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.
Colonel Tim Peterman, from Roy, Utah, enlisted in the Army as an Arabic Linguist in 1994 and attended the United States Military Academy Preparatory School in July of 1995. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in June of 2000. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Art, Philosophy, and Literature, a certificate in the Thai Language for Foreigners from the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, and a Master of Arts in International Relations from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, which he earned while serving as an Olmsted Scholar [...]
Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Ryan is a U.S. Army War College Fellow at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he was commissioned into the Aviation Branch in 2005. After completing the AH-64D course at Fort Novosel, Alabama, Lt. Col. Ryan’s first assignment was with the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Cavazos, Texas. He served as a scout platoon leader, battalion staff officer, and commander of Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment (Attack). During his time with the 4th Infantry Division, he deployed [...]
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 Sean Tucker joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies team in July 2024 and is a Military Professor. He previously served as a Security Cooperation Officer (SCO) at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo with the Mutual Defense Assistance Office (MDAO), where he was the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) team lead and Director of Japan Air Capability Development. Lt. Col. Tucker 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. Along with his Security [...]
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.
The Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Strategic Studies Center of the National Defense Studies Institute (NDSI) recently hosted the fifth Senior Security Studies Program (SSSP). The intensive, one-week course for senior Thai security sector leaders was held in Bangsaen, Chonburi, and focused on the impact of regional changes and the capacity of leaders and institutions to manage those changes. Two faculty members from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) once again participated in the course.
Dr. Virginia B. Watson, from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, was part of the U.S. delegation at the "QUAD Critical and Emerging Technology Forum," held at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, from Aug. 19-21, 2024.
Dr. Virginia B. Watson participated in the first Thailand Security Dialogue held in Bangkok, Thailand on August 26-28, 2024. She served as a panel member in the session “Energy and Environmental Security: Implications for Sustainable Peace to the Region,” presenting a briefing on “Climate Change, Energy, and Defense Nexus.”
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