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Today’s Distinguished Visitors

Japan Journalists and Pacific Forum

Mr. Hidetoshi Arioka, Writer
Mr. Tomoki Sato, Staff Writer
Mr. Takuro Fujimoto, Political Reporter
Mr. Kiyotaka Nagashima, News reporter and Commentator
Mr. Ryota Shimabukuro, Chief Reporter
Ms. Kai Maeda, International Affairs Reporter
Mr. Beau Miller, PAO
Mr. Manuel Jeffrey Ordaniel Sistoso, Director Maritime Security
Mr. Akira Igata, Adjunct Fellow
Ms. Ayano Nishimura, Interpreter

  • Time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Location: CCR
  • Host: Dean Cramer
Japan Journalists and Pacific Forum

Mr. Hidetoshi Arioka, Writer
Mr. Tomoki Sato, Staff Writer
Mr. Takuro Fujimoto, Political Reporter
Mr. Kiyotaka Nagashima, News reporter and Commentator
Mr. Ryota Shimabukuro, Chief Reporter
Ms. Kai Maeda, International Affairs Reporter
Mr. Beau Miller, PAO
Mr. Manuel Jeffrey Ordaniel Sistoso, Director Maritime Security
Mr. Akira Igata, Adjunct Fellow
Ms. Ayano Nishimura, Interpreter

Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: CCR
Host: Dean Cramer

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In Their Own Words: Fellows describe their DKI APCSS experience

We are a Department of Defense institution that provides a forum where current and future military and civilian leaders from the Indo-Asia-Pacific gather to address regional and global security issues and enhance security cooperation through programs of executive education, professional exchange, and building relationships of trust and confidence. About Us Vision A free and prosperous Indo-Pacific promoting collaborative security. Mission DKI APCSS builds resilient capacity, shared understanding, and networked relationships among civilian and military practitioners and institutions to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. Approach In support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo­-Pacific Security Affairs (IPSA), and the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), and as a Mission Partner of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), DKI APCSS will cultivate and maintain security networks that reinforce the rules-based international order. Value Proposition DKI APCSS is recognized and respected for delivering practical outcomes that enhance security sector capacity and cooperation. FACTS 216 152 16,750* 15,840 133 7,759 30 Courses Held Countries Attending Graduates Alumni Virtual Engagements Virtual Participants Years in Service 65 Alumni
Association 2,305 7 11 122 276 56 114 210 1594 President/PM Vice President/Deputy PM Minister/Deputy Minister Ambassador/High Commissioner Chief or Deputy Chief of Defense Chief or Deputy Chief of Service Cabinet or Parliament appointment General/Flag Officer Alumni Senior
positions 313 Workshops 11,500 Participants Courses On Sept. 30, 1994 President Clinton signed H.R. 4650 to establish the “Nimitz Center.” During the year, name is changed to the “Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.” The Center officially opened on Sept. 4, 1995, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the Honorable William J. Perry, then-Secretary of Defense and General John M. Shalikashvili, then Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. August 2020 Defense Secretary Esper the Keynote speaker at DKI APCSS’ 3rd Speaker Series and 25th Anniversary Commemoration Our History The Hawaii Congressional Delegation announces the redesignation of APCSS as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). The change is included in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act. Learn more September 1994-1995 February 2015 The Lamp of Knowledge represents the academic focus of the Center and signifies the desire to foster understanding, cooperation and the study of regional security issues. The laurel branches form a Wreath of Peace that emphasize the Center’s non-warfighting approach to addressing regional security issues. The visible portion of the world globe depicts the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility. Seal The continuous ribbon symbolizes the strong interrelationship among the six geographic regions of the Asia-Pacific theater. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies seal was conceptualized
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

Mr. Krishna Bahadur Raut Receives the 2021 ‘Alumni of the Year’ award DKI APCSS recognized Raut’s contributions as an alumnus who significantly improved the peace and security within his country of Nepal and in the Indo-Pacific Region.  Raut’s Fellows Project resulted in seven new provincial emergency operation centers. He drafted eight of the fifteen laws required to support the expansion of the EOCs. He also played an instrumental role in passing significant policies that included the Disaster Management Act, Risk Reduction Policy, and the National Strategic Action Plan. Alumni Spotlight International Fellows from the U.S. Army War College Visit the Center On April 1, 2022, DKI APCSS hosted 40 international officers from the U.S Army War College’s International Fellows Program. Ranging from lieutenant colonel to brigadier general, the Fellows were hand-selected from the Chief of Staff of the Army to participate in a 10-month, in-resident course at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.For the last seven months, the Fellows have studied the role of land power, as part of a unified, joint or combined force, in support of the U.S. national military strategy. Their visit to Hawaii provided an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the various Indo-Pacific organizations who are available to partner with their militaries and countries.  In addition to DKI APCSS, the Fellows visited the Indo-Pacific Command, the U.S. Army Pacific Command, and the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management. Alumni Spotlight

News

  • A conceptual editorial illustration representing multi-dimensional security burden sharing among nations in the Indo-Pacific.

Security Nexus Perspective: Beyond the Two Percent — A Practitioner Framework for Assessing Burden Sharing in the Indo-Pacific

A new Security Nexus Perspective by Deon Canyon and Michael Kolton, professors at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies introduces BRISC, a practitioner framework that moves beyond the two-percent GDP metric to assess Indo-Pacific burden sharing across access, intelligence, operational, and strategic contributions.

  • Glowing blue DNA helix merging with digital circuitry, symbolizing biotechnology's role in national security and great power competition.

New Security Nexus Perspective: Deterrence of Biotechnological Threats

A new Security Nexus Perspective paper by Ethan Allen examines the geopolitical risks of rapid biotechnology advances, China's rise as a biotech superpower, the threat of bioweapons, and how the U.S. and its allies can strengthen deterrence, detection, and response in this critical arena of great power competition.

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