Amb. Peter M. Haymond

By |2024-12-16T15:18:26-10:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: Biography, Leadership|Tags: , |

Ambassador Peter M. Haymond joined DKI APCS as Senior Diplomatic Fellow in September 2023. Ambassador Haymond led the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, from January 2020 to August 2023. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2016 to 2019. Ambassador Haymond has also served as Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, China; and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in [...]

Test post

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

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 [...]

Ian N. Meyers

By |2024-12-16T08:40:28-10:00September 6th, 2024|Categories: Biography, team|Tags: , |

Lieutenant Colonel Ian Meyers assumed the duties of U.S. Army Broadening Opportunity Fellow at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in 2024. He most recently served at the  21st Theatre Logistics Command and the 7th Mission Support Command in Germany as the G4 and the Theater Augmentation Cell(TAC) for V Corp, conducting logistics operations in support of Ukraine (2021-2024). Prior to this, Lt. Col. Meyers served with the 90th Aviation Support Battalion in Texas and was its commander from 2020-2021. From 2016-2019, he served as the Readiness Officer for the 311 Expeditionary  Sustainment Command (ESC) in California, maintaining the overall battlefield readiness for the one-star command. He was commissioned in 2006 Lt. Col. Meyers calls San Antonio, Texas, his hometown. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations with a minor in military science from St. Mary’s University and a master’s degree in international relations security issues, also from St. Mary’s. He has also attended several professional military courses throughout his career. Lt. Col. Meyers is an avid watch aficionado and owns several high-quality Swiss timepieces. When he’s off-duty, he can often be found riding a Harley-Davidson.

Kyle Brown

By |2024-12-16T09:59:34-10:00September 6th, 2024|Categories: Biography, team|Tags: , , |

Major Kyle J. “Slash” Brown joined DKI APCSS as an Air Force Fellow in 2024. Before this, he was the F-22 Branch Chief assigned to the Combat Forces Division, Air Combat Command (ACC), Joint Base Langley-Eustis. He is the Air Force’s F-22 subject matter expert, leading the plans and requirements to ensure U.S. Air Superiority. He managed billions in research and procurement across the Future Years Defense Program and directed National Security Strategy implementation for the F-22. He oversaw ACC-level budgeting, testing, training, and sustainment while advising Headquarters Air Force and Joint Staff on airpower strategies. Maj. Brown is [...]

Nathaniel Baladad

By |2024-12-16T09:56:41-10:00August 27th, 2024|Categories: Biography, team|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

Ensuring the Increase of Women Participation in Peace and Security Operations in Ghana’s Army by 2019

By |2024-02-01T14:46:15-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Rafat Awudu Colonel, Armed Forces CSRT 19-1 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 7/3/2019 – 12/1/2019 Colonel Rafat Awudu’s project focused on the predominantly male demographic in Ghana’s Army and the accompanying security operations. He encouraged female participation by challenging the societal perception of female personnel and demonstrating a comprehensive gender-based military architecture. By 2019, this project’s efforts resulted in 75 additional recruits in comparison to previous years.

Military in Law Enforcement – Capacity Building

By |2024-02-21T09:47:41-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Verena Neundter Regional Delegate for Police and Security Forces, International Committee of the Red CrossCovering Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and China (2020-2023) CSC 22-3 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 10/26/2022 – 4/28/2023 Ms. Verena Neundter observed a necessity to remind military personnel about their responsibilities and limitations when deployed to exercise police powers in support of local law enforcement agencies. As she was based during this period in Sri Lanka, Ms. Neundter conducted a workshop in two different regions for a total of 90 commanders of the Sri Lankan army. She designed a curriculum emphasizing procedures [...]

Developing a Handbook on Cultural Heritage Protection During Armed Conflicts in Lebanon for the Lebanese Armed Forces

By |2024-02-01T14:42:53-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Ziad Jalbout Lieutenant Colonel, Armed Forces CCM 20-1 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 2/26/2020 - 10/20/2022 Utilizing his doctoral degree in archeology and long-time background with the military, Lt. Col. Ziad Jalbout proposed a project to raise awareness of protecting cultural heritage within the Lebanese Armed Forces. He wrote a handbook about the responsibility to protect cultural heritage and appropriate procedures for doing so. In partnership with UNESCO, the Lebanese Army’s Directorate of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights later published this handbook for use in training on cultural properties. [...]

PNG – US Defense Cooperation Agreement

By |2024-02-16T16:22:39-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , , |

Charlie Siniu Agreements & Implementation Chief, Ministry of Foreign Affairs CSC 22-2 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 5/25/2022 – 2/28/2023 Mr. Charlie Siniu was part of the negotiating team that established the Papua New Guinea—United States Defense Cooperation Agreement in 2023. He participated in consultations with the Washington team to identify shared areas of interest and points of contention. The agreement provided a foundational framework to enhance security cooperation and bilateral relations between the United States and Papua New Guinea.

Optimize the Coordination within the Indonesian Inter-Institutional “Synergy Program for Counterterrorism”

By |2024-02-01T15:04:21-10:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: , |

Atika Rachma Policy Analyst, Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs CSC 22-2 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 6/30/2022 – 1/5/2023 Ms. Atika Rachma addressed the coordination gap in a national counterterrorism program by synchronizing national objectives with the local government’s available resources. Arranging meetings between relevant stakeholders, her efforts culminated in the formation of an initiative focusing on the social integration of former convicted terrorists. Ms. Rachma ultimately demonstrated the possibility of multi-actor collaboration under this national counterterrorism program. The Indonesian Counter Terrorism Agency has plans to implement this initiative in several provinces. [...]

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