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New article on Non-State Actors and Irregular Warfare by Sam Mullins

By |2024-12-21T10:14:12-10:00December 21st, 2024|Categories: External Publications, news, Mullins|Tags: , |

In "The Role of Non-State Actors as Proxies in Irregular Warfare and Malign State Influence," Dr. Sam Mullins examines how states like China and Russia leverage non-state actors (NSAs) to conduct irregular warfare, employing tactics that blur the lines between peace and conflict. These NSAs engage in activities ranging from persistent low-level operations aimed at undermining adversaries' institutions to more aggressive actions that challenge the sovereignty of other nations.

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Lauren Dickey and DKI APCSS’ Col. Matthew Kent Call for a Reassessment of U.S. Policy on Taiwan in War on the Rocks

By |2024-12-10T14:37:14-10:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: External Publications, news, kent|Tags: , , , , , |

“This is Not the Status Quo You’re Looking For” by Lauren Dickey and DKI APCSS’ Col. Matthew Kent was recently published by War on the Rocks. In the article, the authors argue that the United States’ longstanding policy of maintaining the “status quo” on Taiwan is increasingly misaligned with contemporary geostrategic realities. Rooted in Cold War-era agreements, the policy aims to deter hostilities by avoiding an official stance on Taiwan’s sovereignty. However, this approach has not accounted for China’s use of gray zone tactics—subtle, coercive measures that fall short of provoking military conflict but aim to achieve political objectives.  According to the authors,  the “status quo,” once effective in a very different geopolitical landscape, now risks enabling China’s aggressive posturing and undermining Taiwan’s security.

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Coups and Civil-Military relations in South Korea

By |2024-12-12T10:33:50-10:00December 9th, 2024|Categories: Kim, External Publications, news|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Dr. Lami Kim has a new article in Foreign Policy on the recent self-coup and martial law attempt by President Yoon in South Korea.  The article, “Yoon’s Coup Attempt Shows Sad State of Civil-Military Relations,” provides an in-depth look the Republic of Korea’s history of past military dictatorship. According to Kim, “As South Koreans and supporters of democracy around the world anxiously watch how this situation unfolds, it is crucial to learn from what happened. This incident serves as a stark reminder that civil-military relations are never static and can regress without vigilant management. If there is a silver lining to this situation, it is that South Koreans now have an opportunity to confront the lingering legacies of military dictatorship and take definitive steps toward establishing healthy, sustainable civil-military relations.”

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Wade Turvold

By |2024-12-16T15:19:55-10:00December 8th, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: , |

Wade Turvold joined the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in June 2019 after a 30 year career in the U.S. Navy. He was privileged to serve in two educational assignments during this time, as the U.S. Navy Senior Service Representative and Director National Security Studies at the U.S. Army War College, and the U.S. Navy Exchange Directing Staff at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom in Shrivenham, England. He served as a Naval Flight Officer during his career and has extensive experience flying P-3C and P-8A aircraft. Mr. Turvold commanded Patrol Squadron [...]

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Col.Jeffrey T. Digsby

By |2024-12-16T15:19:36-10:00December 7th, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: |

Colonel Jeffrey Digsby is the Deputy Dean of Admissions and Business Operations at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). Col. Digsby enlisted in the Air Force in 1994 and earned his Air Force commission through Officer Training School in 2001. He is a U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduate and is a Master Air Battle Manager with more than 4,400 flying hours in the E-3 AWACS and E-8C Joint STARS command and control aircraft. He has deployed worldwide in support of Operations NORTHERN and SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, [...]

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Russell Bailey

By |2024-12-16T15:17:20-10:00December 6th, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: |

Mr. Russell Bailey is the Acting Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Before this appointment, Mr. Bailey’s distinguished career as a civil servant included positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Policy. He has served as the Principal Director for Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (HDI&DSCA), the Principal Director for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, the Director for Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Antarctica, and a Senior Policy Analyst in the Secretariat for Special Operations. A retired U.S. Army officer with nearly three decades [...]

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Dr. Lori Forman

By |2024-12-16T15:22:46-10:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: , , |

Lori Forman joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in August 2011. She brings a unique international background in corporate, government, academic, and non-profit sectors to the center. Dr. Forman is an expert on international economic development and foreign aid and has extensive field experience in sustainable development, labor mobility, civil society, and public-private partnerships. Before coming to DKI APCSS, Dr. Forman was the first Vice President for Corporate Responsibility for a Dubai Holding company, Tatweer, based in Dubai. Before moving to Dubai, Lori worked for five years with Microsoft as the Regional Director of [...]

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Amb. Peter M. Haymond

By |2024-12-16T15:18:26-10:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: , |

Ambassador Peter M. Haymond joined DKI APCS as Senior Diplomatic Fellow in September 2023. Ambassador Haymond led the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, from January 2020 to August 2023. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2016 to 2019. Ambassador Haymond has also served as Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, China; and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in [...]

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Carleton R. Cramer

By |2024-12-16T15:19:01-10:00December 3rd, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: , |

Carleton R. Cramer joined the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in 2004 as a military faculty member.  In 2007, Mr. Cramer retired from the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Navy.  During 2007 he served as a civilian faculty member focusing on international law, counter terrorism and maritime security.  In August 2013, he assumed his current position as Dean, College of Security Studies. Mr. Cramer completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with majors in history and political science and a minor in economics.  In 1982, he earned his Juris [...]

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Col. Matthew R. Kent

By |2024-12-16T15:20:44-10:00December 2nd, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: , |

Colonel Matthew Kent came to the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in September 2022 following his three-year tour as the Chief of the Liaison Affairs Section at the American Institute in Taiwan-Taipei. In 1996, Col. Kent was commissioned  as an Army Infantry officer. Upon completion of training, he served a tour in the 1-506th Infantry Battalion located in Korea and as a Basic Training Executive Officer (XO) in 2-54th Infantry Battalion and then later with 3-47th Infantry Battalion both located at Fort Benning, Georgia. In 2001, COL Kent completed Special Forces training and served as [...]

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