APPSNO 2018: Boundaries of National Security

The 12th annual Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO) was held at Marina Mandarin Singapore from 6-11 May 2018. Organised by the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) with support from the National Security Coordination Secretariat (NSCS) in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the programme’s theme was the “Boundaries of National Security”.

Speakers from a range of nations, including the United States, Japan, Turkey, Australia, the United Kingdom, Israel, Sweden, Latvia, and Singapore shared their expertise and experiences on the following topics:

1. Emergent Issues in Homeland Security – drones, predictive policing, strategic disinformation campaigns and biotechnology

2. Governing Difference – rising inequality, multicultural societies, race relations, migration and social cohesion

3. Terrorism and its Futures – reciprocal radicalisation, the rise of violent far-right organisations and the direction of jihadi movements in Southeast Asia

4. Cybersecurity: Boundaries and Securities – human resource challenges, critical infrastructure protection and cybercrime

5. Case Studies – migrant inclusion in Sweden, resilience amid complex risks, and the current wave of populist politics