defense
DKI APCSS Hosts Defense Industrial Base Resilience Workshop
As supply chain issues garner headlines around the world, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies hosted a high-level workshop entitled “Building Collective Defense Industrial Base Resilience.” The two-day workshop was held in Honolulu January 18-19, 2024. DKI APCSS...
How South Korea Can Contribute to the Defense of Taiwan
Dr. Sungmin Cho has a new co-authored paper titled “How South Korea can contribute to the defense of Taiwan” published in the Washington Quarterly. According to Cho, “It remains unclear what South Korea can and should do in a Taiwan contingency. US-China competition is currently fiercest...
Maluhia Talks about Defense Industrial Base Resilience
Looking for ways to build resilience was the focus of the recent Maluhia Talks 2024 hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Held April 30 to May 2, 2024, in Honolulu, the event brought together more than 40 government security professionals and...
Middle East 2025 Workshop
From 25–26 March 2024, experts from the Qatar Armed Forces Strategic Studies Centre (QAFSSC) and the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies convened in Istanbul, Türkiye, for a series of comprehensive discussions. The discussions centered on defense, security, and the...
New Vuving OpEd on China’s Role as a Peacemaker
“Ukraine shows how China will not get far posing as a peacemaker” is a new OpEd by Alexander Vuving for Nikkei Asia. According to Vuving: “In offering its Ukraine peace initiative, China is capitalizing on the world’s hopes for bringing the conflict to an end and restoring stability to...
Security Nexus Paper on Northeast Asia’s Military Tech & South Korean Defense Implications
A recent Security Nexus paper titled “Emerging New Military Technologies in Northeast Asia and Implications for South Korean Defense Strategy” by retired Navy Captain Sukjoon Yoon, ROKN, highlights the escalating pursuit of advanced military technologies in Northeast Asia amid growing military...
Alumni Publication: "How has the role of U.S. National Security Adviser (NSA) evolved since 9/11?" by Dr. Saifaldin Al-Darraji
On 10 August 2021, Medium published NESA Center alum Dr. Saifaldin Al-Darraji's article titled "How has the role of U.S. National Security Adviser (NSA) evolved since 9/11?" "In the context of the NSA’s role post-9/11, my paper argues it is essential that the different...
Alumni Publication: "National Defence Strategy" by Dr. Saifaldin Al-Darraji
On 9 February 2023, Medium published NESA Center alum Dr. Saifaldin Al-Darraji's article titled "National Defence Strategy." "The military institutions are the most accommodating of the internal disturbances that countries are going through, and they are the most important...