CSC 26-2 – Big Events Produce Big Results
142 Fellows from 25 countries joined DKI APCSS's Comprehensive Security Course 26-2 to build resilient solutions and strengthen Indo-Pacific security cooperation.
Multinational Armaments Resilience Seminar 2026
The Multinational Armaments Resilience Seminar, or MARS, is an annual program designed to strengthen the resilience and integration of multinational defense industrial bases. Conducted over four non-consecutive week-long modules, MARS brings together government, military and industry professionals from across [...]
Forging the Future of Indo-Pacific Defense: The Inaugural Multinational Armaments Resilience Seminar (MARS)
DKI APCSS concludes its inaugural Multinational Armaments Resilience Seminar, strengthening Indo-Pacific defense industrial base resilience through multinational collaboration and partnerships.
DKI APCSS Strengthens Ties with Thai Partners During July Visit
During a visit to Thailand in July, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) Director Suzanne Vares-Lum met with key Thai defense leaders, alumni and U.S. Embassy officials, reinforcing long-standing partnerships and advancing shared regional security goals.
Future Security Leaders Convene in Ottawa to Confront China’s Hybrid Warfare
OTTAWA, Canada — The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, hosted a workshop on China’s hybrid warfare strategies July 7–11. Held in Ottawa, the five-day event convened emerging leaders from the Indo-Pacific, the Americas, and Europe to explore economic coercion, cyber threats and strategic risks to the defense industrial base. Participants engaged in scenario planning, strategic analysis and peer-to-peer exchanges to better understand the multilayered and multidomain tactics employed by China.
New Security Nexus Paper Explores the Defense Industrial Base’s Role in Indo-Pacific Security
A new Security Nexus paper, “The Strategic Role of the Defense Industrial Base in Advancing U.S. Lethality, Soft Power, and Indo-Pacific Security,” by Deon Canyon, Associate Dean of Academics and Professor, and Carleton Cramer, Captain (Ret.), U.S. Navy, Dean of Academics for the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, examines how the United States Defense Industrial Base (DIB) serves as both a military and strategic asset, enhancing deterrence, innovation, and regional partnerships. It highlights the DIB’s role in strengthening alliances, supporting economic resilience, and integrating emerging defense technologies in response to increasing geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific.
