
LTG Joel Vowell, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army PacificĀ
- Time: 09:30
- Location: ECR
- Host: Director Suzanne Vares-Lum
Mr. Abraham Salomon Jr., Chief, National Geospatial Agency, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
- Time: 14:00
- Location: B118
- Host: Dr. Deon Canyon
Ms. Cath Edwardson, Policy Advisor, Special Operations Command Australia
- Time: 14:30
- Location: B105
- Host: Ambassador Pete Haymond






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Graduates
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Virtual Engagements
Virtual Participants
Years in Service
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16,750*
15,840
133
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by Dr. Jimmie R. Lackey, who was then an Army colonel, and is a former DKI APCSS executive director. The Center was renamed on February 2015 to Honor the late Senator, Daniel K. Inouye.





Our Team
Our team is a dedicated group of professionals committed to enhancing regional security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Comprised of military, diplomatic, and academic experts, the team works collaboratively to address contemporary security challenges. Through education, dialogue, and research, the DKI APCSS team fosters mutual understanding and strengthens partnerships among nations.

News
DKI APCSS Returns to Washington for Mobile Indo-Pacific Orientation Course
WASHINGTON ā After an eight-year hiatus, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies returned to the nationās capital to host the Mobile Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (MIPOC) from March 24 to 28, 2025. The event, the largest MIPOC to date, brought together 116 fellows from agencies including the Departments of Defense, State, and Homeland Security. Among them were 20 international participants representing 12 countries.
Hegseth Addresses Indo-Pacom Partnerships During First Trip to Region
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed his strategic vision for the Defense Department, as it relates to the Indo-Pacific region, while delivering remarks to alumni of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu yesterday. Founded in 1995, the DKI APCSS is a DOD institute that offers a forum for military and civilian leaders from the region to come together and discuss local and global security matters.
A Story of Resistance in the Age of Algorithmic Irregular Warfare
Dr. "Lumpy" Lumbaca of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies explores themes of technological overreach and human resilience in a piece published March 19, 2025, in Small Wars Journal. In The Sun Is Setting: A Story of Resistance in the Age of Algorithmic Irregular Warfare, Lumbaca presents a fictional narrative set in 2084exploring the rise of the Sky Global Algorithmic Network (Sky-GAN).
Critical Domains Take Center Stage during the Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course
Emerging challenges in critical domains were the key focus of the recent Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC25-1) course hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies from February 5 to March 12, 2025, in Honolulu. The intensive five-week course helped build capacity for allies and partners by leveraging the different perspectives, skills, and experiences of its multinational Fellows, which included 89 participants from 35 countries around the world. CSC 25-1 focused on critical security domainsāCyber, Space, and Maritime Securityāproviding Fellows with strategic insights into emerging challenges and opportunities. Through plenary sessions, scenario-based exercises, simulations, and specialized electives, the course fosters collaboration and strengthens the capacity of security practitioners to address complex security threats.
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center’s Pivotal Role in Strengthening Indo-Pacific Deterrence Strategies
By Dr. Andrea Malji As the geopolitical landscape continues to move toward an increasingly multipolar system, the risk of miscalculations, conflict, and war likewise increases. As the U.S. increases its focus on the Indo-Pacific, it is important that both the U.S. and its allies and partners are well-prepared for [...]
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Dr. Deon K. Canyon









(Mission Partner)
(Executive Agent)
Maj. Gen (Ret.), U.S. Army
Suzanne Vares-Lum
Col. (Ret.), U.S. Army
Russell Bailey
Dr. Lori Forman
Col. Matthew R. Kent
& Business Ops
Capt. (Ret.) U.S. Navy
Wade Turvold

Amb. Peter M. Haymond


Security Studies (CSS)
Capt. (Ret.) U.S. Navy
Carleton Cramer
& Business Ops
Col. Jeffrey Digsby





shared understanding, and networked relationships among civilian and military practitioners and institutions to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.






- Office of the Secretary
of Defense (Policy) - Joint Staff
- Service HQs
- Defense Security
Cooperation Agency - Regional Centers
- US Indo-Pacific Command
- Component Commands
- Other Subordinate Commands
- National Security Council
- Dept. of Homeland Security
- US Coast Guard
- Dept. of State
-Embassies
-U.S. Agency for
International Development
- Universities
- National Defense/
Diplomatic Academies - Research Centers
- Think Tanks
& National
Institutions
- Northeast Asia
- Southeast Asia
- South Asia
- Oceania
- The Americas
- And Beyondā¦
Institutions
& International
Organizations
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
- Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
- United Nations, International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations


a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Regional Architectures
of China
Consequence
the Indo-Pacific, and globally,
is strengthened
traditional and nontraditional
security challenges
isĀ increased
designed to be
routinely measured
and assessed
ADMM+
ASEAN Chair Preparation
Additional OSD IPSA Directed Activities
Security, Counterterrorism, Information Security,
Strategic Studies, Economics, & Crisis Management
Concentrations Regional & Functional Cohorts
Regional senior leader networksĀ
Strategic Objectives
FY24-25 Priorities


Shared Understanding
Network Relationship