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Invite: The Era of Coast Guards in the Asia Pacific

Join the CIMSEC DC Chapter and special guest Lyle Morris of RAND (bio below) on Wednesday, April 19th, for an informal discussion on his recent work in the U.S. Naval War College Review, “Blunt Defenders of Sovereignty: The Rise of Coast Guards in East and Southeast Asia.” For more, check out the TL: DR version at CSIS AMTI.

When: Wednesday, April 19th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Fuel Pizza, 1606 K Street (Upstairs), Washington, DC.  Farragut North and Farragut West Metro.

RSVPs not required but appreciated at director@cimsec.org.

Lyle J. Morris is a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, where he focuses on security developments in East and Southeast Asia. He has over ten years of experience researching and leading projects on Asia-Pacific security issues and has published recently on the rise of coast guards in East and Southeast Asia, maritime security in the Asia-Pacific, Chinese military modernization, and Chinese engagement in Africa. His articles have appeared in Naval War College Review, Asia Policy, The Diplomat, The National Interest, The China Brief, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), Asia Pacific Bulletin, and U.S. News and World Report, among others. Prior to joining RAND, Morris was the 2010-11 Next Generation Fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and a research intern with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). From 2004 to 2008, Morris lived in Beijing, China, where he studied Mandarin Chinese at Peking and Tsinghua Universities and later worked at Dentsu Advertising and the China Economist Journal. Morris received his master’s degree in international affairs from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), where he was the recipient of the George C. Marshall Prize in Strategic Studies for his paper on China’s experience with confidence-building measures. He holds a certificate in East Asian Studies from Columbia’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He received his bachelor’s degree in international business from Western Washington University.

Scott Cheney-Peters is CIMSEC’s Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Photo: Philippine Coast Guard secures mock pirates during a rescue drill exercise with Japan’s Coast Guard off Manila Bay, Philippines, July 13, 2016 Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

CFAR 2017 Nominations Now Open

We want to know who YOU want to speak at the 3rd annual CIMSEC Forum for Authors and Readers (CFAR). Choose your favorite article or author from the last year, who has published an original piece on CIMSEC anytime on or after February 26th, 2016, and nominate them now!

Thanks to the generous support of CNA and the U.S. Naval Institute, we’re pleased to once again offer a professional evening workshop on a range of maritime security issues. But we can’t do it without you. We need your help determining what authors and issues will be highlighted, so nominate today!  Nominations close April 3rd. And don’t forget to RSVP to the event

9-14 May 2016 Maritime Security Events

This is a roundup of maritime security and national security events that our readers and members might find interesting. As CIMSEC has a global presence, our events list reflects events from around the world. Inclusion does not equal endorsement – those bolded are most apparently related to maritime security. See one we missed?  Email our Director of Operations at operations@cimsec.org.

CIMSEC May 18th Meet-up at Archipelago

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9-14 May 2016 Maritime Security Events

09 May 2016 – Philippines Presidential Election

10 May 2016 – Washington, DC – CSIS – “The State of Defense Acquisition”

10 May 2016 – Canberra, Australia – ANU – “Is the Taiwan Strait still a flash point?”

11 May 2016 – Washington, DC – The Heritage Foundation – “The National Security Implications of Rapid Access to Space”

11-12 May 2016 – Singapore – ACI – “Maritime Security Management” 

11-15 May 2016 – Portland, Maine – Maritime History Conference” 

11-20 May 2016 – New York – UN IMO Maritime Safety Committee Meeting

12 May 2016 – Washington, DC – The Heritage Foundation – “Helping Secure Asia’s Future through Enhanced U.S.-India Defense Partnership”

13 May 2016 – Washington, DC – Defense Entrepreneurs Forum – “DEFxDC”

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Long-Range Maritime Security Events

16-18 May 2016 – Washington, DC – Navy League – “Sea, Air, Space Symposium”

20 May 2016 – Taiwan’s Presidential Inauguration

24-27 May 2016 – Vientiane – ASEAN – 10th ADMM 

26-27 May 2016 – Ise-Shima, Japan – G7 Summit

June-July 2016 – Hawaii – Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Naval Exercise 

June 2016 – Baltic Sea – BALTOPS Naval Exercise

03-05 June 2016 – Singapore – IISS – “Shangri-La Dialogue” 

06-07 June 2016 – Lisbon – G7++ Friends of Gulf of Guinea Meeting

13-15 June 2016 – Ontario, Canada – Queens University – “Engagement Between Peace and War:
How Soldiers and Military Institutions Adapt”

13-15 June 2016 – Newport, RI – USNWC – “Naval Strategist Forum and Current Strategy Forum” 

19-24 June 2016 – Hawaii – U of Hawaii– “International Coral Reef Symposium” 

