May 24, 2011
As the geopolitical landscape in the Indo-Pacific continues to evolve, Malaysia finds itself navigating a delicate balance between two global superpowers: the United States and China. This intricate maneuvering was the focus of Episode 29 of Dialogue, “Malaysia Between Giants,” where DKI APCSS professor Dr. James Minnich discussed these dynamics with Elina Noor of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
On October 7-8, 2024, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante chaired the inaugural plenary meeting of the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR) in Honolulu, HI. National Armament Directors, and similarly positioned senior leaders, joined him from all PIPIR member nations in both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions. The engagement was hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM).
Lieutenant Commander Nathaniel Baladad assumed the duties of U.S. Coast Guard Fellow at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in 2024 after most recently serving as Chief of Intelligence at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus [...]
Captain Tim Ketter joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) in September 2024 following a tour at U.S. Pacific Fleet as the Chief of International Plans and Policy. Captain Ketter is an Indo-Pacific Foreign Area Officer (FAO) and a native of Columbus, Nebraska. He attended Boston University on a Navy ROTC scholarship receiving a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and was commissioned into the Navy onboard the USS Constitution in May 1993. He also earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College in 2004 and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from San Diego State University in 2005. Captain Ketter served in aviation tours as an S-3B Viking Naval Flight Officer, completing deployments to the Western Pacific, Middle East and Mediterranean Sea in support of Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom with Sea Control Squadron (VS) 21 assigned to USS Independence and USS Kitty Hawk, VS-38 assigned to USS Constellation and VS-22 assigned to USS Harry S. Truman.
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) of the Maldives, hosted a workshop aimed at revising and updating the country’s strategy on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE). The one-day event was designed to help the NCTC assess and improve the National Strategy on P/CVE (NS-PCVE) and its associated National Action Plan (NAP-PCVE).
Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd’s latest article Myanmar is Not About to Become a ‘Fractured’ State was recently published by The Diplomat. Her article looks at political linkages between the country’s resistance groups, and their determination to build a federal democracy.
In a new article for the Indo-Pacific Defense Journal, Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd highlights the potential collapse of Myanmar's military junta, which seized power in February 2021.
Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Sean Tucker joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies team in July of 2024 following a three-year Security Cooperation Officer assignment with the Mutual Defense Assistance Office (MDAO) at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. He is a certified USINDOPACOM Foreign Area Officer (FAO) with over twelve years of operational experience in the Indo-Pacific region, including extensive in-country experience in Japan and the Republic of Korea. He has served at the Squadron, Air and Space Operations Center (AOC), Sub-Unified Command, and Combatant Command levels. Lt Col Tucker has also served in multiple deployed positions. Additionally, as an Information Integration Officer aboard the RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft, he was awarded Flight Instructor and Evaluator qualifications. Lt Col Tucker’s education includes a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in International Relations from Troy University, and an A.A. in Japanese Language from the Defense Language Institute. His military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and the Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
Dr. Lami Kim’s new article published by Foreign Policy explores the diverging visions of Korean unification presented by South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In a recent speech, Yoon called for the creation of a “unified, free, and democratic nation" across the Korean Peninsula, arguing that unification is incomplete until North Koreans are free. In contrast, Kim renounced unification in December 2023, signaling a desire for a permanent division between the two Koreas.
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies (TSC), and the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) partnered to organize an Emerging Leaders Forum. This four-day workshop brought together a diverse group of emerging defense and national security leaders from the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions.
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