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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Chairs Inaugural Plenary Meeting of Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience

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).

By |2024-10-10T15:41:56-10:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: Workshop, news|Tags: , , , |

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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 Christi from July 2021 to June 2024. During this assignment, Lt. Cmdr. Baladad was responsible for all Coast Guard intelligence missions in the westernmost Gulf of Mexico, including the United States’ third-largest commercial and military strategic port and the maritime border with Mexico. From August 2018 to June 2021, Lt. Cmdr. Baladad served as Executive Officer of the Coast Guard Cryptologic [...]

By |2024-10-10T13:04:18-10:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: test|Tags: , , , |

Wade Turvold

Wade Turvold joined the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in June 2019 after a 30 year career in the U.S. Navy. He was privileged to serve in two educational assignments during this time, as the U.S. Navy Senior Service Representative and Director National Security Studies at the U.S. Army War College, and the U.S. Navy Exchange Directing Staff at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom in Shrivenham, England. He served as a Naval Flight Officer during his career and has extensive experience flying P-3C and P-8A aircraft. Mr. Turvold commanded Patrol Squadron [...]

By |2024-11-03T22:22:12-10:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: , |

The Security Nexus Webinar | Episode 28: Law and Rising Seas: Navigating Ocean Change

In the face of rising sea levels, Pacific Island nations are waging a critical battle—not with weapons, but with international law. Their fight for survival was the focus of Episode 28 of Dialogue, “Law and Rising Seas,” where DKI APCSS professor Dr. James Minnich spoke with Dr. Joanna Siekiera, Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland.

By |2024-10-15T16:25:35-10:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Minnich, news, webinar, Media, Security Nexus Webinar|Tags: , |

A Security Nexus Perspective on Water Security

Richa Parikh’s article, “Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Pacific: Implications for Gender Equality, Economic Development, and Women in Fiji,” explores how workplace sexual harassment in the Pacific, particularly in Fiji, undermines gender equality and economic development. Despite legislative advances, cultural and institutional barriers continue to allow harassment, which impacts women’s workforce participation and hinders economic progress.

By |2024-10-15T08:50:40-10:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: , |

Col.Jeffrey T. Digsby

Colonel Jeffrey Digsby is the Deputy Dean of Admissions and Business Operations at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). Col. Digsby enlisted in the Air Force in 1994 and earned his Air Force commission through Officer Training School in 2001. He is a U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduate and is a Master Air Battle Manager with more than 4,400 flying hours in the E-3 AWACS and E-8C Joint STARS command and control aircraft. He has deployed worldwide in support of Operations NORTHERN and SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, [...]

By |2024-11-03T22:24:48-10:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: |

Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Pacific

Richa Parikh’s article, “Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Pacific: Implications for Gender Equality, Economic Development, and Women in Fiji,” explores how workplace sexual harassment in the Pacific, particularly in Fiji, undermines gender equality and economic development. Despite legislative advances, cultural and institutional barriers continue to allow harassment, which impacts women’s workforce participation and hinders economic progress.

Timothy N. Ketter

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 [...]

By |2024-10-17T16:24:36-10:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: Biography, team|Tags: |

Building Climate Resilience in Small Island Developing States: Partnerships for Adaption in the Indian Ocean Region

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies recently hosted a workshop on “Building Climate Resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Partnerships for Adaption in the Indian Ocean Region” from Sept. 9 to 12 in Vihamanaafushi, North Male Atoll, Maldives.

By |2024-10-03T16:17:03-10:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: Faculty, Workshop, Tekwani, Canyon, news, Mullins|Tags: , , |

Workshop Held to Review Maldives’ Strategy on Preventing Violent Extremism

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).

By |2024-10-11T09:59:58-10:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: Faculty, Workshop, Tekwani, Canyon, news, Mullins|Tags: , |
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