By APCSS Editor|2025-08-13T16:30:43-10:00August 13, 2025|Categories: news, Engagements|Tags: thailand, Deterrence, defense industrial base, Security Cooperation, Allies And Partners, Building Capacity|
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.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-19T12:52:44-10:00August 13, 2025|Categories: Alumni, news|Tags: thailand, alumni, Security Cooperation, Roundtable, Allies And Partners, Building Capacity|
While visiting Thailand in July, DKI APCSS Director Suzanne Vares-Lum conducted a senior alumni roundtable. Nine alumni attended the meeting which focused on DKI APCSS programs such as Fellows projects and a new mentoring program. Three alumni have offered to be mentors for future Fellows, and the Thai Alumni Association offered to take an active role in future Alumni mentor recruiting and matching with Fellows. Participants also shared their reflections on the current security situation in Thailand.
By APCSS Editor|2025-08-07T17:17:32-10:00August 7, 2025|Categories: Courses, news, Engagements|Tags: Indo-Pacific Security, Security Cooperation, regional challenges, Thailand security program, Senior Security Studies Program, Royal Thai Armed Forces, strategic dialogue, leadership development, U.S.-Thailand partnership|
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies joined Thailand’s sixth Senior Security Studies Program, fostering strategic dialogue and leadership skills to address Indo-Pacific security challenges with senior Thai officials.
By APCSS Editor|2025-06-26T13:38:30-10:00May 23, 2025|Categories: Workshops/Events, Alumni, news|Tags: workshop, National Security, Security Cooperation, Karakoa Forum, Philippines defense, critical thinking, defense modernization, NDCP, DND Philippines, strategic planning|
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of National Defense (DND) and the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) hosted a two-day Karakoa Forum in Manila on April 25 and 28, 2025, in partnership with the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). A team of five DKI APCSS faculty members — Dr. Ginnie Watson, Professor Mike Burgoyne, Dr. Sam Mullins, Col. Matt Kent, and Maj. Kyle Brown — traveled to the Philippines at the invitation of the government to support the launch of the inaugural forum.
By APCSS Editor|2025-06-04T14:22:10-10:00March 7, 2025|Categories: Lumbaca, Security Nexus, news|Tags: Military, National Security, Security Cooperation, military effectiveness, innovation, warfighter|
The Security Nexus paper examines how civilian and support personnel within the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) can contribute to Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth’s renewed emphasis on military lethality. The paper highlights the critical role of non-warfighters—including resource managers, logisticians, academics, economists, and cybersecurity professionals—in optimizing processes, streamlining decision-making, and supporting operational forces. It emphasizes that lethality is not solely about combat but also about strategy, logistics, innovation, and partnerships.
By APCSS Editor|2025-03-05T15:25:38-10:00March 5, 2025|Categories: Security Nexus, news|Tags: defense industrial base, Indo-Pacific Security, U.S. Defense Strategy, Military Deterrence, Security Cooperation, Defense Innovation|
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.
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