DKI APCSS Executive Brief Aloha, CAPSTONE 19-1!

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

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

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 Educate, Connect, Empower

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 Educate, Connect, Empower

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 Educate, Connect, Empower

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

CAPACITY BUILDING OUTCOMES - WPS Japan's first female fighter pilot - 2018 (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

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

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

Questions? Educate, Connect, Empower

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

GO NAVY BEAT ARMY! True False

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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