A new Security Nexus article by Shyam Tekwani, an expert on South Asia and Indo-Pacific geopolitics at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, explores India’s struggle to maintain strategic autonomy amid deepening dependencies on Russia and China and...... Read more...

BANGKOK — Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum, director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, joined senior defense leaders at the Thailand Security Dialogue 2025 to emphasize the importance of trusted networks in navigating today’s complex security environment... Read more...

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Associate Dean of Academics Dr. Deon Canyon has authored a new article in Security Nexus titled “Adaptive Power Helps the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Become a Tool of Deterrence.” His paper argues that as strategic...... Read more...

Dr. Alex Vuving has a new peer-reviewed article: “Do States Act Rationally, and How Do We Know What They Think?” published by the Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, Vol. 12, No. 3 (September 2025). The article discusses the concept of rationality and its evolution, the... Read more...

On 2 September 2025, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies welcomed 25 students and faculty from the Bangladesh National Defense College, along with seven officials and staff members from the Bangladesh Embassy, for a professional military education program in Washington, D.C. The... Read more...

Introduction: Water is essential for human survival and the cornerstone of civilizations, cultures, and economies. This is most keenly felt in dry regions like the Middle East. In this water-scarce area, where temperatures often soar and rainfall is rare, access to water is a critical factor for... Read more...

When seasoned leaders and changemakers from across Thailand sit together, ideas quickly turn into action. At a recent alumni roundtable in Bangkok, top security practitioners offered powerful perspectives on today’s security challenges as well as insights on how the alumni network can generate... Read more...

Subject: The Ongoing Crisis in Southern Syria (2025): Sectarian Tensions, Political Fragmentation, and International Intervention. Purpose: The paper provides CSAG’s analysis to understand the complex and rapidly evolving crisis in southern Syria mid-2025. It examines the key opposing parties... Read more...

HONOLULU – In mid-July, the Transnational Security Course (TSC) 25-1 welcomed 37 senior executives from 27 locations around the world to the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) campus in Waikiki. The weeklong intensive program, specifically tailored for senior... Read more...

Check out two reports published from DKI APCSS Alumni, Jackson Scott. The first paper examines the consequences of IP theft, while the second outlines policy recommendations to counter it. The Impact and Consequences of Chinese Scientific and Technological Acquisition from the United States and... Read more...

The Journal of Strategic Security (JSS) and the Global and National Security Institute (GNSI) recently published a special edition on Afghanistan, timed to coincide with the eve of the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power (August 15, 2021). The issue features NESA Center...... Read more...

In June more than 40 participants from 19 countries took part in the lively third iteration of the Whole of Society Resilience Workshop, where the subject matter was, at times, as fervid as the summer temperatures outside. Conducted by the staff and faculty of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific... Read more...