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Effects of Climate Change on Volcanic Emissions and Health Security in Hawaii by 2050

By |2017-08-25T14:46:04-10:00August 25th, 2017|Categories: Research, College, Campbell, Canyon|Tags: , , , |

“Effects of Climate Change on Volcanic Emissions and Health Security in Hawaii by 2050” is the latest paper by Dr. Deon V. Canyon and Dr. James R. Campbell. According to the authors, not only will climate change modify the weather, it is also predicted to influence volcanic emissions directly.  This change impacts air quality in Hawaii as well as quality of health for those who are sensitive to vog and/or allergens. “While the rate of vog production in Hawaii is natural, unavoidable and unmodifiable, weather-related climate changes do impact on vog distribution,” states Canyon. “Decreasing trade winds have already been reported [...]

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101 Fellows Tackle Security Challenges as CSRT 17-1 Concludes

By |2017-08-14T10:41:47-10:00August 11th, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

One hundred one Fellows from 47 different locations graduated Aug. 10 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) course in Honolulu. Of the 101 participants, 63% were from military organizations and law enforcement agencies, with others representing various government ministries, foreign affairs departments and intelligence services and academic institutions. Just over half of the course participants were from the Asia-Pacific region, with five continents represented. Fellows participating in CSRT 17-1 were from Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Djibouti, Egypt, Greece, Guatemala. Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, [...]

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The Role of History and Law in the South China Sea and Arctic Ocean

By |2017-08-11T16:49:18-10:00August 11th, 2017|Categories: Faculty, College, JNankivell, External Publications|

“The Role of History and Law in the South China Sea and Arctic Ocean” is a new analysis written by Dr. Justin Nankivell, Associate Dean of Academics at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for the Maritime Awareness Project. According to a release by the National Bureau of Asian Research: “The law of the sea regime is in the early phases of a significant shift and subject to increased tension in its central normative structure. This has been the case many times historically, with each phase of the law moving in a path-dependent fashion through different international political [...]

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Dr. Yamin selected as Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Policy

By |2017-07-17T13:36:51-10:00July 17th, 2017|Categories: College, Yamin|

Congratulations to Dr. Saira Yamin who was recently selected to be a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Policy (CGP).  CGP is a US-based think tank working on policy issues pertaining to Political Islam, Violent Extremism and American Muslims. Dr. Yamin continues her role as a professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and recently participated in a podcast with CGP’s Kamran Bokhari discussing ”civil-military dynamics in emerging democracies and autocracies, especially those of Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, Myanmar.” According to the podcast description: “They touch upon the ongoing evolution of the military regimes of Syria and [...]

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New paper on women’s role in disaster management and its implications for national security

By |2020-03-10T11:03:57-10:00July 11th, 2017|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Ear, Independent Faculty Articles, Women Peace and Security, Analytical|Tags: |

Why women in Asia-Pacific countries are more susceptible to disaster impacts?  This topic is explored in a new paper by DKI APCSS professor Jessica Ear on “Women’s Role in Disaster Management and Implications for National Security.” Her paper examines societal roles that create greater susceptibility to disaster impacts and case studies where the inclusion of women in disaster management is reducing these impacts on the most vulnerable portions of society. According to Ear: “ In order to promote the advancement of women in these key security areas, the issues of women’s risks not just in disaster vulnerable situations but also [...]

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Managing South China Sea Disputes Through Ways That Are Both Practical and Rules-Based

By |2017-06-27T10:26:12-10:00June 27th, 2017|Categories: Faculty, College, External Publications, Odom|

Commander Jonathan G. Odom, a military professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, has a new OpEd published by The Diplomat, entitled “Merely Avoiding Conflict in the South China Sea Is Not Good Enough.” In this editorial, Commander Odom considers a number of ideas about the South China Sea disputes, and the importance of managing and resolving those disputes through an approach that is both practical and rules-based.  First, maintaining regional peace and stability in the region includes not only reducing the risk of conventional armed conflict between the nations involved, but also reducing the risks of [...]

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148 Fellows Gain an Expanded Understanding of Regional Issues in APOC 17-2

By |2017-06-24T20:41:07-10:00June 23rd, 2017|Categories: Courses, College, Alumni|

One hundred and forty-eight U.S. and international Fellows completed the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC) 17-2 June 23 at the Daniel K Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. The five-day course included Fellows from Australia, Canada,  Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. The APOC is designed to provide an overview of regional states and trends in the security, economy, politics, defense, environmental arenas. Faculty members address these areas in the context of the major sub-regions: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania. According to the Course Manager Professor Bill Wieninger, “the [...]

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Associate Professor Canyon Co-Authors New Paper

By |2017-06-21T09:30:20-10:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Research, College, Faculty Articles, External Publications, Canyon|

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Associate Professor Deon Canyon recently co-authored a research paper entitled "Identification and control of an isolated, but intense focus of lymphatic filariasis on Satawal Island, Federated States of Micronesia, in 2003." Below is the abstract of the paper: Abstract Background: There is very limited data available on the prevalence of Bancroftian filariasis in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Considerable attempts to eliminate the disease had occurred in the Pacific region by the year 2003, and the prevalence in FSM was thought to be sufficiently low that the region was considered non-endemic. However, a [...]

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Dr. Alex Vuving publishes an article entitled ‘What Vietnam Can Offer America’

By |2017-06-01T13:44:59-10:00June 1st, 2017|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Vuving, External Publications|

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’  Dr. Alex Vuving published an article entitled "What Vietnam Can Offer America"  May 28  in The National Interest magazine. Here is an excerpt from the article: The United States and Vietnam have important economic and security issues to discuss. With $32 billion of bilateral-trade surplus, Vietnam ranked sixth among the countries that contributed to the United States’ $502 billion trade deficit last year. With ideological ties to North Korea, Hanoi can play a role in Washington’s effort to isolate and pressure the emerging nuclear-armed state. And stretching along the western coast of the [...]

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Senior regional leaders complete transnational cooperation course at DKI APCSS

By |2017-05-31T16:43:58-10:00May 31st, 2017|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

TSC 17-1 Group Photo Thirty-two senior leaders from twenty-nine locations and two regional organizations participated in the Transnational Security Cooperation course (TSC 17-1) from May 21-26 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). The course is offered twice a year to senior security practitioners from the whole-of-government and society at the vice-minister to ambassador (one- to four-star) level.  It aims to enhance awareness of transnational security issues within the complex environments they occur; explore collaborative policies to address transnational security challenges; identify opportunities to strengthen states’ capacities; and promote effective security governance. TSC 17-1 [...]

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