1. DKI APCSS Executive Brief
Aloha, CAPSTONE 19-1!

2. defense department institution?
Is DKI APCSS a…
Research center?
think tank?
university?

3. defense department institution
DKI APCSS is…
Research center?
think tank?
university?

4. Educate, Connect, Empower
STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS
Department of Defense
USINDOPACOM
OSD Policy
Joint Staff
DSCA
Other
U.S. Agencies
Component Commands
NDU
Service HQs & SSCs
NSC
Countries, Economies & National Institutions
Dept of State
▪ Embassies
▪ USAID
DHS
▪US Coast Guard
Northeast Asia
Southeast Asia
South Asia
Oceania
Beyond INDOPACOM
APCSS alumni networks
DKI APCSS
Regional Institutions
& International Organizations
UN, IO’s, NGO’s
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation- SAARC
Association of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEAN
Pacific Islands Forum - PIF
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5. The DKI APCSS Strategy =
Ends
Security
Stability
Prosperity
Ways
DKI APCSS unique approach
Means
In-resident courses
Workshops / Dialogues
Fellows projects
Alumni network
Visits
Applied to our policy focus areas from OSD and INDOPACOM:
Security sector development (SSD)
Maritime security (MARSEC)
Countering terrorism and violent extremism (CT/CVE)
Humanitarian assistance / disaster response (HADR)
Regional architecture
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6. The DKI APCSS approach Intellectual safe-house Strategic goals Results
Trust
Strategic goals
Results
Build partner capacity
Strengthen regional security networks
Enhance shared understanding
Fact-based dialogues - U.S. stakeholders
Feedback to regional stakeholders
Alumni network (12,000+ security practitioners)
Regional access to key environments
Transparency
Mutual
respect
Inclusion
Notes: May not resonate with a US-audience.
Non-attribution
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7. CAPACITY BUILDING OUTCOMES
Maritime Safety
CVE Workshop - Manila
Nepal Earthquake Preparedness (FP)
ASEAN Support
Myanmar Elections (FP)
POLICY FOCUS AREAS
Security Sector Development
Maritime Security
Counter Terrorism / Countering Violent Extremism
Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief
ASEAN Regional Institutions

8. CAPACITY BUILDING OUTCOMES - WPS
Japan's first female fighter pilot (FP)
Inclusion Workshop – Mongolia 2016
1st Lt. Misa Matsushima, Japan's first female fighter pilot (Hiroyuki Kikuchi)
2018 WPS workshop in Tonga (DKI APCSS & Nevada National Guard)
First WPS cohort from Oceania

9. CAPACITY BUILDING OUTCOMES – Workshops/Courses
Secretary Mattis Shangri-la Dialogues
Comprehensive Crisis Management Course 18-1
Nepal’s Constituent Assembly (CA) endorsed a new Constitution in 2015.
Mobile APOC Korea 2017

10. CAPACITY BUILDING OUTCOMES Alumni
Saira Ahmed Ali, 2018 DKI APCSS Alumni of the Year
Director Gumataotao Meets With Alumni Currently Servicing As Chiefs Of Defense
2018 DKI APCSS Alumni Association of the Year - Thailand
Admiral Davidson Meets With DKI APCSS Alumni in the Philippines

11. Questions?
Educate, Connect, Empower

12. Polling Polling device: Generate discussion
Gain a glimpse of first impression on regional security environment
Gives participants an opportunity to express their opinions in an anonymous way
Not scientific
Note: No right/wrong answers
Press number— see green light
Red light means not registered
Last number pressed is the one recorded

13. GO NAVY BEAT ARMY!
True
False

14. The security environment in the Indo-Asia Pacific region is...
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying the same
Not sure

15. What is the Indo-Asia Pacific region's top security challenge for the next 5 years?
Traditional Military Conflict
Economic Crisis
Terrorism and violent extremism
Natural disasters
Maritime disorder & encounters at sea
Weak governance & state fragility
Transnational crime
Climate change
Other

16. The biggest challenge to improving my nation's performance on security issues is:
Lack of resources
Inadequate legal system
Lack of long-term planning
Insufficient training and education
Insufficient public support
Political instability or disinterest
Bureaucratic/interagency rivalry
Insufficient accountability or transparency
Other

17. Current U.S. strategies indicate what level of commitment to the region:
High
Moderate
Low

18. My current understanding of the U.S. strategy for the Indo-Pacific is:
High
Medium
Low
Zero

19. Inhibitors to US Strategy in the Indo-Pacific:
Credibility
Clarity of intent
Trust deficit
Contradictions in approach
Lack of diversity in private investment
Mis-reading regional relations with China

20. The Defense & security element of U. S
The Defense & security element of U.S. strategic engagement in the region should be:
Increased
Stay the same
Decreased

21. The governance & cooperation element of U. S
The governance & cooperation element of U.S. strategic engagement in the region should be:
Increased
Stay the same
Decreased