By APCSS Editor|2024-01-12T11:46:06-10:00November 9th, 2023|Categories: Faculty, news, Sitaraman, Media, Security Nexus Webinar|Tags: Indo-Pacific, podcast, hawaii|
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS), and the Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA), hosted a trilateral Security Nexus webinar on China's Maritime Strategy on October 31, 2023.
By APCSS Editor|2023-10-10T23:34:40-10:00October 10th, 2023|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: China, Security, Indo-Pacific|
"Rethinking the Approach to Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific,” by Col. Jonathan B. Warr, is the latest perspective article for Security Nexus. This insightful piece delves into the complex security dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region, emphasizing the challenges posed by China's advanced anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities and the imperative of reevaluating security cooperation strategies. Colonel Warr's article highlights the need for innovative approaches to enhance the deterrence capabilities of the Joint Force, especially in the context of potential conflicts with China. Notably, the article discusses the importance of building partner capacity to ensure the prompt deployment of U.S. forces and [...]
By APCSS Editor|2023-09-20T17:24:38-10:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: system, National Security, Complexity Science|
A recent paper by Francis Hualupmomi, Ph.D., published in Security Nexus and titled “System Perspective,” explores vulnerabilities in Papua New Guinea’s national security. The paper contends that these weaknesses are rooted in a complex governance structure with multiple stakeholders. Hualupmomi argues for a complex adaptive system that can swiftly respond to unforeseen challenges in an unstable security landscape. Read the the paper The views expressed in this article are the author’s alone, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the DKI APCSS or the United States Government.
By APCSS Editor|2023-08-18T13:35:24-10:00August 17th, 2023|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: China, North Korea, technology, defense, South Korea, Northeast Asia|
A recent Security Nexus paper titled “Emerging New Military Technologies in Northeast Asia and Implications for South Korean Defense Strategy” by retired Navy Captain Sukjoon Yoon, ROKN, highlights the escalating pursuit of advanced military technologies in Northeast Asia amid growing military disparities. The implications of new military technologies in Northeast Asia are uncertain. While they might fuel an arms race, the high costs and demographic considerations could push some countries towards arms control. New military technologies are reshaping South Korea’s defense policies. Following the Biden-Moon Summit in 2021, the ROK-US alliance has expanded its focus from North Korea to the [...]
By APCSS Editor|2023-07-28T12:35:08-10:00July 28th, 2023|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: Indo-Pacific, Germany, Security Nexus|
“Looking for Direction: Germany in the Indo-Pacific” is the latest perspective article for Security Nexus. Its author, Sandra Meerwein, a former DKI APCSS Research Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate and lecturer at the Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies at Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz, presents a comprehensive overview of the German government’s recently implemented Indo-Pacific strategy. The major European and NATO ally recognizes that the Indo-Pacific is a region of consequence but is still working to increase its regional involvement while balancing its trade and diplomatic interests and relationship with the People’s Republic of China. Read the informative article [...]
By APCSS Editor|2023-06-25T15:21:58-10:00June 23rd, 2023|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: Strategic Ambiguity, Strategic Clarity, Strategic Communications, Instrument of National Power, Deterrence, PRC|
A Security Nexus paper by Army War College Fellow, Lt. Col. Jeffery C. Higgins, argues for the urgent need for Strategic Clarity in the U.S.’s approach to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) amid intensifying global power competition. Titled "Strategic Clarity: An Argument for Effective Deterrence," the paper warns of a looming military conflict due to the United States' current policy of Strategic Ambiguity, which the author critiques as increasingly ineffective and counterproductive. Lt. Col. Higgins underlines that a lack of coherent communication in the U.S.'s deterrence strategy has led to the PRC's emboldened stance and generated uncertainty among U.S. allies [...]
By APCSS Editor|2023-06-02T16:36:29-10:00June 2nd, 2023|Categories: Journal, news, Reiss|Tags: Indo-Pacific, UAP|
“A Comparative Survey of Security Approaches toward Unexplained Aerial Phenomena across The Indo-Pacific” is the latest perspective paper for Security Nexus by John Reiss, the Center’s editor. The article details the recent rise in Unexplained Aerial Phenomena (UAP) reports and takes a look at how different countries across the Indo-Pacific region approach the potential threats posed by them. Despite being regional rivals, countries like the United States, China, and Russia all seem to take similar approaches toward addressing individual UAP instances as well as how they analyze and study this intriguing mystery. Read the full article The views expressed [...]
By APCSS Editor|2023-05-09T09:49:55-10:00May 9th, 2023|Categories: Journal, news, Feller|Tags: Security, AI|
Major Brent Feller, United States Air Force Military Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), published a new report article for Security Nexus that explores the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT to assist security practitioners in the Indo-Pacific region. In his paper, Maj. Feller demonstrates ChatGPT’s ability to provide succinct information on key security-related topics in the Indo-Pacific, such as maritime security and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. While AI can be a valuable tool for increasing knowledge and providing insights, Major Feller emphasizes that users must verify information from [...]
By APCSS Editor|2023-05-09T09:42:06-10:00March 27th, 2023|Categories: Carter, Journal, news|Tags: Security, asia, National, South Asia, Biodefense|
The threat of emergent infectious diseases to global health security is a constant concern, and Southeast Asian (SEA) countries have been particularly vulnerable to such diseases due to their geographic location, population density, and limited resources. With the recent outbreaks of COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H1N1 influenza, avian influenza, and the Zika virus, the need for agile national biodefense and biosurveillance systems and strategies has become more apparent than ever before. To address this issue, Professor Deon Canyon of Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and Clinical Associate Professor Ryan of Baylor University have published a [...]
By APCSS Editor|2023-03-21T15:42:48-10:00March 21st, 2023|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: Global Health Security, International Health Regulations, Biodiversity, Risk Reduction, Multisectoral Collaboration|
“Mainstreaming Zoonotic Spillover Prevention at Source in National Action Planning for Health Security in Line with the Core Focus of One Health” is the latest perspective piece for Security Nexus. The authors, Dr. Noel Lee J. Miranda, a veterinarian specializing in global health security, and Dr. Mary Elizabeth G. Miranda, CEO of the Field Epidemiology Training Program Alumni Foundation in the Philippines bring a unique regional perspective on health security. Zoonotic spillover – diseases that spread from animals to humans – is a major health security concern, as exemplified by the COVID-19 global pandemic. In the paper, the authors propose [...]
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