Information Literacy
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Anti-Vaccine Sentiment – an Existential Disrupter of National and International Security
“Anti-Vaccine Sentiment – an Existential Disrupter of National and International Security” is the title of a paper by Drs. Deon Canyon and Sebastian Kevany forSecurity Nexus. This paper suggests that taking a harder line against “anti-vaxxers” while balancing personal rights of individuals may...
China’s Manipulative Use of Climate Change
“China’s Manipulative Use of Climate Change” is the title of a paper by Dr. Deon Canyon forSecurity Nexus. This article details how China, through the use of irregular warfare tactics and outright deception, continues in their leading role of producing greenhouse gas emissions that exceed the...
DKI APCSS professor contribute to book on Russia’s Global Reach
DKI APCSS professors Wade Turvold, Michael Burgoyne, and Michael Dorschner have contributed to a new book, “Russia’s Global Reach: A Security and Statecraft Assessment” published by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Professor’s Wade Turvold, Michael Burgoyne, and...
Faculty Engagement with the Thai Strategic Studies Center
Building on its longstanding cooperation with the Royal Thai Armed Forces’ National Defence Studies Institute, Strategic Studies Center (SSC), on April 8 DKI APCSS contributed to SSC’s “Strategist” course for mid-level Thai national security practitioners. DKI APCSS Senior Diplomatic Fellow,...
GLOBAL TRENDS: National Intelligence Council Report
Global Trends Hompage Excerpt: Welcome to the 7th edition of the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends report. Published every four years since 1997, Global Trends assesses the key trends and uncertainties that will shape the strategic environment for the United States during the...
Ideological Necrophilia
“Ideological Necrophilia” is the title of a paper written by DKI APCSS alum Yovani E. Chavez, (Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism course 14-1) forSecurity Nexus. This paper cites how the refusal of new ideas, evolution or change may be considered to be a form of “ideological”...
Making the Most of It: China’s Military Wins the Covid-19 Fight in Wuhan
Dr. David Dorman shares his perspective on “Making the Most of It: China’s Military Wins the Covid-19 Fight in Wuhan” for DKI APCS' Security Nexus. In this Op Ed, Dorman states that “An important part of China’s domestic propaganda work since January has been to obfuscate the Communist...
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...
Virtual Book Discussion with Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha
On 04 August 2021, Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) joined NESA and NDU faculty to discuss his new book,“Indus Basin Uninterrupted: A History of Territory and Politics from Alexander to Nehru.”Dr. Sinha gave a sweeping overview...
Why We Believe: Disinformation, Misinformation, and Neuroscience
“Why We Believe: Disinformation, Misinformation, and Neuroscience” is the title of a paper written by DKI APCSS professor Dr. Ethan Allen for Security Nexus. This article states how disinformation, particularly in social media, may have devastating effects during crisis such as the COVID-19...