Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Director General of the Institute of National Security Studies Sri lanka (INSSSL) successfully completed the Transnational Security Cooperation course, the highest security course offered at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. Thirty-two senior leaders from twenty-nine locations and two regional organizations participated in this course in May 2017. The aim of this program was to enhance awareness of transnational security issues within the complex environments they occur; explore collaborative policies to address transnational security challenges; identify opportunities to strengthen states’ capacities; and promote effective security governance. The course also focused on examining the nexus between traditional and non-traditional elements of security to highlight the importance of a broader understanding of this concept.
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense institute that addresses regional and global security issues. Military and civilian representatives, most from the United States and Asia-Pacific nations, participate in a comprehensive program of executive education, professional exchanges and outreach events, both in Hawaii and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Center supports the U.S. Pacific Command by developing and sustaining relationships among security practitioners and national security establishments throughout the region.