May 24, 2011
Dr. Sungmin Cho has a new paper published by the Pacific Forum entitled "The New US Diplomacy with China: ‘Keep Your Promises’ " In his article, Cho discusses the idea of creating political division within China and its potential [...]
Explore how youth-driven uprisings across South Asia challenge political legitimacy, focusing on the pillars of acceptance and performance. Learn about generational demands for fairness, competence, and renewal in governance.
Shyam Tekwani’s Security Nexus Perspective, "Ore and Autonomy," explores India’s critical minerals strategy, its role in U.S.-India defense cooperation, and the challenges of achieving industrial sovereignty while addressing dependency and environmental concerns.
In her latest Security Nexus Perspective, DKI APCSS Professor Andrea Malji explores how China's growing influence in Latin America and the Caribbean impacts Indo-Pacific dynamics. By leveraging economic investments, infrastructure projects, and diplomatic engagement, China is expanding its global reach, reshaping supply chains, and influencing geopolitical alignments. This paper highlights the interconnectedness of these regions and emphasizes the need for comprehensive strategies to counter China's global strategy and safeguard U.S. interests.
In their latest Security Nexus Perspective, Benjamin Ryan, Deon Canyon, Raelene Lockhorst, and Len Notaras present a comprehensive framework for strengthening civil-military resilience in Northern Australia to address the Indo-Pacific's most challenging strategic environment since World War II. The paper highlights the critical role of Northern Australia as a medical and logistical hub for U.S. and allied forces, emphasizing the need for integrated civil-military preparedness, increased health system capacity, and CBRNE readiness. This framework offers actionable strategies to bolster deterrence and readiness in the face of growing regional tensions.
The DKI APCSS team, led by Deputy Director Russell Bailey, visited Indonesia to engage with U.S. Embassy officials, Indonesian defense leaders, and alumni, fostering collaboration and advancing Indo-Pacific security through education and professional networks.
With a global network of over 16,000 alumni, maintaining relationships and encouraging their growth are vital elements of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies mission. It was fitting that a team from the Center, led by Lori Forman, Senior Professor for Enabling Partnerships, departed Honolulu on Valentine’s Day for a week of engagements with alumni and leadership from one of the United States' closest allies – the Philippines.
Shyam Tekwani draws a compelling parallel between Europe's nineteenth-century potato dependency and the Indo-Pacific's growing reliance on critical minerals in his latest Security Nexus Perspective, "The Potato Logic of Power."
Dr. Deon Canyon presents a detailed framework for evaluating sovereignty costs in Access, Basing, and Overflight (ABO) agreements in his latest Security Nexus Perspective.
Modern power depends on materials most people never see. Critical minerals and rare earth elements (REEs) underpin advanced defense manufacturing, semiconductors, batteries, precision guidance systems, and secure communications infrastructure. They are invisible sinews of economic strength and military capability. Yet their importance is often misunderstood. The strategic question is not simply who possesses these resources. It is who controls the system through which they are processed, priced, and delivered. In a world of “just-in-time” efficiency, that distinction has become a matter of strategic consequences.
The Indo-Pacific is not becoming unstable by accident. Across the region, a series of overlapping shocks—from the fragile connectivity of undersea data cables to the rapid acceleration of dual-use technologies—is reshaping how states assess security, resilience, and cooperation. The era of episodic crisis is over. We have entered a period in which instability is structural, access is conditional, and competition is the primary mode of strategic positioning.
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