May 24, 2011

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Security Nexus Perspective: Flight into the Dark: South Asia’s Protest Republics

A new Security Nexus Perspective by Shyam Tekwani investigates the recent wave of government collapses across South Asia and the security implications for the broader Indo-Pacific regiDrawing on his expertise in regional politics and conflict at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Tekwani traces how citizen-led protests in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal dismantled fragile regimes from within. The analysis emphasizes a central argument: lasting deterrence in the Indo-Pacific must be grounded in domestic stability, not solely in external alliances or military strength.

107 Fellows complete Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course at DKI APCSS

As the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies marks its 30th anniversary, 113 Fellows from 37 locations around the globe graduated today from the Center’s Comprehensive Security Cooperation course (CSC 25-3), completing five weeks of study focused on building trust and strengthening security ties in the Indo-Pacific.

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New Security Nexus Perspective: The Cage of Equidistance

India’s bid to remain equidistant between Russia, China, and the U.S. is no longer sustainable. This Security Nexus article explores how strategic autonomy risks becoming constraint.

A Security Nexus Article Reveals Iran’s Covert Export of Terrorism to the Indo-Pacific

Dr. Lumpy Lumbaca, a counterterrorism expert and faculty member at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, explores how Iran has quietly extended its terrorism and insurgency campaigns into the Indo-Pacific in a new Security Nexus article, Iran’s Terrorism and Insurgency in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for the U.S. and Its Partners. Despite its limited recognition as a regional threat, Iran has used proxy networks and covert operations to target Israeli interests across the region for decades. From attempted embassy bombings and airline plots to the use of forged passports and illicit arms shipments, the article details how these actions support Iran’s broader strategy of asymmetric warfare aimed at destabilizing its adversaries.

Dialogue | Episode 50: ROK-U.S. Alliance: The Near Future—A Dialogue with Dr. Clint Work

Dr. Clint Work joins Dialogue Episode 50 to examine the future of the ROK-U.S. alliance, focusing on OPCON transfer, deterrence, and Seoul's role in regional security.

Reimagining the U.S. Defense Industrial Base for Strategic Deterrence

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Associate Dean of Academics Dr. Deon Canyon has authored a new article in Security Nexus titled “Adaptive Power Helps the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Become a Tool of Deterrence.” His paper argues that as strategic competition with China intensifies, the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB) must shift from a reactive supplier to a proactive tool of deterrence and influence. Using the Adaptive Power framework, the article reimagines the DIB as a sovereignty-aligned asset that supports U.S. strategic objectives through five operational pillars: timing, context, legitimacy, modularity, and learning.

Do States Act Rationally?

The article discusses the concept of rationality and its evolution, the state of the art on state rationality, and the strategic thinking of 14 states in the Indo-Pacific, including the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand.

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