February 9, 2025
2:26 pm
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Educate, Connect and Empower
Today’s Distinguished Visitors
Rear Admiral Guillaume Pinget, French Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific
  • Time: 09:00
  • Location: ECR
  • Host: Director Suzanne Vares-Lum
STAFFDEL Mr. Adam Yost, Security Advisor to Senator Hirono
  • Time: 14:30
  • Location: ECR
  • Host: Director Suzanne Vares-Lum
In Their Own Words: Fellows describe their DKI APCSS experience.

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

Dialogue #38 Frontlines of Economic Warfare

As global economic conflict intensifies, Canada stands at the forefront of a high-stakes battle for resources, technology, and influence. In Frontlines of Economic Warfare, Raquel Garbers explores Canada’s vulnerabilities, strategic opportunities, and the urgent policy shifts needed to navigate this complex landscape.

DKI APCSS Upgrading Fencing for Security

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies will begin installing new fencing around the Center at the end of February 2025 to enhance security. The upgrades will include new fencing at the front of the building, near emergency exits, and between Wings A and B. Additionally, the side gate exits and the security badging system will be upgraded. The $1.2 million project is expected to take six to eight weeks. Work will occur during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), except when adjustments are necessary.

Dialogue | Special Episode on Global Strategic Trends 7

The world is navigating unprecedented complexity, with rapid geopolitical shifts, technological advancements, and environmental challenges demanding new strategic thinking. Global Strategic Trends 7 (GST 7), the latest UK Ministry of Defence report, introduces a novel framework of five fictitious “worlds” to explore future security scenarios. In this special episode of Dialogue, I discuss GST 7’s key findings with Colonel Joachim Isacsson OBE and Richard Johnson of Defence Futures, examining major global drivers, uncertainties shaping the future, and implications for policymakers.

Dialogue 37: The Indo-Pacific Mosaic

In Dialogue 37, we explore rising geopolitical tensions and the increasing need to navigate the Indo-Pacific’s complex security landscape. Join us for a discussion on The Indo-Pacific Mosaic, a new book edited by Dr. James Minnich, which offers crucial insights and a path toward a more stable and resilient region.

Dr. Alexander Vuving’s New Publications on Vietnam’s Past and Present

Dr. Alexander Vuving has two new publications exploring Vietnam’s history and foreign policy. The first is a peer-reviewed article published in The Pacific Review (Vol. 38, Issue 1, 2025), titled “Bamboo in a Storm: The Russia-Ukraine War and Vietnam’s Foreign Policy (2022–2024). The second is a chapter in The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War (Volume 3: Legacies). Titled “Vietnam’s Search for Its Place in the World,” the chapter traces Vietnam’s trajectory since the war with the United States.

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