“The Evolving Significance of Afghanistan in China’s Strategic Calculus: From an Insignificant ‘Backyard’ to a Consequential Geostrategic Hub” is the title of a paper written by Dr. Atal Ahmadzai for Security Nexus. This article addresses how Afghanistan Read More
From 25–27 February 2025, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies gathered over 40 participants from more than 15 partner and allied nations in San Francisco, CA, for a forum focused on technical and technologica Read More
Mr. Sanghoon Kim (CSC 22-1) completed his Fellows Project by publishing this volume to the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy. The volume “Conflict Scenarios Between the United States and China at Sea” was recently published on the KIMS website. Read More
Hoang Do, Research Official at the East Sea Institute, Vietnam, and CSC 22-1 DKI APCSS alumnus, has released a Security Nexus perspective paper titled “Popular MDA Initiative Read More
DKI APCSS' Commander Jonathan Odom discussed the legal case for Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea during a recent visit to Australia as part of the US Embassy's speakers program. During his trip, he spoke in three Australian cities about the recent Intern Read More
In acknowledgment of the one year since Russia began its full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies Executive Officer Sam Marrero moderated a roundtable with Read More
“The Joint Recovery of Fallen Soldiers from the Korean War: One Way for American, Chinese, North and South Korean Soldiers to Cooperate and Reconcile,” is the title of a paper by Dr. Sungmin Cho for Security Nexus. This article recommends a cooperative solution to... Read More
DIILS conducted its annual two-week resident course on the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism in Newport, RI during December, 2007. Forty-six international participants from 27 countries participated, representing the largest DIILS resident course to date. Read More
Collaboration, negotiation, contemplation, connection…all hallmarks of the Advanced Security Cooperation course held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. One hundred twelve U.S. Read More
From 27 February–3 March 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a Combating Transnational Threats Senior Executive Seminar (CTSES) titled “Countering Narratives of Extremist Organizations: Managing Disinformation”&n Read More
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies completed its second iteration of the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course, graduating 82 Fellows from 29 countries. The 5-week, intensive program, took place from May 25- June 20. Read More
DIILS is pleased to announce that Ms. Carolyn Leonard-Cho was recently promoted as our Maritime Program Director. Prior to the promotion, Ms. Read More
The Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course 23-1 offered Fellows the opportunity to network while gaining insight into critical security issues in the Indo-Pacific region. Read More
In July, 2017, DIILS and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense Legal Bureau co-hosted a four-day Legal Aspects of Maritime Law Enforcement Exchange Workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop included presentations by U.S. Read More
On December 1, 2021, a panel of subject matter experts gathered at the Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu to discuss the evolving United States and Republic of Korea alliance. Read More
DKI APCSS Professor Shyam Tekwani explores the evolving role of small island states in Indian Ocean geopolitics in his latest Security Nexus Perspective, “ Read More
DIILS conducted a virtual institution capacity building (ICB) engagement with the Bulgarian Navy and Bulgarian Ministry of Defense in February. This was DIILS’s first formal ICB engagement with Bulgaria, and marks the beginning of an ICB program intended to support Read More
“The Post-COVID19 World: Globalization with Different Characteristics” is a new paper co-authored by DKI APCSS professors Dr. Deon Canyon and Dr. Read More
The September 2021 Arctic Academic eTalks presentation on "China: Information and Influence" with Dr. Camilla T.N. Sørensen and Dr. Marc Lanteigne is happening on Friday September 17th, 2021 at 0800 AK/ 1000 MT/ 1200 EST/ 1800 CET. Read More
HONOLULU (Sept. 2, 2021) -- Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has significant and far-reaching security, economic, and environmental implications for the Indo-Pacific. In the words of Adm. Read More