Bridging Knowledge and Practice in Global Security. This captivating webinar series features insightful discussions with distinguished individuals on comprehensive security issues affecting the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. This series delves into the complexities of global security, exploring various facets that shape the current geopolitical landscape.

Our host, Dr. James M. Minnich, is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and a distinguished professor at DKI APCSS. With an impressive 37 years of military experience, his expertise is primarily in U.S. security policy in the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Minnich spent 15 years in Korea, notably serving as the 37th Secretary of the UN Command Military Armistice Commission, earning recognition as a Koreanologist. His academic credentials include a doctorate from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree from Harvard University. Known for his extensive scholarly work on regional security issues, Dr. Minnich brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to the Security Nexus | Webinar.

Episodes

Upcoming Webinars

Episode 14: The Great Game of Digital Dominance

Technology is reshaping the global order. Nations no longer compete solely through military might but through technological dominance. From semiconductors to artificial intelligence, control of critical and emerging technologies (CET) translates into economic power, national security, and global influence. Join our webinar, “The Great Game of Digital Dominance,” featuring Professor John Hemmings and hosted by Professor James Minnich for expert insights into the escalating tech rivalry and its profound implications for the future.

Key Questions:

  • How does the past shape the US-China tech conflict? • Where does China lead… and where does the US maintain an edge?
  • Can China achieve its ambition to become the world’s leading tech superpower?
  • What are the consequences of the tech cold war for security and innovation?
  • How can nations govern the rapid pace of technological change?

May 6, 2024 03:00 PM Hawaii time
Register now! This webinar is vital for policymakers, business leaders, and anyone interested in the shifting balance of global power in the digital age.

Webinar Book Recommendations

Episode 13: “Competing in the Gray Zone”

  • Professor Sam Mullins (Recommended on April 9, 2024)
    “Braw, Elisabeth. “The Defender’s Dilemma: Identifying and Deterring Gray-Zone Aggression.” AEI Press, 2022.
    Galeotti, Mark. “The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War.” Yale University Press, 2022.
    Jonsson, Oscar. “The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace.” Georgetown University Press, 2019.
    Rid, Thomas. “Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare.” Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
    Weiner, Tim. “The Folly and the Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare 1945–2020.” Henry Holt and Co., 2020.

Episode 12: “Bolster Resilience and Restore Trust in the Information Environment

  • Professor Beth Kunce (Recommended on April 9, 2024)
    Sharot, Tali. The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others. Henry Holt and Co., 2017.
    Kahane, Adam. Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree with or Like or Trust. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2017.
    Brown, Brené. Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Random House Publishing, 2018.

Episode 11: “North Korea Beyond the Headlines, Unveiling the Reality with Glyn Ford”

  • “Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program” by Siegfried S Hecker (Stanford University Press, 2023)
    “Black Girl from Pyongyang: In Search of My Identity” by Monica Macias (Duckworth, 2023)
    “Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator” by Jung H. Pak (Ballantine Books, 2020)
    “North Koreans In Japan: Language, Ideology, and Identity” by Sonia Ryang (Routledge, 1997)

Episode 10: “Australia’s First Female Commando: A Tale of Resilience”

Episode 9: “Fishing for Security from Sea Slavery”

  • Ms. Anny Barlow (Recommended on February 25, 2024)
    “The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier” by Ian Urbina (Deckle Edge. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, August 20, 2019)

Episode 8: “Myanmar: Three Years of Conflict, What’s Next”

  • Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd (Recommended on February 12, 2024)
    “An Unlikely Prisoner: How an Eternal Optimist Found Hope in Myanmar’s Most Notorious Jail,” by Sean Turnell (Penguin Random House in November 2023)

Webinar Episode 7: Taiwan’s Post-election Strategic Future

  • Prof. Mike Burgoyne (Recommended on March 25, 2024)
    “Unofficial Diplomacy: The American Institute of Taiwan: A Memoir” by David Dean (Xlibris, 2014)

Episode 6: “Power Play in South Asia”

  • Prof. Shyam Tekwani (Recommended on January 16, 2024)
    “India Is Broken: A People Betrayed, Independence to Today” by Ashoka Mody (Stanford University Press, February 2023)

Episode 5: “Nuclear Indo-Pacific”

  • Dr. Lami Kim (Recommended on December 18, 2023)
    “Nuclear Politics: The Strategic Causes of Proliferation” by Alexandre Debs and Nuno P. Monteiro (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 142, December 2016)

EPISODE 4: “China’s Perspective of Indo-Pacific Security”

  • Yun Sun (Recommended on December 4, 2023)
    “U.S.-Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis?” by Ryan Hass, Bonnie Glaser, and Richard Bush (Brookings Institution Press, April 2023)

EPISODE 3: “The Changing Nature of Security in the Face of Climate and Environmental Disruption”

  • Srini Sitaraman (Recommended on November 20, 2023)
    “The Origins of the Syrian Conflict: Climate Change and Human Security” by Marwa Daoudy (Cambridge University Press, March 2020)
  • Ethan Allen(Recommended on November 20, 2023)
    “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, April 2013, Paperback)
  • Sebastian Kevany(Recommended on November 20, 2023)
    “The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century” by George Friedman (Blackstone Publishing, January 2009)

EPISODE 2: “Beyond Borders: Indo-Pacific Health Security Cooperation”

  • Dr. Sebastian Kevany (Recommended on November 6, 2023)
    “Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future” by Lawrence O. Gostin
    (Harvard University Press, September 2021)