By APCSS Editor|2025-08-13T16:30:43-10:00August 13, 2025|Categories: news, Engagements|Tags: thailand, Deterrence, defense industrial base, Security Cooperation, Allies And Partners, Building Capacity|
During a visit to Thailand in July, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) Director Suzanne Vares-Lum met with key Thai defense leaders, alumni and U.S. Embassy officials, reinforcing long-standing partnerships and advancing shared regional security goals.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-13T14:45:24-10:00August 13, 2025|Categories: Alumni, news|Tags: thailand, alumni, Security Cooperation, Roundtable, Allies And Partners, Building Capacity|
While visiting Thailand in July, DKI APCSS Director Suzanne Vares-Lum conducted a senior alumni roundtable. Nine alumni attended the meeting which focused on DKI APCSS programs such as Fellows projects and a new mentoring program. Three alumni have offered to be mentors for future Fellows, and the Thai Alumni Association offered to take an active role in future Alumni mentor recruiting and matching with Fellows. Participants also shared their reflections on the current security situation in Thailand.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-15T11:27:31-10:00August 13, 2025|Categories: Courses, news|Tags: tsc, Transnational Security Course, senior security practitioners|
In mid-July, the Transnational Security Course (TSC) 25-1 welcomed 37 senior executives from 27 locations around the world to the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) campus in Waikiki. The weeklong intensive program, specifically tailored for senior security practitioners from the Indo-Pacific region, facilitated a deep dive into a broad spectrum of transnational security challenges.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-12T11:08:01-10:00August 12, 2025|Categories: Alumni, news, Fellow Projects|Tags: Fellow, USA|
James Ward, an alumnus of the Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course (CSC) 22-1, describes his time at DKI APCSS as “transformational” and pivotal in advancing his professional trajectory. Among the most significant outcomes of his experience was the development of his Fellow Project, which tackled the pressing issue of real estate money laundering in Hawai‘i.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-07T17:17:32-10:00August 7, 2025|Categories: Courses, news, Engagements|Tags: Indo-Pacific Security, Security Cooperation, regional challenges, Thailand security program, Senior Security Studies Program, Royal Thai Armed Forces, strategic dialogue, leadership development, U.S.-Thailand partnership|
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies joined Thailand’s sixth Senior Security Studies Program, fostering strategic dialogue and leadership skills to address Indo-Pacific security challenges with senior Thai officials.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-14T12:49:12-10:00August 4, 2025|Categories: news, Dialogue Podcast|Tags: China, India, Indian Ocean, Maldives, big-power dynamics|
In the contested waters of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives is proving that size does not dictate influence. With just over half a million people and limited hard power, the island nation is not merely weathering great-power competition—it is actively shaping it. In Dialogue Episode 49, Dr. Andrea Malji, an expert on South Asia and Indian Ocean geopolitics, explains how geography, governance, and diplomatic agility form the core of Malé’s strategic playbook.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-08T13:12:38-10:00August 4, 2025|Categories: Workshops/Events, news|Tags: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Whole of Society Resilience Workshop, civil preparedness, hybrid threats, malign influence, multinational security cooperation, Hawaii National Guard, resilience training, international security workshop, national preparedness, cybersecurity cooperation, international crisis response, resilience capacity building, global security partnerships|
In June more than 40 participants from 19 countries took part in the lively third iteration of the Whole of Society Resilience Workshop, where the subject matter was, at times, as fervid as the summer temperatures outside. Held in the climate-controlled confines of Maluhia Hall, and conducted by the staff and faculty of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, this event brought back several participants and welcomed many more as this course narrowed the scope of the series from concepts to concrete actions.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-04T09:49:06-10:00August 4, 2025|Categories: Workshops/Events, news|Tags: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Senior Enlisted Leaders Symposium Indo-Pacific, SELSIP 2025, multinational enlisted cooperation, senior enlisted leadership development, Indo-Pacific military partnerships, regional NCO corps interoperability, Laulima Alumni Certificate of Distinction, SEAC David Isom leadership|
The Senior Enlisted Leaders Symposium Indo-Pacific 2025 brought together senior enlisted leaders from 12 nations, five U.S. combatant commands, and all U.S. military services. Over three days, participants shared strategies, built regional partnerships, and strengthened the foundation for multinational cooperation across the Indo-Pacific.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-12T13:44:09-10:00July 27, 2025|Categories: news, Dialogue Podcast|Tags: China, Indo-Pacific Security|
North Korea is no longer merely surviving—it is strategically maneuvering. Against the backdrop of a fraying global order and eroding sanctions enforcement, Pyongyang has deepened wartime collaboration with Russia while leaning on China to sustain its economic core. What may appear as opportunistic bandwagoning is, in fact, a calibrated strategy—one that seeks regime durability, economic windfalls, and enhanced geopolitical relevance.
By APCSS Editor|2025-07-11T12:41:57-10:00July 11, 2025|Categories: Workshops/Events, news|Tags: China, Security, Strategic Competition, defense industrial base, economic coercion, hybrid warfare, cyber threats, emerging leaders, international cooperation, Ottawa, young leaders|
OTTAWA, Canada — The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, hosted a workshop on China’s hybrid warfare strategies July 7–11. Held in Ottawa, the five-day event convened emerging leaders from the Indo-Pacific, the Americas, and Europe to explore economic coercion, cyber threats and strategic risks to the defense industrial base. Participants engaged in scenario planning, strategic analysis and peer-to-peer exchanges to better understand the multilayered and multidomain tactics employed by China.
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