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The Admissions department is comprised of three Divisions: Recruiter, Registrar and Alumni.

A virtual workshop held on March 8-11, 2021, featuring a variety of distinguished US and Partner-Nation panelists from government, defense, academia, think-tanks, non-governmental organizations, [...]

Dr. Saira Yamin speaks to distinguished APCSS alumna (i) Major General Suzanne Vares-Lum, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and (ii) Dr. John E. Byrd, Lab Director at the Defense Prisoners Of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency of the US Department of Defense. The discussion draws on the knowledge and experience of two senior officials in enabling women's meaningful participation in security sector institutions. 

Dr. Saira Yamin speaks to (i)Mr. Agha Jan Akhtar, distinguished APCSS alumnus, former Chairman of Port Qasim Authority, Pakistan Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and (ii) Dr. Hassan Abbas, Distinguished Professor of International Relations at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA).

In this podcast, Dr. Saira Yamin talks to distinguished APCSS alumna Dr. Natalia Albu, Director of the Strategic Research Center, and Ms. Elena Marzac, Executive Director, Information and Documentation Center on NATO, Republic of Moldova, about the election of the pro-Western Harvard-educated Ms. Maia Sandu, the first-ever female President of the former Soviet Republic. The conversation sheds light on the challenges that lie ahead for this young country as well as its new democratically elected leader.

In this video, Dr. Saira Yamin talks to Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Kaleem Saadat, former Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, and [...]

In this podcast series titled "South Asia Dialogues," Dr. Saira Yamin hosts a Women in Security Roundtable on U.S.-Pakistan Relations featuring DKI APCSS alumni and influencers. 

In this session on Women, Peace, and Security: Conversations with Thought Leaders, Professors Al Shimkus and Saira Yamin, PhD speak to Dr. Dave Smith, Professor at the Naval War College and author of Athena Rising: Why and How Men Should Mentor Women and a forthcoming book titled How Men can be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace about his research, particularly as it relates to the role of women in peace and security. Adding to the wealth of perspectives in this dialogue are Ms. Sharon Feist, Ms. Monica Herrera and Dr. Dee Sawyers, Gender Advisors and Analysts at the United States Indo-Pacific Command.

Keynote Interview with Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Initiator of the precursor decision leading to UN Security Council Resolution 1325, as the Security Council President in March 2000.

On Aug 26, 2020, U.S. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper was the speaker for the Daniel K. Inouye Speaker Series and 25th Anniversary [...]