Future Security Leaders Convene in Ottawa to Confront China’s Hybrid Warfare

By |2025-07-11T12:41:57-10:00July 11, 2025|Categories: Workshops/Events, news|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

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.

TSC bring senior leaders together to explore opportunities for cooperation

By |2025-04-24T12:35:59-10:00December 18, 2024|Categories: Courses, College, news, Media|Tags: , , , |

The Transnational Security Cooperation course is an in-depth executive education program designed to prepare senior security practitioners and military leaders to engage in cooperative security efforts that advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. Recently 38 senior leaders from 25 countries and three regional organizations participated in the TSC24-2 course hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies from December 8-13, 2024, in Honolulu. “Aided by a challenging curriculum, TSC 24-2 participants seized the opportunity to frankly discuss some of the most pressing strategic issues in the Indo-Pacific,” said course manager Dr. Al Oehlers. “Vitally, by exchanging invaluable insights and creatively crafting collaborative approaches to shared priorities, bonds of understanding and friendship were fostered that will last for years to come.”

The Indo-Pacific Mosaic: Comprehensive Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

By |2025-07-01T15:45:12-10:00November 22, 2024|Tags: , , |

Book Title: The Indo-Pacific Mosaic: Comprehensive Security in the Indo-Pacific Editor: James M. Minnich ISBN: 978-0-9773246-8-2 (print) ISBN:  978-0-9773246-9-9 (ebook) DKI APCSS Publications As part of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security [...]

Transnational Security Cooperation Participants Explore Strategic Challenges in the Indo-Pacific

By |2025-05-19T15:51:35-10:00July 30, 2024|Categories: Courses, Alumni, news|Tags: , , |

Thirty senior leaders participated in the Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) course hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies from July 14-19, 2024, in Honolulu. TSC 24-1 is an in-depth executive education program designed to prepare senior security practitioners and military leaders to engage in cooperative security efforts that advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Inaugural Indo-Pacific Senior Enlisted Leaders SMEE Empowers Collaboration, Sets Stage for Stronger Regional Security 

By |2025-06-04T09:07:58-10:00May 7, 2024|Categories: Workshops/Events, news|Tags: , , , , |

“The knowledge and connections we built here strengthen our region against the complex security challenges we face together,” remarked a participant as the inaugural Indo-Pacific Senior Enlisted Leaders Subject Matter Expert Exchange (IPSEL SMEE) drew to a close. This groundbreaking event, proposed by former USINDOPACOM Commander Admiral John Aquilino and Fleet Master Chief David Isom, united 55 senior enlisted advisors and leaders from 21 Indo-Pacific nations in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 15-19, 2024. 

Command Senior Enlisted Leader CMSgt Jacob Simmons Addresses Key Role of Space in Indo-Pacific Security

By |2024-04-25T11:26:19-10:00April 25, 2024|Categories: news|Tags: , , |

Honolulu, Hawaii — In a pivotal session on the final day of the Indo-Pacific Senior Enlisted Leaders Subject Matter Expert Exchange (IPSEL SMEE), Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the U.S. Space Command, Chief Master Sergeant Jacob Simmons, captivated senior enlisted leaders with a discussion on the expanding role of space in regional security dynamics.

Senior Leaders Gain a New View of the Region at TSC 23-2

By |2025-05-19T15:52:47-10:00December 13, 2023|Categories: Courses, Alumni, news|Tags: , , |

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies recently graduated 27 Fellows from the Transnational Security Course (TSC) 23-2, closing out the Center’s slate of course offerings for the 2023 calendar year. From December 3-9, the senior leaders [...]

Security Nexus | Webinar Episode 4: China’s Perspective of Indo-Pacific Security

By |2025-05-19T15:25:10-10:00December 8, 2023|Categories: Faculty, news, Sitaraman, Dialogue Podcast|Tags: , , , , |

The Security Nexus | Webinar became a pivotal platform on Monday, December 4th, as it unraveled the complexities shaping the Indo-Pacific region. Focused on exploring China’s evolving security posture, the webinar shed light on the profound geopolitical dynamics between China and the United States.

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