Maritime Security and Piracy
DIILS PARTNERS WITH INDONESIA IN MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT EXCHANGE WORKSHOP
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. Coast Guard and Navy legal and operational experts, and by Indonesian...
DIILS PARTNERS WITH MEXICAN NAVY
DIILS adjunct instructor explains a key concept about Rules of Engagement to a Mexican Naval Officer during a Maritime Law and Security training course in Mexico.
DIILS RESUMES RESIDENT COURSES IN NEWPORT
DIILS is excited to announce Resident Courses will resume this July. Legal Aspects of Defense Support to Civil Authorities (15 July – 14 August), Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism (19 August – 9 September), and Legal Aspects of Maritime Security Operations (10 September - 30 September) will...
DIILS TO OFFER LEGAL ASPECTS OF MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY OPERATIONS COURSE IN 2019
DIILS TO OFFER LEGAL ASPECTS OF MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY OPERATIONS COURSE IN 2019 TITLE: Legal Aspects of Maritime Security Operations (LAMSO),MASL: P176009 Course Dates: 09-26September 2019. FOCUS: This three week course will be offered once per year in Newport,...
Discussing Freedom of Navigation
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 International Tribunal on the Law...
DKI APCSS Alumni Bring Regional Perspective to Maritime Security Challenges Conference
The end of the relative stability of the bi-polar Cold War has given way to a complex and challenging security environment. Meanwhile, the growth of multinational supply chains and supranational information flows have emphasized the importance of the sea in a manner not appreciated since the...
DKI APCSS expands maritime security efforts with inaugural course
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) in Honolulu, hosted its inaugural Comprehensive Maritime Security Cooperation (CMSC 19-1) Course from Aug. 1-28, 2019. Ninety-six participants from 31 locations and 10 non-governmental, international and regional...
DKI APCSS Hosts the 17th ADMM Plus EWG on Maritime Security
Pursuing practical cooperative measures to mitigate maritime security challenges was one of the topics addressed at the recent 17th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus, Experts’ Working Group on Maritime Security held August 23-24 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security...
DKI APCSS Professors Support Forum on Maritime Law Enforcement
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) provided subject matter expertise to the Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative (SEAMLEI) Coast Guard Commander’s Forum, which took place from April 4-7 in Tumon, Guam. The U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards...
DKI APCSS professors support Indonesia in enhancing maritime security resilience
In the interest of strengthening maritime security ties between the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and Indonesia, DKI APCSS professors Kerry Lynn Nankivell and Bill Wieninger traveled to that country in December for workshop support and to meet with alumni and U.S....
DoD, Southeast Asia nations explore cooperation in maritime security logistics
The U.S. Department of Defense, Southeast Asian maritime nations, and key regional allies participated in the first in a new series of multilateral engagements Aug. 15 to 19 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The “Maritime Security Logistics Workshop,” enabled...
Enhancing Maritime Resource Security in the Gulf of Thailand
Maritime Security is one of several focus areas for theAsia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. APCSS partnered with theWorld Ocean Councilto conduct a multi-national workshop on preserving the Gulf of Thailand’s maritime assets, held August 12-14 in Singapore. Titled “Enhancing Maritime...
Enhancing Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Capacity through Regional Partnership and Cooperation
By: Captain Jake Krebs (USMC IRT FAO, Jakarta) and Captain Marilyn Pendlyshok (USMC IRT FAO – Hanoi) A team of faculty members from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) played a crucial role in supporting the 6th Gulf of Thailand Maritime Law Enforcement...
Executive Seminar: Maritime Security in the NESA Region & Beyond
From 30 January to 10 February 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted an Executive Seminar (ES) focused on the maritime domain and the challenges/threats that exist there. The seminar’s proceedings included conversations on autonomous/unmanned systems, the...
Executive Seminar: Strategic Power Competition in a Multipolar World
From 5–16 December 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted an Executive Seminar (ES) titled “Strategic Power Competition in a Multipolar World.” The virtual seminar’s focus on strategic power competition helped define what “global power” and “competition” mean...
Future Leaders Program
As part of the Maritime Security Challenges conference, 14 men and women are participating in the Future Leaders Program (FLP). This program is a new feature of the Maritime Security Challenges conference series for 2016. FLP is an initiative of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for...
Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: Thinking about Security in the Indo-Pacific.
aside { width: 40%; padding-left: 18px; margin-left: 1px; float: right; font-style: italic; } As part of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies 25th Anniversary, the Center has produced this publication, “Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: Thinking about...
How Vessel Identity Laundering Facilitates North Korea's Maritime Sanctions Evasion
The Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) and the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) recently joined forces to create a webinar on "How Vessel Identity Laundering Facilitates North Korea 's Maritime Sanctions Evasion." In the video, C4ADS experts...
In Support of Hospital Ships: A Need for Reform, Not Rejection
“In Support of Hospital Ships: A Need for Reform, not Rejection" is a new paper forSecurity Nexusby Sebastian Kevany, Michael S. Baker, Deon Canyon, Al Shimkus, Wade Turvold, Mark Middleton, and Amy Russell. According to the paper, “despite past successes, the hospital ship program has come...
Israel/Jordan Trust to Enhance Defense and Security Cooperation Seminar
From 6 to 10 June, the NESA Center conducted a five-day seminar titled “Arab-Israeli Conflict: Israel/Jordan Trust to Enhance Defense and Security Cooperation Seminar” to assess ways to establish peace and security cooperation between Israel and Jordan. The seminar was designed to offer a...
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2023 NESA Center Impact Report
The2023 Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Impact Reportshowcases the NESA Center alumni network, academic programming, and engagements spanning from fiscal year 2023 to the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. It particularly highlights the following areas of focus:...
Alumni Publication: "Ship hijacking reveals Bangladesh’s maritime vulnerabilities" by Shafqat Munir
On 14 March 2024, The Daily Star published NESA Center alumShafqat Munir'slatest Op-Ed,"Ship hijacking reveals Bangladesh’s maritime vulnerabilities." "For Bangladesh, maritime security represents both a traditional and non-traditional security threat. As a coastal country, Bangladesh is heavily...