Past APPSNO

The first Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO) was held from 14 to 20 January 2007 at The Sentosa Resort and Spa. CENS marked its 10th edition of APPSNO in 2016.

The past APPSNO themes have included (reverse chronological order):

APPSNO 2024: Defining the State of Security in Uncertain Conditions: Lessons and Responses

APPSNO 2023: New World (Dis)Order: Reframing Resilience amidst Fragmentation and Interdependencies

APPSNO 2019: National Security in the Age of Disruption

APPSNO 2018: Boundaries of National Security

APPSNO 2017: Innovation and National Security

APPSNO 2016: National Security Revisited

APPSNO 2015: Glocalisation and National Security

APPSNO 2014: The Challenge of Systemic Resilience for National Security

APPSNO 2013: Narrowing the Theory-Practice Gap

APPSNO 2012: Complexities: Interactions and Inter-dependencies for National Security

APPSNO 2011: Exploring Crisis Resilience 

APPSNO 2010: Mainstreaming Counter-Terrorism

APPSNO 2009: Thinking Intelligently about Risk 

APPSNO 2008: Resilience Broadly Defined

APPSNO 2007: Developing a Whole-of-Government Approach to Homeland Security