objectives: 1) ensuring that the peacebuilding process reaches its proper conclusion 2) assisting in the constitution making process and 3) defining how security institutions would operate in the new structures within a democratic federal republic. In each it has been able to make substantive contributions and the group continues to assess areas and issues where their unique composition and reputation offer them the ability to contribute positively.

The CG work over the last twelve years has focused on security issues, broadly defined. In doing so, it had to work within the changing political environment so that its dialogue process could deal with political impasses in the country in order to move the peacebuilding and constitution making process ever forward. Due to the cohesiveness of the Core Group and because there was no comparable group functioning in Nepal then to immediately review the situa-tion, it met after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal to familiarize the political leaders on the developing situation in order to develop a proper response during the crisis.

Nepal’s Core Group:

Esteemed, Credible, and Impactful

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Alumni NewsAlumni

AssociationsAfghanistan

American SamoaAustralia

BangladeshBhutan

Cambodia*Cameroon

CanadaChileChina

ColombiaComoros **Cook Islands

FijiGuam

Hong KongIndia

IndonesiaIraq

JapanJordan

KazakhstanLao PDRLebanon

Madagascar**MalaysiaMaldives

Marshall IslandsMauritius**MicronesiaMongolia

MozambiqueMyanmar

NepalNew Zealand

PakistanPalau

Papua New GuineaPeru

PhilippinesRepublic of Korea

Russia & Far East RussiaSamoa

SingaporeSolomon Islands

Sri LankaTaiwan

TanzaniaThailand

Timor-LesteTongaTuvalu

VanuatuVietnam

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

* Informal group** Joint alumni associationwith the Africa Center

PROMOTIONS

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BahamasChrystal Glinton, CCM10-1, was promoted as Deputy Permanent Secretary in the National Emergency Management Agency.

BangladeshMd Shariful Islam, CCM11-1, was promoted to group captain.

Kazi Iftekharul Alam, CSRT07-1, was promoted to brigadier general and appointed Assistant Military Secretary to the Honorable President of Bangladesh.

BhutanTenzin Wangchuk EC05-3, was promoted as Director of the Department of Multilateral Aff airs in the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs.

CambodiaPrasath Chhorn, ASC15-2, was promoted to brigadier general, and is the Acting Director of the Port Intelligence Unit.

IndiaRajeev Sirohi, CCM08-2, was promoted to lieutenant general.

IndonesiaSpica Tutuhatunewa, ASC16-2, was promoted as Consul General, Indonesia Republic to Victoria and Tasmania.

JapanHiroshi Kaminotani, TSC14-2, was promoted to lieutenant general and assigned to Okinawa as Commander of Southwestern Air Defense Force.

KyrgyzstanSuiuntai Zhaimagambetov, CSRT16-1, was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

Dr. Lori Forman, DKI APCSS Development Advisor, traveled to Hanoi to set the foundations for an upcoming workshop in Vietnam. During her visit, she met with many DKI APCSS alumni.

Maintaining Connections....


MalaysiaRaby Bakar, ASC10-1, was promoted as Assistant Commissioner of Police, Head of Strategy Planning and Operations for Counter Terrorism.

Mohamad Roy Sarif, CSRT08-2, was promoted to Superintendent of Police and appointed Chief of Police of Wangsa Maju District.

MaldivesHamdhoon Rashyd, CA17-1, was promoted as Assistant Commissioner of Police and assigned as Head of Internal Security Command.

MongoliaNyamjargal Nergui, ASC16-1 and CCM17-1, became the second female ever promoted to colonel in the Mongolian Army.

PhilippinesArnel Duco, CSRT04-2 and EC05-3, was promoted to major general and is working as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.

Custodio Parcon Jr., EC05-2, was promoted to brigadier general and appointed Commander, 2nd Marine Brigade.

Camilo Gudmalin, CCM14-1, was promoted as Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Susan Jalla, ASC14-3, was promoted as Police Senior Superintendent.

