APCSS Editor, Author at Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Tom D’Arcy
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Tom D’Arcy

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-01T17:51:36-10:00December 1, 2025|Categories: Faculty, Biography, team|

Captain Tom D’Arcy joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) in August 2025 following a tour as the U. S. Coast Guard District Oceania’s Chief of Response, where he oversaw search and rescue, law enforcement, environmental response, border control and territorial integrity, and intelligence conducted throughout the Oceania region. Captain D’Arcy served 13 years at sea on cutters that patrolled across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans to enforce counter-drug, fisheries, and maritime laws, to strengthen interagency and international partnerships, and to facilitate the safety of mariners and the maritime transportation system. A 2019 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval War College, he earned a master’s degree in National Security Studies. He also earned a master’s degree in English from the University of Washington in 2004, before instructing in the Humanities Department at the Coast Guard Academy. Captain D’Arcy graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1998 with a degree in Government and International Relations. His awards include Department of Defense and Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medals, Coast Guard Commendation Medals, and other team, unit, and personal citations.

Devon Kibbons
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Devon Kibbons

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-01T15:22:33-10:00December 1, 2025|Categories: Biography, team|

CDR Devon Kibbons joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) as a Fellow in August 2025. Originating from Bourbonnais, Illinois, he embarked on his military journey in July 1998. He completed his bachelor's degree from Excelsior University in 2004 and a master's degree in project management from Colorado Technical University in 2007. Commissioned as an Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer (AMDO) in 2009, CDR Kibbons has since undertaken numerous operational and shore assignments, including tours aboard several notable vessels and at key naval stations. His commendable service has earned him several personal awards, including the Meritorious Service Medal and multiple Navy and Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement Medals.

John Hemmings
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John Hemmings

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-11T16:54:32-10:00December 1, 2025|Categories: Adjunct Professor|

Dr. John Hemmings is a senior adviser to the Pacific Forum and an adjunct professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, a U.S. Department of Defense regional center in Honolulu. He has worked with or been associated with various research organizations focused on Indo-Pacific security studies for nearly 18 years, including research positions, honorary positions, and directorships at the Henry Jackson Society, the Royal United Services Institute, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Heino Klinck
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Heino Klinck

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-11T16:54:03-10:00December 1, 2025|Categories: Distinguished Adjunct|

Heino Klinck is the Founder and Principal of Klinck Global LLC which provides strategic advisory services to private sector clients. He is a global strategist and national security policy expert focused on the nexus of government and business interests in the United States, Asia, and Europe. His extensive experience includes 2+ decades abroad; leading global strategy efforts in a Fortune 100 company; serving as the senior East Asian policy official in the Pentagon; analytical and operational responsibilities in the intelligence community; and multiple diplomatic postings in Asia and Europe.

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James Sullivan

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-11T16:54:53-10:00December 1, 2025|Categories: Adjunct Professor|

James Sullivan is head of Asia Pacific equity research and global fundamental AI lead at J.P. Morgan. He has held Asia-based roles in equity research at Credit Suisse and hedge fund management at Citadel, Millennium, and Oaktree since 1999. Before [...]

Timothy Buehrer
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Timothy Buehrer

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-11T16:54:40-10:00December 1, 2025|Categories: Adjunct Professor|

Dr. Timothy Buehrer was a professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) from September 2020 to March 2024, when he retired from full-time teaching. While at DKI APCSS, his research and teaching focused on statecraft, economics and security, ASEAN, Oceania, Indonesia, and China.

John T. Hennessey-Niland
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John T. Hennessey-Niland

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-11T16:54:11-10:00December 1, 2025|Categories: Distinguished Adjunct|

Ambassador John T. Hennessey-Niland is the former U.S. ambassador to Palau. With a 35-year career in the Foreign Service, he is one of the most experienced "Pacific hands" to serve in the Department of State. He has held multiple posts in the Indo-Pacific, including Fiji, Australia, and Hawaii, where he served as the foreign policy advisor (POLAD) to the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific. His other assignments include serving on the National Security Council as a director responsible for international summits, as a United Nations war crimes investigator in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and at several embassies in Europe, including Paris (twice), Dublin, and The Hague.

DKI APCSS Marks 30 Years With Alumni Workshop
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DKI APCSS Marks 30 Years With Alumni Workshop

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-17T08:50:09-10:00September 26, 2025|Categories: Workshops/Events, news|Tags: Indo-Pacific, Strategic Competition, DKI APCSS, 30th anniversary, alumni workshop, commemorative dinner, security collaboration, crisis response, multilateral partnerships|

Staying connected to alumni is a key line of effort at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The Center hosted 47 alumni from 22 locations worldwide for a four-day 30th Anniversary Alumni Workshop, held Sept. 16–19, 2025, to strengthen professional networks and explore future security challenges.

Security Nexus Perspective: Flight into the Dark: South Asia’s Protest Republics
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Security Nexus Perspective: Flight into the Dark: South Asia’s Protest Republics

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-09T13:03:42-10:00September 23, 2025|Categories: Tekwani, Security Nexus, news|Tags: governance, South Asia, protest, Deterrence, Indo‑Pacific, legitimacy, state fragility, institutional erosion, social resilience, digital rights, suppression, domestic unrest, political exclusion|

A new Security Nexus Perspective by Shyam Tekwani investigates the recent wave of government collapses across South Asia and the security implications for the broader Indo-Pacific regiDrawing on his expertise in regional politics and conflict at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Tekwani traces how citizen-led protests in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal dismantled fragile regimes from within. The analysis emphasizes a central argument: lasting deterrence in the Indo-Pacific must be grounded in domestic stability, not solely in external alliances or military strength.

113 Fellows complete Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course at DKI APCSS
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113 Fellows complete Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course at DKI APCSS

By APCSS Editor|2025-12-18T05:32:19-10:00September 22, 2025|Categories: Courses, news|Tags: Fellow, China, Security, Cooperation, CSC, Deterrence, Allies And Partners, Influence|

As the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies marks its 30th anniversary, 113 Fellows from 37 locations around the globe graduated today from the Center’s Comprehensive Security Cooperation course (CSC 25-3), completing five weeks of study focused on building trust and strengthening security ties in the Indo-Pacific.

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