The Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) is a Department of Defense academy for heads of state, government officials and most of all, military leaders from the Asia Pacific region to get training in security issues. After the Indonesian military massacred independence supporters in East Timor following a plebiscite, the U.S. cut of military aid and training to Indonesia. In the aftermath of 9/11, Senator Inouye included a provision in a bill to lift the ban on aid to the Indonesian military if that training were to take place at the APCSS in Waikiki. For this reason, it has been called a little Asia-Pacific School of the Assassins. Now it looks like they’re getting bigger.
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Security studies center in Waikiki to expand
By Associated Press
POSTED: 12:16 p.m. HST, Sep 05, 2010
The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies has broken ground on a new wing.
The $12.7 million expansion project for a new learning center is expected to be completed in April 2012.
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