
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






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Virtual Engagements
Virtual Participants
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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
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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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 Beyond…
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
is 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 networks
Strategic Objectives
FY24-25 Priorities


Shared Understanding
Network Relationship