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    • 16th Asia Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO 2014)

    16th Asia Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO 2014)

    The Changing Role of the Military

    05 Aug 2014 - 10 Aug 2014
    The Singapore Resort & Spa Sentosa
    Type: Conferences / Workshops
    By Invitation
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    This year’s theme The Changing Role of the Military addressed questions and issues on the core roles of armed forces today and in the near future.

    Participants were encouraged to explore and discuss fundamental questions about what armed forces were for and how they should be structured and organised in a security environment that was rapidly evolving.

    Each sub-theme and panel addressed salient developments and trends across the spectrum of operations and key domains as well as their potential impact on the military profession.

    This event brought together  prominent speakers/scholars/practitioners in the field of military-security affairs to speak on the following topics.

     

     

    Keynote Address

    Speaker
    Mr Chan Chun Sing
    Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Defence, Singapore

    Session 1
    “The Changing Dimensions of Strategy”

    Speaker
    Lieutenant General (Ret) Rhys Jones
    Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit; and
    Former Chief of Defence Force, New Zealand Defence Force

    Chairperson
    Professor Khong Yuen Foong
    Professor of International Relations and Senior Research Advisor, RSIS

    Session 2
    “The Geopolitics of Asia-Pacific”

    Speakers
    Professor T. V. Paul
    Ngee Ann Kongsi Professor of International Relations, RSIS; and
    James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University

    Major General (Ret) Zhu Chenghu
    Professor, Academic Department of Strategic Studies, National Defence University, China

    Chairperson
    Dr Li Mingjiang
    Associate Professor and Coordinator of the China Programme, IDSS, RSIS

    Session 3
    “The Challenge of Irregular Warfare”

    Speakers
    Professor Gérard Chaliand
    Visiting Senior Fellow, RSIS

    Dr Ahmed Hashim
    Associate Professor, Military Studies Programme, IDSS, RSIS

    Chairperson
    Dr Kumar Ramakrishna
    Associate Professor and Head, Centre of Excellence for National Security, RSIS

    Session 4
    “Civil-Military Cooperation in a Coalition Environment”

    Speakers
    Mr Jeremy England
    Head, Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross

    Dr Greg Mills
    Director of the Brenthurst Foundation

    Chairperson
    Dr Evan Resnick
    Associate Professor and Coordinator of the United States Programme, IDSS, RSIS

    Session 5
    “Perceptions of the Military Profession”

    Speakers
    Associate Professor Panitan Wattanayagorn
    Department of International Relations, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

    Professor Pascal Vennesson
    Professor of Political Science, RSIS

    Chairperson
    Dr Ang Cheng Guan
    Associate Professor and Head of Graduate Studies, RSIS

    Session 6
    “Cross-Domain Interoperability and Integration”

    Speakers
    Rear Admiral Giam Hock Koon
    Commander, Maritime Security Task Force, Singapore Armed Forces

    Mr Richard Bitzinger
    Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Military Transformations Programme, IDSS, RSIS

    Chairperson
    Mr Eddie Lim
    Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Military Studies Programme, RSIS

    Plenary Session

    Moderator
    Dr Leonard Sebastian
    Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Indonesia Programme, IDSS, RSIS

    Distinguished Lunch Talk
    “Security Challenges in the Asia Pacific Region”

    Speaker
    Lieutenant General William Stevenson
    Chief Executive, Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security

    Chairperson
    Dr Ralf Emmers
    Associate Professor and Associate Dean, RSIS

    Distinguished Lunch Talk
    “U.S. Land Forces in the Pacific; Rebalance, Roles and Relationships”

    Speaker
    Major General Gary Hara
    Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, U.S. Army Pacific

    Chairperson
    Brigadier General (Ret) Jimmy Tan
    Director, SAF-NTU Academy, Nanyang Technological University

    Distinguished Dinner Talk
    “East Asia in Transition”

    Speaker
    Ambassador Bilahari Kausikan
    Ambassador-at-Large and Policy Advisor
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

    Chairperson

    Ambassador Barry Desker
    Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies; and
    Director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies

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