Toti Borja, ASC09-2, was promoted to commodore.

Lalaine Banares, ASC16-2, was promoted to Police Superintendent.

Marlon B. Broto, ASC17-2, was promoted to Assistant Secretary of the Performance and Projects Management Offi ce, Offi ce of the President.

Sri LankaG. D. Sooriyabandara, CCM17-1, was promoted to brigadier general and appointed Centre Commandant of the Sri Lankan Armored Corps.

TaiwanHsien-Jiu Chang, CSRT09-1, was promoted to rear admiral and appointed Director, Operations Readiness Division.

Jiun-Rong Chiou, APOC13-2, SEAPOC14-2 and ASC16-1, was promoted to rear admiral and appointed Director for International Aff airs Division, Ministry of National Defense.

Captain (Ret.) Chi Lun Sheng, EC04-2, was promoted as Regional Director Friends of Armed Forces Association.

TanzaniaFredrick Milanzi, CSRT15-1, was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed Commissioner for Operation of Drug Control and Enforcement Authority.

Yacoub Mohamed, ASC11-2, was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed Chief of Staff , Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces. He recently stated, “the (APCSS) course changed the way I used to view the world and the security challenges facing our world in the 21st century.”

TongaTaniela Tuita, ASC09-2 and CSRT14-1, was promoted to commander.

Okustino Sakalia, ASC10-2, was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

U.S.John Broadmeadow, SEAPOC10-1, was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed Deputy Commander, U.S. Transportation Command.

Daniel Grant, APOC13-3, was promoted to captain and assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Phillip Tadena, APOC16-3, was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

Charles Ray, APOC07-1 and SEAPOC12-2, was promoted to admiral and appointed Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

POSITION CHANGES

AustraliaAir Vice Marshal Melvin Hupfeld,

Alumni News

PROMOTIONS(cont.)

DKI APCSS alum Cmdr. Sione Ulakai (Ton-ga, EC6-2/TSC14-1/EC16-1) and Director retired Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao greet one another at the Shargri-la Dialogues in Singapore.

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TSC09-2, was appointed Chief of Joint Operations.

Major General Burr, SEAPOC14-1, was appointed Chief of Army.

BangladeshCommander (Ret.) M. A. Matin, EC03-3, is the Executive Director, Karnafuly Ship Builders Limited.

Abida Islam, EC07-2, was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Korea.

Commodore (Ret.) Mohiuddin Razib, ASC09-2, is Secretary General, Bangladesh Oceangoing Shipowners’ Association.

BrazilCarlos Alexandre de Lima, CSRT16-1, is working at Brazilian Army Headquarters in Brasilia.

ChileRodrigo Toledo, CSRT10-1, transferred to Beijing, China, where he will serve in the Embassy of Chile as Deputy Chief of Mission.

Luis Palma, TSC17-1, was appointed Head of Division of International Relations at the offi ce of Undersecretary of Defense.

George Brown, EC02-3 and TSC14-1, joined the Ministry of Defence as Secretary General of the Offi ce of U/S Cristian de la Maza.

IndiaM.J. Albar, CA11-5, is the Minister of State for External Aff airs.

Rear Admiral Atul Anand, ASC10-1, was appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence.

Sandeep Kumar, EC00-2, was

Alumni News

DKI APCSS Director Gumataotao and faculty pose for a group photo with Philippine Alumni Association at the “Countering Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia” workshop held in Ma-nila, March 13-16.

Justice Kuenlay Tshering of the Supreme Court of Bhutan and Alumnus of ASC 16-2, returned to APCSS to give a lecture on his completed Fellow’s Project to the Fellows of ASC 18-1. While here, he met with Associate Justices Paula Nakayama, Sabrina McKenna, Richard Pollack, and Michael Wilson of the Hawaii Supreme Court. Dean Cramer and Chrissy Brandle accompanied him. The gathering took place inside the Hawaii Supreme Court Room where the Justices dis-cussed the similarities and differences of each other’s Justice System as well as concerns on the environment and how Tourism plays a role. Of particular note was how Bhutan limits the number of visitors per year to the country to limit the impact on the environment. The meeting provided an opportunity for Tshering to meet with Justice Wilson who he had a prior acquain-tance with as well as foster relations with the other Justices.


appointed Indian Ambassador to Croatia.

