DTIC ADA538976: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Annual Report 2009

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AsiA-PAcific center
for security studies The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) is a U.S.
2058 Maluhia Rd Department of Defense academic institute that officially opened
honolulu, hi 96815 Sept. 4, 1995, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The APCSS addresses
comprehensive security issues, inviting military and civilian
diRectoR representatives of Asia-Pacific nations and institutions to its
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) E.P. Smith program of executive education courses and workshops, at its
Honolulu campus and in other Asia-Pacific venues.
deputy diRectoR
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) James T. Hirai the APcss Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A Word from the director . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
FoReign policy advisoR
Amb. Charles B. Salmon, Jr. (Ret.) GoAls
Organizational Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
dean, college oF secuRity studies Highlights of Accomplishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(Acting) Col. (Ret.) David Shanahan
AccomPlishinG the mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9
dean, adMissions
educAtinG
and Business opeRations
Capt. (Ret.) Richard Sears In-Resident Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 15
Research & Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 17
Workshop Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 - 23
editoRs
Stephanie Kawasaki
connectinG
Mary Markovinovic
Alumni Association Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 - 19
Mike Daniels
Alumni Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alumni Throughput . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
photogRapheRs
Visitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Stephanie Hika
Technology Links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bob Goodwin
Visual Information Branch emPoWerinG
Leader Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
class photos/conFeRence aRt Fellows Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Visual Information Branch
APcss teAm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 - 31
coveR aRt
lookinG AheAd
Dalton Nouchi
Center Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 - 33
Technology To Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
design
Debra Castro
APcss fAct sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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t apcss
he
m
ission
To educate, connect, and empower security practitioners
to advance Asia-Pacific security.
V
ision
Setting the standard for innovative international executive education and leader/organizational
development, to help advance multi-national security cooperation and capacity-building.
The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies relies on a complex network of formal
relationships with stakeholders for program and administrative guidance, as well as
informal relationships with various institutes, organizations, and individuals for
program execution and capability-building efforts. The Office of the Secretary
of Defense (Policy) provides policy guidance and oversight while APCSS falls
under the U.S. Pacific Command for operational control. The Defense
Security Cooperation Agency is the executive agent for APCSS and the four
other Regional Centers.
APCSS works closely with the Department of State and the U.S. embassies
within the region, as well as with international and regional institutions, to
help nations build capacity.
Finally, individual Alumni and Alumni Associations continue to share the
knowledge and networking gained as a result of participating in Center programs,
thereby helping build cooperation among nations.
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a W
oRd FRoM the
As we broadly review real-time and factual
APCSS accomplishments in information facilitate shared
2009, there is a clear link learning narratives
between leader education collaboratively developed by
and institutional capacities those participating, faculty
in an expanding security and fellows.
sector throughout the Asia- Further, our continuing
Pacific region, and adaptive, effort to connect potential
comprehensive and APCSS counterparts
responsive support to OSD continues and complements
and USPACOM priorities our thinking about when a
related to security and mixed format of real and
stability in the region. And, virtual learning audiences is
when we look closer at appropriate. And we are
APCSS achievements proto-typing and beginning
during 2009, they fall into to test what we are
three primary categories: considering. Bottom line:
(1) evolution of our learning APCSS continues to
model and its various improve opportunities for
applications, (2) improved groups of Asia-Pacific
intra-organizational professionals to get better at:
management systems and (1) identifying critical
related staff and faculty security issues-from
development, and (3) careful interests to strategies to
preparation for upgrading policies that enable and/or
operational support to inhibit; (2) assessing these
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ed Smith
APCSS programs. issues with a view toward
Director, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
In the area of learning model collaborative improvements; (3)
evolution, APCSS has continued to timely and critically important identifying and developing related
refine several of its academic courses information into our small group investment strategies; and (4)
and outreach events, taking full discussions, via our in-place suite of connecting critical cohorts of key
advantage of what we're learning educational technology, is better security influencers.
