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Is Vietnam Torn Between Land and Sea in Its Defense?
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Is Vietnam Torn Between Land and Sea in Its Defense?

By APCSS Editor|2023-01-06T13:05:19-10:00January 6th, 2023|Categories: College, Faculty Articles, Vuving, news|Tags: Vietnam, defense|

“Is Vietnam Torn Between Land and Sea in Its Defense?” is a new OpEd written by Dr. Alex Vuving for The Diplomat. According to Vuving, “The choice between maritime and continental orientations is a key question for Vietnam’s grand strategy, but it is misleading when the question is about Vietnam’s defense strategy.” In the article, he elaborates on these two orientations and states that: “Land and sea define the geography and history of Vietnam, but the land-sea binary does not define real strategic choices in Vietnam’s national defense, nor does it pose a genuine dilemma for Vietnam’s strategists. There is [...]

Has China’s Economic Development Led to the Democratization of China?
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Has China’s Economic Development Led to the Democratization of China?

By APCSS Editor|2023-01-06T14:27:10-10:00January 6th, 2023|Categories: Faculty Articles, news, Cho|Tags: China, economics, Democratization|

Dr.Sungmin Cho has published a new article titled “Does China’s Case Falsify Modernization Theory? Interim Assessment,” in the Journal of Contemporary China. Using the political science theory of modernization, Dr. Cho revisits the question of whether China's economic development has brought democratic changes in China or not. While the modernization theory suggests that economic development should lead to democratization, many analysts have claimed that China has not made democratic progress at all, despite its economic growth. By comparing these two competing perspectives and examining the evidence behind each assessment, Dr.Cho argues that there has been a certain degree of democratic [...]

Mongolian Sand and Dust Storms’ Impacts on Asia-Pacific Environmental Security
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Mongolian Sand and Dust Storms’ Impacts on Asia-Pacific Environmental Security

By APCSS Editor|2022-12-09T17:26:42-10:00December 9th, 2022|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: climate change, Security, environmental, Mongolia|

“Mongolian Sand and Dust Storms’ Impacts on Asia-Pacific Environmental Security” is the latest research paper for Security Nexus, DKI APCSS’ academic journal. The author, Dr. J. Scott Hauger, is an environmental expert and former faculty member at DKI APCSS. According to his research, although sand and dust storms are familiar phenomena in Northeast Asia, extreme storm events in recent years have a strong impact on issues related to human security, including food, health, and infrastructure. Because major sand and dust storms do not adhere to national boundaries, countries in the region need to cooperate in preparing for their impact and [...]

Vietnam’s Approach to China: Bamboo Diplomacy with Neo-tributary Characteristics
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Vietnam’s Approach to China: Bamboo Diplomacy with Neo-tributary Characteristics

By APCSS Editor|2023-08-08T13:32:59-10:00December 3rd, 2022|Categories: Vuving, news|Tags: Vietnam, China, Diplomacy|

This article discusses China’s efforts in strengthening China-Vietnam relations and Vietnam’s use of bamboo diplomacy to keep China at arm’s length without coming across as an adversary. According to Vuving, Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, Nguyen Phu Trong, used bamboo as a metaphor to advocate for a foreign policy “that combines flexibility in tactics and firmness in principles, thus resulting in resilience.”

IPOC 22-2 Gives U.S. Security Practitioners New Perspective
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IPOC 22-2 Gives U.S. Security Practitioners New Perspective

By APCSS Editor|2022-12-01T15:46:53-10:00December 1st, 2022|Categories: Courses, news|Tags: fellows, IPOC|

Throughout the week, lectures from Center faculty shed light on the factors contributing to the Indo-Pacific's dynamic security environment. The Fellows received a comprehensive overview of the Indo-Pacific's sub-regions. The lectures also covered good governance, cooperation, rules-based order, and the various security spheres (traditional military security, economic security, cyber security, maritime security, and climate security).

103 Fellows from 35 Countries Graduate CSC 22-3
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103 Fellows from 35 Countries Graduate CSC 22-3

By APCSS Editor|2022-11-29T12:21:07-10:00November 28th, 2022|Categories: Courses, news|Tags: fellows, CSS|

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies completed the third iteration of the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course. The program brought together 103 Fellows from over 35 countries located in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. Held from September 21 to October 26, CSC 22-3 featured instruction on critical thinking, strategic competition, security cooperation, and a wide variety of other security topics. In addition to the core content, Fellows selected a concentration in one of three areas- Maritime Security, Counterterrorism, and Economics and Security. Following the Center's shared-learning model, small group seminar sessions proceeded after [...]

Politics by Numbers: Counting Plato’s Shadows
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Politics by Numbers: Counting Plato’s Shadows

By APCSS Editor|2022-11-28T16:17:00-10:00November 26th, 2022|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: strategy, National Security Strategy, Grand Strategy, Great Power Competition|

James Sullivan is currently a non-resident Visiting Scholar at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies and is pursuing an ALM in International Relations from Harvard Extension School. His paper analyzes China's use of tone when addressing various security issues relevant to the Indo-Pacific region. His paper leverages Natural Language Processing techniques applied to the GDELT database to quantify tones expressed on a variety of topics, targeting a range of both internal and external audiences. His paper show four facts: 1) China only began telling a more negative narrative regarding the United States post the beginning of the [...]

Faculty members attend the fourth Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue
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Faculty members attend the fourth Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue

By APCSS Editor|2022-11-07T11:52:39-10:00November 7th, 2022|Categories: Outreach, Forman, Canyon, news, Dialogue|Tags: Partnerships, Cambodia|

In July of 2022, faculty members Dr. Lori Forman and Dr. Deon Canyon attended the fourth Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue in Cambodia. As of late October 2022, the report for this event in now available online on the Stimson website. More than 50 participants from a range of countries gathered together to discuss potential “solutions to key policy and sustainability challenges in the Lower Mekong.” This specific event explored the “needs and challenges related to human resources and capacity building in the sectors of education, labor migration, and health.”

Alumni Seminar Leaders Guide the Way for First-time Fellows
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Alumni Seminar Leaders Guide the Way for First-time Fellows

By APCSS Editor|2022-11-29T08:28:49-10:00October 31st, 2022|Categories: Courses, Alumni, news, Alumni-kiosk|Tags: Fellow|

For the Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course 22-3, the Center invited alumnus Kathrine Lingan (CSC 22-1) and Adiyasuren Jamiyan (ASC 15-2) from Mongolia. The two would be the first-ever international Fellows invited as Alumni Seminar Leaders.

Alumna Amanda Ellis Presents to the Fellows of CSC 22-3
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Alumna Amanda Ellis Presents to the Fellows of CSC 22-3

By APCSS Editor|2022-10-28T15:47:57-10:00October 28th, 2022|Categories: Courses, Alumni, news|Tags: WPS|

DKI APCSS Alumna and New Zealand Amb. Amanda Ellis (TSC 17-1) returned to the Center to visit the Fellows of CSC 22-3. On October 12, She presented her lecture on “Leveraging the Diversity Dividend: How inclusive action leads to sustainable development outcomes.” Her lecture underscored the importance of including women in solutions to issues such as climate change and planetary health. Following her remarks, one participating Fellow expressed his desire to not only have more women in the workforce but also to respect women in his culture. Ellis expressed her hope that other Fellows will return to their countries and [...]

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