IndonesiaBrigadier General Kup Yanto, TSC17-2, is Secretary General at Defense.

Major General Imam Edy Mulyono, TSC12-1, was assigned to the Social Communication Staff of the Chief of Armed Forces.

JapanLieutenant General Shigeru Kobayashi, EC03-1, was appointed as the fi rst-ever Commanding General of the Ground Component Command.

Vice Admiral Gojiro Watanabe, EC01-2, was appointed Commandant, Yokosuka District at Yokosuka Naval Base.

KoreaColonel (Ret.) Sung-gi Kim, ASC12-2, is working as Chief, National Defense History Department of the Institute for Military History and Compilation.

Malaysia

Azhari Bin Aziz, CSRT17-1, was selected as the Armed Force and Security Delegate.

Maldives

Assistant Commissioner Ismail Naveen, CCM14-1, was assigned as Head of Divisional Operations Command.

Nepal

Dr. Deepak Prakash Bhatt, ASC13-1, was elected to a fi ve-year term as a Member of Parliament (House of Representatives).

Marryam Khan, ASC17-2, was appointed Additional Secretary Home, Government of Punjab.

DKI APCSS Director retired Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao (center) poses for a group photo with Thailand alumni at a four-day workshop on “Building Maritime Shared Awareness in Southeast Asia” in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14-17.

PhilippinesGina Jamoralin, TSC17-1, was appointed Consul General in the Philippine Consulate in Chicago.

Ms. Christine Carino, EC01-3, is working in the Offi ce of the Assistant Secretary for Plans and Programs, Department of National Defense.

Mr. Raoul Manguerra, CSRT12-1, was appointed Chief, Counter-Terrorism Division in the National Bureau of Investigation.

Dr. Lorenzo Clavejo, ASC09-2, ORA15-2 and CA17-6, is a presidential appointee serving as Assistant Director General at the National Security Council Secretariat and the head of the National Security Training Center.

Sri LankaMajor General Haren Perera, ASC14-2, was assigned as Director General Staff (Training and Doctrine) at the Offi ce of Chief of Defence Staff .

Commodore Ananda Guruge, ASC14-1, was appointed Flag Offi cer Commanding Naval Fleet.

TaiwanHsien-Jiu Chang, CSRT09-1, was promoted to rear admiral and appointed Director, Operations Readiness Division.

ThailandCaptain Benjamaporn Wongnakornsawang, CSRT10-1, is Director, Maritime Security Division.

TongaSione Uaisele Fifi ta, EC03-3, was appointed Deputy Chief of Defense Staff .

Viliami Lolohea, ASC16-2, was appointed First Secretary, High Commission, London.

U.S.David DeLeo, APOC07-1 and CA12-4, transferred to the staff of Joint Interagency Task Force – West on Camp Smith, Hawaii.

Bruce Fink, CCM11-1 and CA12-4, is the Engineer Research & Development Center Liaison to U.S. Pacifi c Command.

Major Jonathan Brown, CA14-1, was reassigned to Commander Task Force-76 in Okinawa, Japan.

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Ms. Xu Heyun (China), ASC 15-2, has conducted several seminars and workshops on Maritime Security.

Capt Tavipen Sutattakul (Thailand), CCM 16-1, implemented training exercises to increase the Air Force

Medical Corps preparedness in a crisis situation.

Ms. San San Maw (Myanmar), ASC 16-1, put together a civil-military coordination workshop on HADR.

She also helped add an HADR civil-military coordination course into the NDC and CGSC’s curriculum.

Senior Insp Michelle Bonto (Philippines), CSRT 17-1, developed a Counter Violent Extremism training course in which many

government agencies have taken part.