daily from all those we serve. This informing our practice of critical In the area of improved intra-
has resulted in curricular reviews leader articulation, listening, organizational management systems,
across the board, as well as negotiation, collaborative, and APCSS continued to gain and
application of associated pedagogical teaming skills. Driving small-group develop outstanding new talent on
techniques to best ensure desired discussions, after plenary prefaces its staff and faculty. The APCSS
learning outcomes. Our which begin each shared learning College of Security Studies
comprehensive assessments of all we day, our real-world security "cases" transitioned to a governance model
do have significantly helped to guide (scenarios), current and anticipated, that further empowered the faculty
the process, complementing help focus the security challenges by involving more of them more
extensive APCSS regional travel and about which our participants are directly in curricular development,
marketing. Continued integration of most concerned. Portals of accessible management responsibilities and
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intra-faculty development. New wing design and requirements
Contractor support, moreover, “ Connecting Alumni, analyses during 2009 have helped us
continued as a critically important understand the needed learning
via available and emerging
part of the APCSS mission-support technology inside the wing and how
capacity, particularly in functional it can potentially increase
portals of useful and timely
areas best suited for this unique collaboration expertise and experience
supply of talent and expertise. security information among participants, supporting all
In our effort to better understand courses at APCSS as well as distance-
our management-process needs, via remained a top priority learning modules now under study.
a comprehensive study of all our Not by accident, all 2009 upgrade
during 2009.”
major APCSS functions, we have projects were scheduled and
now moved from broad planning completed with little to no impact on
goals and objectives, to specific (CPI) and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) APCSS in-session programs.
actionable steps, timelines and techniques to improve our products Connecting Alumni, via available
metrics to ensure accountability and and services, all intended to increase and emerging portals of useful and
sustained progress towards achieving the efficiency and effectiveness of timely security information
the APCSS vision. APCSS programs. remained a top priority during 2009.
Beyond that we completed a In the area of careful preparation Among the now 45 APCSS Alumni
thorough requirements analysis of for enriching operational support to Associations, moreover, there are
our business needs, followed by an APCSS programs, we have vastly ever-increasing levels of continuing
extensive evaluation of available improved our informational learning activity, normally self-
software to identify the solutions technology in the form of multi- generated and often connected to
most capable of replacing our input interactive displays, an APCSS.
outmoded systems and manual-work improved sound system (in the Also continuing is a planned series
processes. In 2009 we also began auditorium), and several multi-media of initiatives which will include
fielding the first of several new projectors in plenary and seminar infrastructural upgrades, enterprise-
software systems designed to provide room spaces. Also underway has system leveraging, and human capital
APCSS with an integrated Enterprise been a comprehensive effort to (1) strategy development. Intended is
Knowledge Management System complete a major $ 2.5 million an APCSS program suite and
(EKMS). Here the initial focus is on operations and maintenance upgrade campus that will connect all ongoing
improving our ability to collaborate, and renovation of the current more efficiently, with better
organize, store and share educational wing of the APCSS outcomes in all we routinely
information both across the Center complex, (2) complete a renewable attempt. Business practices will
and with our customers and energy initiative via a joint DoD- continue to be reviewed and
sponsors. The next phase, still being Hawaii photovoltaic project, and (3) amended as necessary, and staff,
coordinated with our resourcers, will continue our detailed planning faculty and participant capacity and
provide us with a new system to related to a $12.7 million Military productivity will be increased,
support our Alumni, Registrar and Construction project to add a new ensuring the APCSS branding
Reporting functions. And the final wing at APCSS which will better continues to set the standard for
phase will focus on supporting our integrate critical information into excellence in all we undertake.
other business needs in human our courses and outreach efforts. Our mission, to which all of us at
resources, budgeting & accounting, This wing will build on current APCSS are fully committed,
procurement and business APCSS information technology, and continues to be accomplished to
intelligence. related information, to better standards clearly signaling
Furthermore, we have continued connect participants, data, analysis excellence. And, the best is yet
efforts initiated last year to employ and synthesis tools, wherever to come.
Continuous Process Improvement APCSS programs are underway.
