Lapse In Appropriations
The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.By APCSS Editor|2025-09-23T10:22:45-10:00September 23, 2025|
In South Asia, the street has become a republic of its own. Since 2022, three governments have fallen, not to coups or foreign invasions, but to citizens reclaiming a voice denied. From Colombo to Dhaka to Kathmandu, the multitude [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-09-09T11:22:53-10:00September 9, 2025|
The Illusion of “Will Not” India today projects itself as a master of balance. Its diplomats speak the language of multipolarity. One week, the Prime Minister embraces Vladimir Putin, the next he hosts American defense executives, while quietly signaling [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-09-11T09:39:37-10:00September 8, 2025|
When one thinks of terrorism and insurgency in the Indo-Pacific over the past three decades, certain organizations and countries immediately come to mind. The list is exhaustive: ISIS and Al Qaeda and their associates, Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Sayyaf, Communist rebels [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-28T12:16:50-10:00August 28, 2025|
Abstract As strategic competition with China sharpens, the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB) must shift from a reactive supplier to a proactive tool of deterrence and influence. This paper uses the Adaptive Power framework to reconceptualize DIB as a [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-21T15:45:55-10:00August 21, 2025|
India has always believed it could chart its own course. That belief, rooted in the bitter memory of empire and the long shadow of the Cold War, became policy: a refusal to join alliances, a conviction that true sovereignty [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-06-30T09:06:19-10:00June 25, 2025|
Abstract In an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific region, traditional frameworks of hard and soft power no longer offer sufficient strategic traction. Joseph Nye's Smart Power served the post–Cold War order. However, today's gray-zone environment, marked by fragmented sovereignty, systemic fragility, and [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-06-17T15:21:56-10:00June 6, 2025|
This article is part of a 3-part series by Shyam Tekwani: Deterrence Needs a Factory: Fixing the U.S.–India Industrial Gap From Factory to Frontline: Why U.S.–India Drone Collaboration Could Shape the Next Era of Deterrence War in South Asia [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-05-14T15:58:48-10:00May 14, 2025|
Dr. Srini Sitaraman, Professor, Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Ms. Anuttama Banerji, Research Fellow, National Maritime Foundation (MNF), New Delhi, India Pakistan-Bangladesh Rapidly Re-Establish Formal Political Relations Five Decades Later [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-05-09T13:34:32-10:00May 9, 2025|
Abstract: As India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty, attention must shift eastward, toward a quieter, more dangerous front in the eastern Himalayas. At the tri-junction of Bhutan, China, and India, territorial claims, spiritual stakes, and water politics are converging [...]
By APCSS Editor|2025-05-08T15:03:48-10:00May 8, 2025|
Munkh-Orgil Tuvdendarjaa Deputy Director, Dean of the Institute for Defense Studies Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the domain of international peacekeeping by enabling more responsive, data-driven operations. This paper explores the technological capabilities AI offers, the [...]
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