RETIREMENTS

Australia

Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, TSC10-2, retires from the military in July, 2018.

Canada

Captain David Finch, ASC11-1, retired from the Royal Canadian Navy after more than 38 years of service.

India

Deputy Inspector General Suresh Tyagi, ASC11-1, will retire this October from the Indian Coast Guard following 36 years of service.

Philippines

Lieutenant General Juancho Sabban, EC01-2, retired from military service.

Chief Superintendent Ramon Gatan, EC07-2, retired from the police.

Lieutenant General Glorioso Miranda, EC08-1, retired from military service.

Tonga

Commander Solomone Savelio, CCSRT09-1, retired from military service.

AWARDS

Tonga (continued)

Carl Tuivai, ASC11-1, retired from government service.

U.S.

Ambassador Teddy Taylor, TSC10-2, retired from government service

Captain Byron Black, EC03-1, retired from the Coast Guard after more than 35 years of service.

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Goedrich, SEAPOC12-1, also retired from his contracting job with the

Department of Defense.

Lt. Col. Dan Makalena (U.S.), APOC14-1, re-tired from the U.S. Air Force after 31 1/2 years of service.

Lt. Col. John Mitchell(U.S.), APOC11-2, is retired from theU.S. Army. He now works at the Indo-

Pacifi c Command in InformationOperations.


Alumni News

DKI APCSS Annual Alumni Awards

We recognize his out-standing contributions to security by leading the development of national-level policy documents, including the National Tsunami Response Plan and the National Human-itarian Policy for Disaster Risk Management. His efforts have helped promote security, peace and prosperity for Fiji and the Indo-Pacific region.

Ms. Saira Ali Ahmed (Pakistan), ASC17-1Shaping a better world

Alumnus of the Year for 2017

W e recognize her tremendous efforts in the Women, Peace and Security arena, empowering hundreds of women to address human and constitutional rights issues regarding abuse, harassment, prosecution and

rehabilitation. She formed the District Women Support Group to provide legal assistance to women victims of vio-lence; she helped establish the Women Protection Cell to assist gender-based violence survivors; she provided le-gal aid and victim’s assistance to 105 vulnerable populations; and she also inspired many other groups to engage in peace-building at the local level. Saira’s efforts have positively contributed to the security, peace and stability of Pakistan and the region.

Other Nominees

We recognize her outstand-ing efforts in developing and coordinating the Paki-stan National Counterter-rorism Agency’s National Countering Extremism Policy Guidelines. She was also able to coopt the pro-vincial–level governments to embrace the strategy. Her efforts have positively contributed to the security, peace and stability of Pakistan and the region.

Sunia Ratulevu (Fiji) CCM16-1 Ms. Marryam Khan (Pakistan) ASC17-2

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Congratulations to the Thailand DKI APCSS alumni for serving as an exemplary role model in your peaceful transfer of association leadership, for your initiative to implement periodic security roundtable discussions,

for forging greater bonds between Thailand and the U.S., and for your enduring support of DKI APCSS and its en-gagement programs. Your outstanding efforts positively contributed to peace and security in Thailand and the region.

Other Nominees

We recognize his out-standing contributions to security in transitioning to a participant-centered-learning model at the Police Training Center and reducing the training time by over 30 percent. He also established Timor-Leste’s first-ever police museum. His eff orts have helped promote security, peace and pros-perity for Timor-Leste and the Indo-Pacific region.

Arquimino Ramos (Timor Leste) ASC15-1

We recognize his outstanding efforts in creating a training program not only for 124 border personnel. Because of his training, detection of fake passports has increased by 54 percent. Among those interdicted were people who were attempting to organize channels for illegal migra-tion, supporters of international terrorist and extremist organizations and supporters of armed groups on the side of ISIS. He earned the “Outstanding Border Guard Medal.”

