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Four DKI APCSS professors support Thailand’s Senior Security Studies Program

By |2023-07-27T17:03:34-10:00July 27th, 2023|Categories: Courses, Workshop, Alumni, news|Tags: , |

The Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Strategic Studies Center of the National Defense Studies Institute recently hosted the fourth Senior Security Studies Program. The intensive one-week course for senior Thai security sector leaders was held in Bangsaen, Chonburi, and emphasized the impact of change in the region as well as the capacity to manage change for both leaders and institutions. Faculty and senior leadership from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies once again participated in the course. Thirty participants from a variety of government organizations and academia attended the course. They represented various offices within the Ministries of [...]

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Maj. Afua Boahema-Lee publishes climate change article

By |2023-07-20T08:50:09-10:00July 19th, 2023|Categories: Faculty Articles, External Publications, news|Tags: , , , |

“Comparative Study on Climate Change in Thailand, Vietnam” is the latest article by U.S. Army Maj. Afua Boahema-Lee, published in Liaison, a journal of civil-military disaster management and humanitarian relief collaborations. Boahema-Lee presents a comprehensive, comparative study on climate change's impact in the Indo-Pacific region, exploring significant security challenges particularly in Thailand and Vietnam. It investigates various climate change-induced phenomena, including floods, droughts and rising sea levels, and their negative economic and health consequences. Thailand and Vietnam have implemented policies and strategies to combat these challenges, engaging stakeholders such as nongovernmental organizations and the military. The article underscores the need [...]

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SSC-DKI APCSS MOU Signing Ceremony

By |2023-01-25T14:25:31-10:00January 25th, 2023|Categories: news|Tags: , |

BANGKOK, Kingdom of Thailand -- Major General Taksin Sirisingha, Director of the Thai Strategic Studies Center (SSC) and Rear Admiral (retired) Pete Gumataotao, Director of the U.S. Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation (MOU) at the Royal Thai Armed Forces National Defence Studies Institute in Bangkok on January 19, 2023. The MOU provides a framework to advance cooperation in education and strengthen bonds of friendship. The key takeaways are: Leadership Exchanges: Leaders from each institution will conduct exchange visits that will enhance cooperation on regional security issues. Faculty [...]

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DKI APCSS Collaborates with the Thai Strategic Studies Center on Senior Course

By |2022-07-27T13:12:06-10:00July 27th, 2022|Categories: Courses, Workshop, news|Tags: , |

Faculty and senior leadership from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies traveled to Thailand in July to participate in the Senior Security Studies Program hosted by the Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Strategic Studies Center of the National Defence Studies Institute.  The intensive one-week course for senior Thai security sector leaders, held in Bangsaen, Chonburi, emphasized the impact of change in the region as well as the capacity to manage change for both leaders and institutions. Thirty participants from a variety of government organizations attended the course.  They represented various offices within Parliament; the Ministries of Defense, Justice, [...]

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DKI APCSS Faculty Present at the Thai Strategic Studies Center

By |2022-07-25T09:13:13-10:00July 19th, 2022|Categories: Conference, Workshop, Director, news|Tags: , |

DKI APCSS Director, Pete Gumataotao led a delegation of Center faculty and staff through a visit to Thailand. The trip marked one of the Center’s first expeditions into the region since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.In Thailand, faculty members provided lectures to the Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Strategic Studies Center (SSC) of the National Defence Studies Institute for the Senior Security Studies Program, which was held July 18-22, 2022.The intensive one-week program for senior Thai security sector leaders emphasized key geopolitical and security trends in the region as well as capacities [...]

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DKI APCSS and Thai NSC Host Workshop on “National Security in a Complex Environment, Critical Thinking and Strategy”

By |2020-01-24T11:51:15-10:00January 24th, 2020|Categories: Outreach, Conference, Workshop|Tags: , , |

Dr. John Hemmings provides an introduction on the 5G debate. Thailand’s National Security Council  jointly organized a workshop, “National Security in a Complex Environment, Critical Thinking and Strategy,” in Bangkok from January 16-17, 2020 with the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Participants enhanced their knowledge and understanding of emerging issues in a rapidly changing security environment, and identified future trends and security challenges privileging whole-of-government responses. U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Michael Heath speaks at the opening ceremony. U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Michael Heath joined Ruchakorn Napapornpipat, Director of Directorate of Security Policy and Planning of the [...]

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