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.

A Security Nexus Article Reveals Iran’s Covert Export of Terrorism to the Indo-Pacific

By |2025-09-09T07:59:01-10:00September 8, 2025|Categories: Lumbaca, Security Nexus, news|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Dr. Lumpy Lumbaca, a counterterrorism expert and faculty member at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, explores how Iran has quietly extended its terrorism and insurgency campaigns into the Indo-Pacific in a new Security Nexus article, Iran’s Terrorism and Insurgency in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for the U.S. and Its Partners. Despite its limited recognition as a regional threat, Iran has used proxy networks and covert operations to target Israeli interests across the region for decades. From attempted embassy bombings and airline plots to the use of forged passports and illicit arms shipments, the article details how these actions support Iran’s broader strategy of asymmetric warfare aimed at destabilizing its adversaries.

Dialogue | Episode 50: ROK-U.S. Alliance: The Near Future—A Dialogue with Dr. Clint Work

By |2025-09-19T15:09:39-10:00September 2, 2025|Categories: news, Dialogue Podcast, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Dr. Clint Work joins Dialogue Episode 50 to examine the future of the ROK-U.S. alliance, focusing on OPCON transfer, deterrence, and Seoul's role in regional security.

Reimagining the U.S. Defense Industrial Base for Strategic Deterrence

By |2025-09-11T10:00:33-10:00August 29, 2025|Categories: Canyon, Security Nexus, news|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Associate Dean of Academics Dr. Deon Canyon has authored a new article in Security Nexus titled “Adaptive Power Helps the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Become a Tool of Deterrence.” His paper argues that as strategic competition with China intensifies, the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB) must shift from a reactive supplier to a proactive tool of deterrence and influence. Using the Adaptive Power framework, the article reimagines the DIB as a sovereignty-aligned asset that supports U.S. strategic objectives through five operational pillars: timing, context, legitimacy, modularity, and learning.

Dialogue | Episode 51: North Korea’s Wartime Windfall — A Dialogue with Dr. Victor Cha

By |2025-09-19T15:11:25-10:00August 20, 2025|Categories: news, Dialogue Podcast, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In Dialogue Episode 51, Dr. Victor Cha—one of the world’s foremost experts on Korean security and geopolitics—explains the stakes and the limited choices before Washington and its allies. As he observes, “It really shows that North Korea is not content to sit on its hands. They’re being very proactive about taking advantage of strategic situations where they see an opening.”

Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course 25-2: The First Step Toward Contribution Is Understanding

By |2025-06-17T13:40:31-10:00June 17, 2025|Categories: Courses, news|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

DKI APCSS graduated 100 Fellows from its second Comprehensive Security Course of 2025, building international collaboration and resilience to Indo-Pacific security challenges through expert insights and strategic dialogue.

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