Suiuntai Zhaimagambetov (Kyrgyzstan), CSRT16-1

Alumni Association of the Year for 2017 - ThailandEngineering Peace Through Connections

DKI APCSS Annual Alumni Awards


Distinguished Visitors

Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick, U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, visited Daniel k. Inouye Asia Pacifi c Center for Security Studies

Jan. 9 for an orientation and tour of the Center.

Maj Gen. Dato’ Hj Roshaimi bin Zakaria (Executive Course 99-3), Assistant Chief of Staff Defence Planning Division, Ma-

laysia Armed Forces (MAF) and Brigadier General Jeremy Horn (SP16-1), from

Washington Air National Guard visited DKI APCSS Feb. 8.

Ambassador Jane Hardy, Consul-General, Australian Consulate-General Honolulu, visited DKI APCSS Feb. 28.

STAFFDEL Jakob Johnsen, Legislative Direc-tor Chairman Hal Rogers, State and Foreign Ops, House Appropriations Committee, and Mr. Christopher Connelly, Chief of Staff, Rep.

Hartzler (R-MO), House Armed Services Committee, visited DKI APCSS Feb. 22.

Forty-two Air War College International Fellows visited DKI

APCSS March 5.

Ms. Kim Lehn, professional staff member, House Armed Services Com-

mittee visited DKI APCSS Feb. 23.

The DKI APCSS Foundation held their annual meeting at the Center

Mar. 7.

Three faculty and 16 Joint service stu-dents, O-5 to O-6, including 3 foreign exchange offi cers Advanced Stra-tegic Leadership Studies Program (ASLSP), visited DKI APCSS March 7.

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Dr. Dru C. Gladney (former DKI APCSS Dean) and currently the Professor of Anthropology, Pomona College in Claremont, California, visited DKI

APCSS March 29.

General Kim, Byeong-Joo, Combined Forces Command Deputy Commander (ROK) visited DKI APCSS

May 23.

Staff Delegate Jaclyn (Jackie) M. Ca-han, Counsel, Offi ce of Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, visited DKI APCSS

June 1.

Ms. Victoria Krikorian, Foreign Policy Advisor for the Chief of Naval

Operations, visited DKI APCSS May 31 .

Twenty-three offi cers from the Republic of Korea Joint Forces College Team visited DKI APCSS

June 4.

Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, Director, Defense Security

Cooperation Agency, visited DKI APCSS June 21.

Rear Adm. Chung An-Ho, Deputy Commander, Republic of Korea Fleet,

visited DKI APCSS June 28.

Lt. Gen. Nothapol Boonngam (TSC 16-2) Royal Thai Armed Forces,

visited DKI APCSS June 26.


Retirement

Lt. Col. Danny K. Makalena, an operations offi cer at DKI APCSS, retired June 1 after 31 1/2 years of service in the Air Force at Hangar 35, Hickam Field. Lt. Col. Makalena began his career as an enlisted F-16 avionics technician and retired as a lieutenant colonel. Lt. Col. Makalena was assigned to DKI APCSS July 3, 2014 and worked in the Regional Engagement Operations Dept. as a conference coordinator. Here are a few photos from his ceremony.

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Hails and Farewells

Between January and July 2018, the Center welcomed a number of new people into the DKI APCSS ohana. We also said goodbye to several amazing people.

Farewells

James Hartsell - DirectorLt. Cmdr. Sean Washington - College Ops.LS2 William Reding - Resource Mgmt.Josefa Brettler - AlumniCapt. Jim Wang - AlumniLSC Richard Cabag - Resource Mgmt.Capt. Daniel Rich- Strategy & AssessmentsMary Hamilton - Student VolunteerLt. Col. Timothy Johnson - College Ops.LSSA Giovanni Monnie - Resource Mgmt.Jonathan Cham - Student VolunteerRoxane Turner - Student VolunteerAndy Rothammel - Visiting AcademicLt. Col. Aaron Martin - College Ops.Col. Robert Tibbetts - Dep. Dean of Business Ops.Adam Morrow - Student VolunteerDr. Jeffrey Reeves- CollegeSherly Valdivia - TravelElsei Tellei - Student VolunteerMolly Kihara- Visiting AcademicWard Almeida - Info Services

DKI APCSS military personnel preform ceremonial procedures during a promotion ceremony for Corporal Milton R Tuairauas, who was promoted to sergeant Feb. 9.