20-22 June 2016 – Gdansk, Poland – “BaltMilitary Expo”

21 June 2016 – Kiel, Germany – “Maritime Security Challenges and the High North” 

23 June – 02 July 2016 – Aspen, CO – Aspen – “Aspen Ideas Festival”

23 June 2016 – Washington, DC – Booze Allen/CSBA – “Directed Energy Summit 2016” 

27-28 June 2016 – New York City – ICAS/UVA/UN – “Legal Order in the World’s Oceans: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea”

5-7 July 2016 – Norfolk, VA – NATO C2COE – “C2 in Emerging Warfare – Challenges to the Alliance and Coalitions” 

July 2016 – Yaounde Meeting and Operationalization of Interregional Coordination Center (ICC) for Maritime Safety and Security in Central and West Africa

27-30 July – 02 July 2016 – Aspen, CO – Aspen – “Aspen Security Forum”

01-04 Aug 2016 – Aspen, CO – Aspen – “Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence”

02-04 Aug 2016 – Everett, WA – Maritime Security West 2016

08-09 Aug 2016 – Venice, Italy – WASET – “International Conference on Port and Maritime Security”

09-12 Aug 2016 – Hawaii – East-West Center – “North Pacific Arctic Conference on Arctic Futures”

Sep 2016 – Thailand – ASEAN – ADMM-Plus Military Medicine and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise (AM-HEx)

Sep 2016 – Panama – UNITAS Naval Exercise

Sep 2016 – Newport, RI – USNWC – International “Seapower Symposium”

06-09 Sep 2016 – Hamburg, Germany – SMM – “International Conference on Maritime Security and Defense”

07 Sep – Micronesia – Pacific Islands Forum

15-16 Sep 2016 – Washington, DC – State Dept. – Our Ocean Conference 2016 

25-28 Sep 2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – International Sociological Association – “Transformations of the Military Profession”

Oct 2016 – Southeast Asia – U.S. Navy – SEACAT Naval Exercise

Oct 2016 – Indian Navy, U.S. Navy, JMSDF – Malabar Naval Exercise

03-06 Oct 2016 – Vancouver, Canada – Navy League of Canada – “Maritime Security Challenges 2016”

15 Oct 2016 – Lome, Togo – AU – AU Regional Conference: Maritime Security and Development in Africa

17-21 Oct 2016 – Paris, France – “EuroNaval 2016”

01-02 Nov 2016 – Kuala Lampur, Indonesia- “13th Annual Maritime Security and Coastal Surveillance Conference”

02-05 Nov 2016 – Jakarta, Indonesia – IndoDefense Expo 2016”

13-16 Nov 2016 – Auckland, NZ – ASEAN – ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Exercise: Exercise Mahi Tangaroa

21-25 Nov 2016 – New York – UN IMO Maritime Safety Committee Meeting

29 Nov-02 Dec 2016 – Vino del Mar, Chile – “ExpoNaval 2016”

Dec 2016 – Expiration of EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta and NATO’s Operationa Ocean Shield Counter-Piracy Mandates 

14-15 Jan 2017 – New York City – SMM – “2017 TELOS Conference: Asymmetrical Warfare – The Centrality of the Political to the Strategic” (Call for Papers Deadline: 31 July 2016)

03-05 Oct 2017 – Mumbai, India – SMM – “INMEX“

4 – 8 April 2016 Events of Interest

This is a roundup of maritime security and national security events by  that our readers and members might find interesting. Inclusion does not equal endorsement – those bolded are most apparently related to maritime security. See one we missed?  Email our Director of Operations at operations@cimsec.org.

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Upcoming CIMSEC Events

CIMSEC April Meet-up TBD

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4- 8 April 2016 Events of Interest

04 April 2016 – Hawaii – East-West Center – “Deep Seabed Mining in Oceania”

04 April 2016 – Washington, DC – CSIS – “Australia-Japan-U.S. Maritime Cooperation”

04 April 2016 – Washington, DC – Cato Institute – “Chasing Ghosts: The Policing of Terrorism”

04-05 April 2016 – Washington, DC – NDIA – “Mastering Business Development Workshop”

05 April 2016 – Washington, DC – CSIS – “Breaking New Ground: Preparing DoD for the Future with Secretary Ash Carter”

05 April 2016 – Washington, DC – SASC – “State of Public Shipyards to Meet Current Mission Needs and Investment Strategies to Support Future National Security Requirements”

05 April 2016 – Washington, DC – Stimson Center – “Navy Shipbuilding Programs”

05 April 2016 – London, UK – IISS – “Evolution of the Cyber Domain: The Implications for National and Global Security”

06 April 2016 – Washington, DC – SASC – “Global Military Spending and the Arms Trade: Trends & Implications”

06 April 2016 – London, UK – RUSI – “Reading the Small Print: Additive Manufacturing in Defence”

06-08 April 2016 – Pittsburgh, PA – NDIA – “NDIA 2016 National Conference”

