policy Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

The Value of Thought Leadership in a World in Crisis

By APCSS Editor|2020-04-03T15:28:34-10:00April 3rd, 2020|

Security professionals find themselves in increasingly more complex decision-making environments in which trust is more difficult to establish and maintain, and in which people demand higher quality and performance. Having the type of guidance provided by thought leaders is essential [...]

Strategic Crisis Leadership In COVID-19

By APCSS Editor|2020-04-02T11:14:05-10:00March 26th, 2020|

When unimaginable crises, such as COVID-19, become a reality, leaders initially struggle to understand cause and consequence in an information-poor environment, which makes for a challenging decision-making domain. Crises require adept public leadership and communication to ensure that political [...]

The Battle of Sense-making and Meaning-Making During the COVID-19 Crisis

By APCSS Editor|2020-04-02T11:14:06-10:00March 26th, 2020|

China’s purposeful obfuscation of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan has been well established. The first case with COVID-19 symptoms was reported, not on Dec 8 2019 as China reported to the World Health Organization, but on Nov 17, 2019 [...]

An Analysis of Australian Defense Policy from 1901 to Present

By APCSS Editor|2020-04-02T11:09:17-10:00January 31st, 2020|

Scholars generally consider there to be three main eras in Australian Defense Policy: The Imperial Defense era (1901-1945), Forward Defense era (1950-1975) and Defense of Australia era (1975-1997). These eras are informed by world events, leaders and outside powers [...]

Vietnam’s National Security Architecture

By APCSS Editor|2020-04-02T11:19:25-10:00November 28th, 2018|

Overview of Vietnam’s National Interests In Vietnam’s policy discourse, the concept of national interests is sometimes used in distinction from the interests of particular social classes and sometimes in contrast to ideology. The discourse has witnessed in the decades [...]