DKI APCSS College team members pose for a photo at the hail and farewell ceremony. From left to right is Andy Rothammel, Lt. Col. Aaron Martin, Lt. Col. Alex Carter, Lt. Cmdr. Dustin Wil-liams, and Maj. John Walsh.

Capt. Daniel Rich Cmdr. James Matthews Lt. Col. Timothy JohnsonYN2 Calandra Castillo

Hails

Peter Gumataotao - DirectorMaj. John Walsh - CollegeAdam Morrow - Student VolunteerKatie Pham - Student VolunteerCpl Milton Tuairau - AlumniDiana Nikolao - Human ResourcesSeongwon Han - Visiting AcademicAngwara Jinapongpichart- Regional Ops.Thuy Nguyen - Student VolunteerElina Noor - CollegeCmdr. Edwin Whiting - Resource Mgmt.Lt. Cmdr. Ian Burgess - College Ops.Lt. Cmdr.Leah Cole - College Ops.YN2 Kaitlyn Lovci - RegistrarAllan Criss - PAO Webmaster

Mary Hamilton


Dr. Scott HaugerTransnational Security

Cooperation Course

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

website for the most current information.

Course # Start Date End Date

Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) 18-2 20-Sep-18 ............. 24-Oct-18 Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) TSC 18-2 04-Nov-18 ............. 09-Nov-18 Asia-Pacifi c Orientation Course (APOC) APOC 18-3 03-Dec-18 .............07-Dec-18

Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) 19-1 07-Feb-19 ............. 13-Mar-19

Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) 19-1 06-Jun-19 .............. 3-Jul-19

Dr. Alex VuvingAdvanced Security

CooperationComprehensive Crisis

ManagementComprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism

TBA

FY19 Course Managers

Asia-Pacifi c Orientation Course

Lt. Col. Michael Burgoyne

“Refl ections”Continued from page 12

Dr. Deon Canyon

by Kerry Lynn NankivellEvery year the world converges on Singapore. The Shan-

gri La Dialogue (SLD) was created in 2002 by London’s IISS (double-I, double-S), and remains the premier security event in Asia. Officially a Track 1.5 dialogue, over seventeen years of its history it has become a leading forum for sitting heads of state and ministers of defense to present their views and engage with their peers on issues of interest. In addition to the one-and-a-half day program of plenary presentations and thematic panels, the SLD also facilitates private bilateral meetings for ministers and senior government officials. This year’s event, held from 1-3 June 2018, was a resounding success, convening 561 delegates, over 300 of which were official representatives of 51 nations, and over 1000 badged participants. This year’s conference hosted a record number of Ministers of Defense, Chiefs of Defense and National Security Advisors. In addition, there were 537 members of the press working on behalf of 150 media organizations. The United States was represented by Secretary of Defense James Mattis, four members of Congress, and three U.S. Senators; military delegates included NATO Deputy Secretary-General Rose Gotemoeller, Commander U.S. INDOPACOM, ADM Philip Davidson, and Commander U.S. Logistics Group Western Pacific Task Force 73, RADM Donald Gabrielson. By the time the conference drew to a close on 3 June, dele-gates had heard 37 presentations including 13 from Ministers of Defence. The internet had logged more than 13 million impressions of #SLD18.

