OpEd: China and India: The Roots of Hostility

By |2017-09-12T15:29:06-10:00September 12th, 2017|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Malik, Opinions/Editorials, External Publications|

Dr. Mohan Malik has a new opinion piece entitled “China and India: The Roots of Hostility” by The Diplomat. His article looks at roots of conflict between China and India, which, he states, pre-dates Beijing’s recent acquisition of economic and military power and have deepened in recent years. Malik states: “An understanding of Chinese perceptions of India insofar as they influence policy is important because the present tensions may or may not erupt in a hot war, but will surely make their cold war colder.” Read the full OpEd online at: https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/china-and-india-the-roots-of-hostility/ The views expressed in this article are those of [...]

North Korea Policy: Changed Regime

By |2017-11-14T14:02:39-10:00August 30th, 2017|Categories: Faculty, College, Opinions/Editorials, External Publications, Minnich|

“North Korea Policy: Changed Regime” is the latest article published by Military Review by DKI APCSS associate dean and senior military professor Col. James M. Minnich, U.S. Army. According to Minnich, “The denuclearization of North Korea has been a failed policy objective of the United States and South Korea for twenty-five years. Missteps, hubris, and sophistry clutter past approaches to forestall a nuclear-armed North Korea, but they need not portend today’s policy path. Lost opportunities abound, but it is not too late to peacefully eliminate Pyongyang’s burgeoning nuclear arsenal. North Korea’s denuclearization will be a byproduct of a successful engagement policy, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

New faculty commentary on the Future of Kashmir

By |2017-05-05T15:49:22-10:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: External Publications, Snedden|

Dr. Christopher Snedden was recently in India where he was interviewed by several media outlets and wrote an editorial on the Kashmir region. In the interview with the Hindu Business Line, Snedden discusses the Kashmir region and the uniqueness of its situation. According to Snedden, “the bilateral dispute over whether India or Pakistan should possess J&K will continue for some time. India and Pakistan have not yet been able — or perhaps willing — to resolve it. There is little or no political will on either side to do so; neither has a perception that might lead to a meaningful compromise. [...]

New commentary explores how to fit the growing importance of the Indo-Pacific region into Canada’s defence policy

By |2017-04-27T08:38:35-10:00April 27th, 2017|Categories: College, External Publications, KNankivell|

(reposted with permission) OTTAWA, April 27, 2017 – North Korea’s willingness to push the envelope on nuclear tests shows how important it is for Canada to pivot towards the Indo-Pacific, and catch up to developments in the region, Kerry Lynn S. Nankivell argues in a new Macdonald-Laurier Institute commentary. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has conducted an unprecedented 37 missile tests in the last twelve months. Pyongyang has also announced its intention to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach North America. To read the full commentary, titled “Securing Canada's Place in the Indo-Pacific Century”, click here. Canada [...]

Using a fable to explain the South China Sea dilemma – Dr. Alex Vuving

By |2017-03-09T11:15:59-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Faculty, College, Vuving, External Publications|

Dr. Alexander Vuving has two new articles published by “The National Interest.” In his article “Cops, Robbers and the South China Sea’s New Normal,” Vuving tries to explain the South China Sea issue using a fable that a friend can understand.   This two-part story is about the strategic situation, key dilemmas, and best solutions for the South China Sea.  He concludes the fable in a second article, “Cops and Robbers (Again): Solving the South China Sea Dilemma.” The full stories can be found online at:  http://nationalinterest.org/feature/cops-robbers-the-south-china-seas-new-normal-18835   and http://nationalinterest.org/feature/cops-robbers-again-solving-the-south-china-sea-dilemma-19012 Alexander L. Vuving is Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for [...]

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