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103 Fellows from 35 Countries Graduate CSC 22-3
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies completed the third iteration of the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course. The program brought together 103 Fellows from over 35 countries located in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. Held from September 21 to...
Admiral Linda Fagan Calls for a ‘Unity of Effort’ to Enforce Maritime Security
Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, paid a visit to the Fellows of the Comprehensive Security Course 22-3 as the first in a series of distinguished guest speakers. Fagan, an alumnus of the Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) course 19-1, was honored as...
Alumna Amanda Ellis Presents to the Fellows of CSC 22-3
DKI APCSS Alumna and New Zealand Amb. Amanda Ellis (TSC 17-1) returned to the Center to visit the Fellows of CSC 22-3. On October 12, She presented her lecture on “Leveraging the Diversity Dividend: How inclusive action leads to sustainable development outcomes.” Her lecture underscored the...
Alumni Seminar Leaders Guide the Way for First-time Fellows
Katherine Lingan jumped out of bed with her phone in hand. Early morning in the Philippines, she had opened an unexpected email from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies inviting her to return to the Center. She would spend five weeks at the Center as an Alumni...
CSC 22-2 Features Tracks in Strategic Studies, Cybersecurity, and Crisis Management
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies completed its second iteration of the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course, graduating 82 Fellows from 29 countries. The 5-week, intensive program, took place from May 25- June 20. Through plenary lectures and small-group...
CSC 22-3 Fellows Achieve Security Cooperation in the ‘Aloha Sea’
In an exercise that embodied the security dynamics of the ever-evolving Indo-Pacific region, 103 Fellows participated in the Center’s Great Game. The full-day exercise, created by DKI APCSS professor Deon Canyon, took place on October 13 during week 4 of the Comprehensive Security...
DKI APCSS Collaborates with the Thai Strategic Studies Center on Senior Course
Faculty and senior leadership from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies traveled to Thailand in July to participate in the Senior Security Studies Program hosted by the Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Strategic Studies Center of the National Defence Studies Institute. ...
DKI APCSS Military Fellow publishes paper on AI and Civil-Military Operations
“Civil-Military Operations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” a research paper by Maj. Tony Smith was recently published in the Ninth Volume of the Civil Affairs Issue Papers. This paper, which explores the nuances of Artificial Intelligence’s impact on Civil Affairs Operations,...
Enhancing Security Cooperation: Indo-Pacific Course Empowers Fellows with Critical Thinking Skills
The Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course 23-1 offered Fellows the opportunity to network while gaining insight into critical security issues in the Indo-Pacific region. Fellows explored topics such as Maritime Security in the South China Sea, the effects of climate change, Irregular...
IPOC 22-2 Announcement & Self-Nomination
Announcing Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC) 22-2 from 14-18 November 2022. This course is planned as a hybrid executive education experience offered in-resident for most and online/virtual for others, to include any self-nominees. IPOC prepares security practitioners from U.S. and...
IPOC 22-2 Gives U.S. Security Practitioners New Perspective
From November 14-18, 166 security practitioners converged in Honolulu, HI, to participate in the Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC). The Fellows, primarily U.S. security practitioners, represented a diversity of departments within the U.S. government. The class included, amongst others...
IPOC Goes Mobile
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in collaboration with United Nations Command, ROK-US Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea hosted the Mobile Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (MIPOC), returning to South Korea for the first time since 2017. From January...
Report on China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States of the Northern Pacific
“China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States of the Northern Pacific” was published September 2022 by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Dr. Lori Forman contributed to this report as part of the USIP China-Freely Associated States Senior Study Group led by ...
Senior Leaders Gain a ‘Holistic View’ of the Region at TSC 22-2
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security recently graduated 28 Fellows from the Transnational Security Course (TSC) 22-2, closing out the Center’s slate of course offerings for the 2022 calendar year. Amongst the TSC 22-2 participants, five Fellows represented Pacific Island...