Women, Peace, and Security
International Women's Day
We're celebrating International Women's Day. Mahalo to all of our Fellows who have supported our #WPS program over the last few years. #WomenPeaceSecurity Read SecDef Carter's full statement on International Women's Day at: http://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech-View/Article/...
Managing Crisis on Multiple Fronts: Southeast Asian Women's Leadership During COVID-19
How do women manage crises on multiple fronts? Join us next week as we examine this question in our webinar about Southeast Asian Women's Leadership during COVID-19. Pacific Forum is hosting this event featuring DKI APCSS' Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd. Visit the event page to register:https://lnkd.in/...
NESA Center Conducts Executive Seminar on Technology and Security
From 25 July to 5 August 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted an Executive Seminar that focused on how the security sector is informed by technological advances. The event’s topics included Autonomous/Unmanned Systems, Space, Cybersecurity, Artificial...
NESA Center Strategic Studies Network MENA Workshop
The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies held a Strategic Studies Network (SSN) meeting in Manama, Bahrain, from 14–16 March 2023. Twelve representatives of civil society from the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region participated in a roundtable discussion. NESA Center...
NESA-AFRICOM 2023 Workshop Series and NESA Center Women, Peace, and Security E-Book Release
From 29 April – 6 May 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, held three back-to-back workshop series in Bangkok, Thailand, for senior government and civilian security experts and a “whole of society” approach from 24...
New Maritime Program Director Announced
DIILS is pleased to announce that Ms. Carolyn Leonard-Cho was recently promoted as our Maritime Program Director. Prior to the promotion, Ms. Leonard-Cho worked as an Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) Attorney since August 2019. As Maritime Program Director, Ms. Leonard-Choserves as a...
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...
Policy Guidance for Pakistan’s Oscillation Response to COVID-19
“Policy Guidance for Pakistan’s Oscillation Response to COVID-19” is a new OpEd coauthored by DKI APCSS professor Dr. Deon Canyon and Asma Khawaja – Strategic Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, for Security Nexus. In this paper, the authors detail how shifting policy guidance...
Rear Admiral Thomas addresses TSC Fellows
Describing her career progression as a U.S. Coast Guard officer, Rear Adm. Cari Thomas addressed women's growing roles in military service during a Dec. 10 speech at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Thomas spoke to 28 senior international security practitioners attending APCSS'...
RIMPAC participants discuss inclusion, maritime safety at DKI APCSS
Thirty-nine maritime security professionals gathered at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies July 7 to exchange perspectives on securing oceans in the Asia-Pacific region more effectively. Participants comprised primarily naval officers from eight of the 26 nations...
Security Nexus | Webinar Episode 10: Australia’s First Female Commando: A Tale of Resilience
For International Women's Month - we're celebrating it with a special edition of Security Nexus -Australia’s First Female Commando: A Tale of Resilience Discover Lt. Col. Robyn Fellowes’ early life on a Queensland farm, her path to becoming the first Australian woman to earn the Commando...
Senior Executive Seminar “Nuclear Weapons Proliferation: Strategic Implications for the NESA Region”
From 20 September to 24 September, the NESA Center conducted a weeklong Senior Executive Seminar on the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the strategic implications for the NESA region. Dr. Gawdat Bahgat, Dr. Hassan Abbas, and Dr. Richard Russell moderated discussions with...
Senior Executive Seminar: Global & Regional Power Competition
From 15-19 November 2021, the Near East South Asia Center (NESA) hosted a virtual Senior Executive Seminar titled “Global and Regional Power Competition.” The seminar started off with welcomes from Course Director Dr. Michael Sharnoff, NESA Center Academic Dean Dr. Roger Kangas, and NESA...
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS)
The CT team here at DKI APCSS has started a new weekly newsletter called CT Go! It is available on our public webisite at this link. We have also uploaded the newest CTGo! Podcast.
The Education Agenda: Enabling Meaningful Participation of Women in Peace and Security
“The Education Agenda: Enabling Meaningful Participation of Women in Peace and Security” is the latest Security Nexus paper by Dr. Saira Yamin. This paper brings the importance of women’s meaningful participation in building peace and security into sharp focus. Acknowledging global trends...
The Future is Female: Positioning Women as Drivers of Economic Growth
Dr. Saira Yamin has a new article, “The Future is Female: Positioning Women as Drivers of Economic Growth,” published in a special International Women’s Day publication by UNDP Pakistan titled Womenomics: Women Powering the Economy. In this article, she highlights six Indo-Pacific countries (...
The Voice of America Burmese Service interviewed Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd
The Voice of America Burmese Service interviewedDr. Miemie Winn Byrdabout her thoughts on the 100th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act for American women this month. Speaking in Burmese, she discussed the advancement of women in all sectors of American society today and continuous efforts to...
Two Additional 2018 Alumni Scholars Announced
The Marshall Center is pleased to announce two additional winners of the 2018 Alumni Scholars Program. Available resources enabled us to award two additional scholarships to the alternate winners selected last December. This year we received over 125 applications for 15 (now 17)available...
U.S. Pacific Air Forces Convenes International Symposium on Women, Peace, and Security
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies collaborated with the U.S. Pacific Forces (PACAF) in a Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium (March 29 – April 1) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The event was attended by over 300 participants, primarily female...
U.S. Women, Peace, and Security Congressional Report 2022
ThisU.S. Women, Peace, and Security Congressional Reportis the second report on the U.S. Department of State’songoing implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Strategy. This report covers Fiscal Year 2021. To view the first report which covers Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020, please visitU....
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Alumni Publication: "Women’s rights under the Taliban: The socio-economic consequences of political exclusion" by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 7 March 2024, Middle East Institute published NESA Center alumnaShanthie Mariet D'Souza's analysis, "Women’s rights under the Taliban: The socio-economic consequences of political exclusion." "One of the first things the Taliban did after capturing power in August 2021 was to abolish the...
Alumni Publication: "Women and Violent Extremism" by Charani Patabendige
On 20 March 2024,Modern Diplomacypublished NESA Center alumnaCharani Patabendige's latest article,"Women and Violent Extremism." "Extremism, terrorism and radicalization are inextricably interlinked yet have nuances. Nonetheless, all these concepts have become crucial since society is a victim...