Maritime Security and Piracy
South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum
“South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum” is Dr.Sungmin Cho’s latest commentary forWar on the Rocks. What would South Korea do if China attacked Taiwan?According to Cho, “many people in Washington, Taipei, and Tokyo are wondering. South Korea’s position remains much more ambivalent than Japan’s....
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...
The Changing Security Dynamics in the Middle East Program
From 5–6 March 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a two-day program in Washington, D.C., to explore the history and significance of recent strategic changes in the Middle East, global and regional security dynamics, developments in-region and the economic...
THE INAUGURAL LEGAL ASPECTS OF MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS
DIILS Resident Course – The Inaugural Legal Aspects of Maritime Security Operations (LAMSO) course conducted in December of 2018. On 13 December 2018, nine participants from five countries graduated as the first class of international military members and government officials to complete...
The Indo-Asia-Pacific’s Maritime Future: A Practical Assessment of the State of Asian Seas
“The Indo-Asia-Pacific’s Maritime Future: A Practical Assessment of the State of Asian Seas” is a new joint publication by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and The Policy Institute at King’s College London based on a three-day Maritime Security workshop held in...
The Quad: Opportunities to Advance Shared Goals at the Crossroads of the Indo-Pacific Workshop
From 10–12 July 2023, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), along with its partner The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), hosted an Indo-Pacific themed program entitled“The...
The Role of History and Law in the South China Sea and Arctic Ocean
“The Role of History and Law in the South China Sea and Arctic Ocean” is a new analysis written by Dr. Justin Nankivell, Associate Dean of Academics at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for the Maritime Awareness Project. According to a release by the National...
The Sino-Russian Approach to the Maritime: A Mare Clausem System?
“The Sino-Russian Approach to the Maritime: A Mare Clausem System?” is the title of a paper by Dr. John Hemmings forSecurity Nexus. This article highlights how the increase in resources and focus gives US forces the ability to push back and fight in the information domain, a space where Russia...
U. S., EGYPT DISCUSS BORDER SECURITY CAPACITY AND PROCEDURES
NEWPORT, RI -- Seven Egyptian military officers participated in a DIILS engagement on border security and refugee rights in Newport, RI and Boston, MA from 25-29 August 2014. Participants included one military judge, one naval officer and five army officers, all of whom are responsible...
Underwater/Maritime Domain Awareness and Technological Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Workshop
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 technological enhancements for maritime domain awareness and underwater...
US WORKSHOP IN VIETNAM FOCUSES ON MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS
The Hanoi Hilton was the setting for a bilateral workshop on Maritime Domain Awareness with 20 representatives from the authorities responsible for maritime security in Vietnam.The Workshop promoted (1) coordination and information exchange among the authorities responsible for maritime...
Washington Seminar – May 2024
The Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies hosted a luncheon discussion on 15 May 2024 in Washington, D.C. The conversation focused on the theme "Emerging Challenges, Technological Innovation, and the Maritime Domain." Approximately 49 members of a variety of embassy country teams...
“UNITED WE STAND, SEPARATED WE FALL”
The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) conducted a Regional Maritime Domain Awareness Legal Seminar in the Republic of Kiribati from 5-9 May 2014. The program was located on the Tarawa atoll at the Marine Training Center and co-hosted by the Kiribati Ministry of...