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Long-Range Events

11-13 April 2016 – Washington, DC – FDD – “Washington Forum: National Security in the Next Administration”

12 April 2016 – London, UK – RUSI – “Missile Defence Conference 2016”

12 April 2016 – Washington, DC – CSIS – “The Inaugural Zbigniew Brzezinski Annual Prize and Lecture”

12-16 April 2016 – Indonesia – 2nd Multilateranl Naval Exercise Komodo

13 April 2016 – Washington, DC – AEI – “American leadership and tomorrow’s foreign policy leaders”

14 April 2016 – Chicago, IL – CCGA – “Russia, Ukraine, and the New Cold War?”

14-17 April 2016 – Ottawa, Canada – 83rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History 

14 April 2016 – Chicago, IL – CCGA – “Russia, Ukraine, and the New Cold War?”

18-21 April 2016 – KL, Malaysia – “Defense Services Asia 2016”

19 April 2016 – London, UK – IISS – “The Strategic Aspects of Space”

20 April 2016 – Washington, DC – The U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation – “Heroes on Deck: World War II on Lake Michigan”

21 April 2016 – Washington, DC – Georgetown – “Mobility, Exchange, and Transformations in the Indian Ocean”

25 April 2016 – Hawaii – East-West Center – “Fisheries and Development: The Case of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement”

27-28 April 2016 – Washington, D.C. – Stimson – “Understanding Terrorism Conference”

May 2016 – Expected Ruling of Philippines vs China PCA Case

01-04 May 2016 – Beverly Hills, California – 2016 Milken Institute Global Conference (Applications for Military Leadership Circle due 01 March)

01-09 May 2016 – Brunei/Singapore – ADMM-Plus Maritime Security and Counterterrorism Exercise

09 May 2016 – Philippines Presidential Election

11-12 May 2016 – Singapore – ACI – “Maritime Security Management” 

11-15 May 2016 – Portland, Maine – Maritime History Conference” 

13 May 2016 – Washington, DC – Engineering Systems Program, Penn State University – “Socioengineering and Systems Innovation”

16-18 May 2016 – Washington, DC – Navy League – “Sea, Air, Space Symposium”

20 May 2016 – Taiwan’s Presidential Inauguration

24-27 May 2016 – Vientiane – ASEAN – 10th ADMM 

June-July 2016 – Hawaii – Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Naval Exercise 

June – Baltic Sea – BALTOPS Naval Exercise

03-05 June 2016 – Singapore – IISS – “Shangri-La Dialogue” 

20-22 June 2016 – Gdansk, Poland – “BaltMilitary Expo”

21 June 2016 – Kiel, Germany – “Maritime Security Challenges and the High North” 

23 June – 02 July 2016 – Aspen, CO – Aspen – “Aspen Ideas Festival”

27-30 July – 02 July 2016 – Aspen, CO – Aspen – “Aspen Security Forum”

01-04 Aug 2016 – Aspen, CO – Aspen – “Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence”

02-04 Aug 2016 – Everett, WA – Maritime Security West 2016

08-09 Aug 2016 – Venice, Italy – WASET – “International Conference on Port and Maritime Security”

09-12 Aug 2016 – Hawaii – East-West Center – “North Pacific Arctic Conference on Arctic Futures”

Sep 2016 – Washington, DC – State Dept. – “Our Oceans Conference” 

Sep 2016 – Thailand – ASEAN – ADMM-Plus Military Medicine and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise (AM-HEx)

06-09 Sep 2016 – Hamburg, Germany – SMM – “International Conference on Maritime Security and Defense”

25-28 Sep 2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – International Sociological Association – “Transformations of the Military Profession”

03-06 Oct 2016 – Vancouver, Canada – Navy League of Canada – “Maritime Security Challenges 2016”

Oct 2016 – Southeast Asia – U.S. Navy – SEACAT Naval Exercise

Oct 2016 – Indian Navy, U.S. Navy, JMSDF – Malabar Naval Exercise

15 Oct 2016 – Lome, Togo – AU – “AU Regional Conference: Maritime Security and Development in Africa

17-21 Oct 2016 – Paris, France – “EuroNaval 2016”

02-05 Nov 2016 – Jakarta, Indonesia – “IndoDefense Expo 2016”

13-16 Nov 2016 – Auckland, NZ – ASEAN – ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Exercise: Exercise Mahi Tangaroa

29 Nov-02 Dec 2016 – Vino del Mar, Chile – “ExpoNaval 2016”

03-05 Oct 2017 – Mumbai, India – SMM – INMEX