Humanitarian Assistance
Humanitarian Assistance Programs conducted to relieve or reduce the results of natural or manmade disasters or other endemic conditions such as human pain, disease, hunger, or privation that might present a serious threat to life or that can result in great damage to or loss of property.
China’s Global Covid-19 Assistance is Humanitarian and Geopolitical. That’s Why People are Worried.
Dr. David Dorman shares his Security Nexus perspective on “China’s Global COVID-19 Assistance is Humanitarian and Geopolitical. That’s Why People are Worried.” In this paper, Dorman writes “The main thrust of the Chinese Communist Party’s domestic propaganda work since late January has...
DKI APCSS & RSIS joint publication on Disaster Response Regional Architectures Assessing Future Possibilities
“Disaster Response Regional Architectures: Assessing Future Possibilities” is a new joint publication by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. The concept for the book, edited by Jessica Ear, Alistair D.B. Cook,...
DKI APCSS supports ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise
The current co-chairs of the ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus Expert Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (ADMM Plus EWG HADR) are Malaysia and United States. As part of this co-chair role, both countries worked together to facilitate a table top exercise (TTX) in Kuala...
Dynamics of Countering Human Trafficking in South Asia and the Gulf
From 30 August–1 September 2021, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies arranged a three-day virtual seminar to help participants assess, analyze, and identify opportunities to effectively counter human trafficking in South Asia and the Gulf and improve regional...
Maritime Domain Awareness and Maritime Fusion Centers
Excerpt: The essential mission of a MFC is to strengthen MDA by gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources, fusing it into meaningful information, and disseminating actionable intelligence to operational commanders to directly improve national security, safety, economy, and environment...
New paper on women’s role in disaster management and its implications for national security
Why women in Asia-Pacific countries are more susceptible to disaster impacts? This topic is explored in a new paper by DKI APCSS professor Jessica Ear on “Women’s Role in Disaster Management and Implications for National Security.” Her paper examines societal roles that create greater...
New Website Unveiled for Disaster Management Organization
The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance is proud to announce the launch of its new website www.cfe-dmha.org March 17. The site will serve as a platform for synchronization of humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) tools and research,...
Perry Center Takes Transnational Threats Seminar to Guadalajara, Mexico
April 7-8, 2016, the Perry Center partnered with the University of Guadalajara’s Social Science and Humanities Department to carry out a “Countering Transnational Threats in the Americas Seminar” in Guadalajara, Mexico. Professors Boris Saavedra and Celina Realuyo presented before a crowd of...
Structuring ASEAN military involvement in disaster management and the ASEAN Militaries Ready Group
“Structuring ASEAN military involvement in disaster management and the ASEAN Militaries Ready Group” is a new OpEd coauthored by DKI APCSS professors Dr. Deon Canyon and Dr. Elizabeth Kunce for Security Nexus. Also contributing to the article is Dr. Benjamin Ryan of Baylor University. This...
Symposium highlight’s chaplains’ roles in disaster response
Exploring the role of religious support in disaster response missions, 55 military chaplains from seven nations gathered at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies July 8. The “RIMPAC HA/DR and Chaplaincy Symposium,” conducted jointly by DKI APCSS and the U.S. Navy’s...
U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Dialogues with Oceania Subject Matter Experts
In preparation for his upcoming travel to the region, Admiral Sam Paparo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited the Center to engage in a roundtable discussion with Oceania subject matter experts. The participants represented premier experts from three organizations located on Oahu: DKI APCSS...
Understanding Drivers of Regional Security Ensures Safer Humanitarian Response Operations
Professor Jessica Ear presented a talk on drivers of regional security at the second session of the Humanitarian Civil-Military Regional Consultative Group meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on 11-12 October, 2016. A summary of her presentation follows. It is often cited that Asia-Pacific is the...
Wilson Center Event on Migration
On March 1, 2017 Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo spoke on U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking and transnational organized crime in the Americas at the Woodrow Wilson Center Latin American Program's event on Migration, Trafficking and Organized Crime in Central America, Mexico and...
Synchronized Humanitarian, Military and Commercial Logistics: An Evolving Synergistic Partnership
Several DKI APCS faculty members, past and present, have co-authored a paper entitled: “Synchronized Humanitarian, Military and Commercial Logistics: An Evolving Synergistic Partnership.” The paper was published on October 5, 2019, by the international journal Safety, and is authored by Pablo...
CSAG Information Paper: The Earthquake – Catalyst for Dynamic Change in Syria
Subject:The Earthquake– Catalyst for dynamic change in Syria. Purpose: This paper presents CSAG’s summary analysis of the geopolitical and military evolution of the main actors in Syria following the February 2023 earthquake. Read the full paper here View other USCENTCOM Combined Strategic...
Alumni Publication: "U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Unraveling Complexities, Forging a Shared Future" by Syeda Tahreem Bukhari and Abdul Basit
On 29 December 2023, the NESA Center for Strategic Studies published the Op-Ed,"U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Unraveling Complexities, Forging a Shared Future," authored by alumniSyeda Tahreem Bukhari and Abdul Basit. "While Pakistan may not hold the status of an equal partner to the United States,...
Alumni Publication: "The Plight of Deported Afghans" by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 15 January 2024, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumnaShanthie Mariet D'Souza's article,"The Plight of Deported Afghans," on "an unending refugee and humanitarian crisis the world seems to have forgotten." "The unrelenting season of forced homecoming continues for Afghans who had sought...
Alumni Publication: "Where Do Taliban-Pakistan Relations Stand Now?" by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 15 March 2024,The Diplomatpublished NESA Center alumnaShanthie Mariet D'Souza's article,"Where Do Taliban-Pakistan Relations Stand Now?" "One reason driving Islamabad’s renewed efforts in Afghanistan may be India’s continuing moves to expand its dealings with the Taliban," writesD'Souza....