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Dialogue | Episode 55: Building Advantage in the Indo-Pacific – From Dialogue to Outcomes
HONOLULU — April 28, 2026 Click here to watch on YouTube. The Indo-Pacific is not short on dialogue. Across the region, coordination is constant—through conferences, working groups, bilateral engagements, and multilateral forums. Yet a harder question persists: Why do aligned...
Director Gumataotao Retires from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center Russell Bailey to Serve as Acting Director
This week the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies bid aloha to retired Rear Admiral Pete Gumataotao after six years as the Center’s director. A native of Guam, he joined the Center in 2018 after 37 years of active duty service, including eight years as...
Vares-Lum Assumes Responsibility at DKI APCSS
HONOLULU –Retired US Army Maj. Gen. Suzanne (Suzy) Puanani Vares-Lum joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) this week as the Center’s new Director. The transition occurred during an Assumption of Command ceremony held on Monday, which was...