In international diplomacy, sometimes presence is used as a substitute for substance. The mere act of collecting so many empowered individuals – those most directly responsible for security and defense in the Indo-Pacific – is an important feat. Emerging from their domestic contexts to engage in a few hours of face-to-face engagement is tremendously im-portant to building shared understandings of one anothers’ priorities and strategic intent. But in this regard, SLD is not your conventional diplomatic event. Hosted by IISS, a global think-tank based in London with a regional office in Singa-pore, the SLD is also the site of much official government business. This year, 961 bilateral meetings were held be-tween government officials in attendance, and at least one Minister, Eng Hen Ng from Singapore, confirmed that his government signed two strategic cooperation agreements with foreign counterparts during the Summit. In its 17th year, the Shangri La Dialogue has undoubtedly established itself as an integral part of Asia’s complex regional security architec-ture.

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

Lt. Col. Michael Burgoyne, USA – China, TaiwanDr. Miemie Winn Byrd – U.S.–Burma/Myanmar relations, Asia-Pacifi c economics, organizational development/innovation, and adult learning/education

Dr. James Campbell – Indonesia, BioSecurityDr. Deon Canyon – Crisis Leadership & Management; Complex Systems and Strategic Thinking; Oceania

Lt. Col. Jeff A. Coulon, U.S. Army - Strategy and Policy Develop-ment

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

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

Maj. David M. Galloway, USAF - Coaliton Air OperationsDr. Scott Hauger – Environment/ScienceDr. Christopher Harmon – Terrorism, Insurgency, U.S. Foreign Policy

Lt. Col. Christopher M. Leung, U.S. Army - Military Planning, Joint and Multinational Security Cooperation, Special Operations, Countering Violent Extremism, Psychological Operations

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

Ms. Elina Noor, International Security, International Law & Cy-berspace; Countering Violent Extremism; Southeast Asia

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

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

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

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

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

Dr. Al Oehlers – Economics, Burma, Southeast Asia, Pacifi c Islands

Maj. Timothy Rawson, USAF–Japan, Air Lift OperationsCmdr. Kristopher Robinson, USN – Maritime Security; Poli-tics and Economics and Political Islam in the Middle East

Mr. Dave Shanahan – Security Sector Development, Tech-nology and Security, Project Management

Lt. Col. Peter T. Stebbing, U.S. Army Fellow - Media af-fairs, Project Management, Strategy, Civil-Military Opera-tions

Dr. Christopher Snedden – South Asia; Australia and Aus-tralasia; Indian Ocean

Maj. Courtland Stanley, USAF – Chinese Strategic InterestsMr. Shyam Tekwani – Terrorism, South Asia, Media & Security, India

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

Maj. J. Tyler Walsh, USAF Fellow – Coalition Air Opera-tions

Lt. Col. Anthony T. Walters, U.S. Army – Strategic, Opera-tional and Tactical Sustainedand Logistics; Middle East International Relations

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

Dr. William A. Wieninger – WMD Issues, Security Sector Development

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

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As of June 30, 2018

U.S. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis delivers remarks during the opening session of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 2, 2018. All photos cour-tesy of the Insternational Instute for Strategic Studies.

“Standing shoulder to shoulder with India, ASEANN and our treaty allies and other partners, America seeks to build an Indo-Pacifi c where sovereignty and territorial integrity are safeguarded --the promise of freedom fulfi lled and prosperity prevails for all”.

Shangri-La Dialogues (see page 11 for story)

“Our common prosperity and security require us to evolve … through dia-logue [and] a common, rules-based order for the region … It must equally apply to all individually, as well as to the global commons”

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, India

“ “Recasting of the rules needs to be a transparent and collective eff ort, open to international scrutiny, especially but not only if it aff ects the global com-mons. Nations must also have the right to be free from coercion or criticism when they lawfully and reasonably com-municate concerns about the behaviour of others.”

Marise Payne, Minister for Defence,

Australia

“Whether Asia and Southeast Asia can retain peace, security and prosperity re-lies on the course of action we choose today. One of them is the eff ort to build common security institutions and ar-chitecture in accordance with the basic principles of international law, mutual trust and the responsible behaviour of all parties.”

Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of National Defence, Vietnam

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Currents Spring 2018 FINAL - Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific ......Admiral Scott H. Swift, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT); and General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Commander