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o
Rganizational
GOAl 1:
Champion leading-edge
programs advancing
knowledge, skills, and
relationships to strengthen
security collaboration
capacities.
GOAl 2:
Attract, develop, and retain
highly respected, inspiring,
and adaptive team members.
GOAl 3:
Evolve and manage
state-of-the-art infrastructure
supporting all
organizational activities.
GOAl 4:
Continuously improve
organizational structures
and processes.
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h
ighlights oF
GOAl 1 was initially formed. Project will GOAl 4
produce an actionable Human
Champion leading-edge Continuously improve
Capital Management Plan to
programs advancing knowledge, organizational structures
guide the transformation of the
skills, and relationships to and processes.
“current state” organization/
strengthen security
workforce towards the “required • Completed the Center’s first
collaboration capacities.
state” organization/workforce Lean Six Sigma Workshop;
• Challenged and enabled fellows of the future. trained the entire leadership
to connect in-resident course • Initiated a faculty development team in LSS methods and
elements and resources with program to further enhance project management
challenges they were facing in individual skills in seminar fundamentals; and developed
their jobs. facilitation. the APCSS “project pipeline”
• Developed and conducted • Expanded Human Resources of key business processes
faculty collaborative research to Information on the public scheduled for review.
invigorate APCSS publications website to include information • Building upon previous efforts
with forthcoming “Issues for for incoming staff and faculty to document forty of the
Engagement Asian Perspectives members. Center’s core business
on Transnational Security processes, completed a detailed
Challenge.” GOAl 3 information requirements
• Among successful outreach Evolve and manage state-of- analysis of key business areas;
activities, initiated a multilateral the-art infrastructure supporting conducted an extensive
Security Sector Development all organizational activities. assessment of available
Workshop series with country software/vendors best capable
• Installed a new visually pleasing,
cohorts that enabled participants of providing the modernized
photovoltaic-ready roof on
to collaborate profitably within suite of business solutions
Wing B.
cohort and with cohorts from needed to make up APCSS’
• Technologically transformed
other similarly challenges states. integrated Enterprise Knowledge
seminar rooms, conference
• Collated and disseminated best Management System (EKMS);
rooms and plenary areas.
practices of alumni associations and hosted software
• Pursued opportunities for
as well as conducting portal demonstrations and product
energy reduction and reliance
connectivity workshops in evaluations involving all the
on commercial power
9 countries reaching over Regional Centers at APCSS.
• Completed exterior paint project
400 participants. • Developed a three-phase plan to
with environmentally safe,
operationalize the EKMS
GOAl 2 heat-reflective paint solution; Phase I initiated
• Installed solar-powered
Attract, develop, and retain September 2009 and focuses on
extraction fans
highly respected, inspiring, deploying software to improve
• Upgraded Private Branch
and adaptive team members. with Center’s ability to organize,
Exchange (PBX) phone system
store, retrieve and share our
• Initiated APCSS’ first knowledge resources and
comprehensive assessment of collaborate with internal and
Human Capital assets and external stakeholders; system
requirements since the Center deployment and training to be
completed in April 2010.
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a
ccoMplishing the
The APCSS learning model, featuring other results demonstrate the value of this
participant-centered, activity-based, and investment in terms of outcomes and regional
technology-enhanced learning is aimed at leader effects. For instance, a newly-instituted Fellow’s
skill development to instill greater confidence Project, that requires and assists fellows in
and competence in collaborative assessment, developing their individual professional goals to
planning, and action. The APCSS be executed on their return home,
educational philosophy is based involves careful and lengthy
on intellectual inquiry preparation but is already
among security leading to concrete
professionals, leading impacts.
to collaborative
assessment,
planning and
action in practical
exercises, role
playing, strategy
games, and
workshops. As
the suite of in-
residence
courses has
expanded and the
length of
individual courses
has shortened,
APCSS has placed even
more emphasis on
incorporating educational
methods that engender attitudes
of life-long learning and stress practical
application of knowledge gained. Survey and
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