Security Studies

25th anniversary
Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: Thinking about Security in the Indo-Pacific.

aside { width: 40%; padding-left: 18px; margin-left: 1px; float: right; font-style: italic; } As part of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies 25th Anniversary, the Center has produced this publication, “Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: Thinking about...

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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...

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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”...

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In Support of Hospital Ships: A Need for Reform, Not Rejection

“In Support of Hospital Ships: A Need for Reform, not Rejection" is a new paper forSecurity Nexusby Sebastian Kevany, Michael S. Baker, Deon Canyon, Al Shimkus, Wade Turvold, Mark Middleton, and Amy Russell. According to the paper, “despite past successes, the hospital ship program has come...

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In war on terror and ISIS, South Asia is fighting itself

In his latest OpEd, Prof. Shyam Tekwani writes that regional leaders have made a show of standing together on terrorism, but individually they use anti-terror laws to suppress dissent and minorities. The OpEd for the South China Morning Post entitled “In War on Terror and ISIS, South Asia is...

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Inaugural Royal Jordanian National Defense College and Eisenhower School Student-Faculty Exchange, Hosted by the NESA Center

On 8 February 2023, the NESA Center facilitated the first-ever combined seminar between students and faculty from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy and the Royal Jordanian National Defense College (RJNDC), on the topic ofGlobal Supply Chain Dynamics as They...

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Information Resilience: Countering Russian Propaganda and Disinformation - Distinguished Speaker 29 September 2021

The Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia and the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command (NORAD and USNORTHCOM) extend an invitation to hear a video-conference presentation Wednesday, 29 September by Mr. John Spykerman, Director, Russia Team,...

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International Alumni Attend First In-Person Alumni Outreach Event in over 12 Months

Nearly three dozen international alumni and other participants attended a Marshall Center Outreach Networking Event (ONE) in Vienna, Austria on 6 September 2021. The event, organized in close cooperation with the Austrian National Defence Academy (NDA) and both U.S. and German Embassies in...

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International Fellows from the U.S. Army War College Visit the Center

On April 1, 2022, DKI APCSS hosted 40 international officers from the U.S Army War College’s International Fellows Program. Ranging from lieutenant colonel to brigadier general, the Fellows were hand-selected from the Chief of Staff of the Army to participate in a 10-month, in-resident course...

International Fellows improve risk reduction and crisis collaboration in APCSS course

Effective response to a disaster or crisis is often a race against time. In the effort to save lives, governments and other agencies must work quickly to deliver medical aid, food and shelter to affected populations. Success in such efforts can hinge heavily on the quality of coordination...

Course Director Dr. Richard Russell on the left and Deputy Director COL (Ret.) David Lamm on the right speaking to the group during the commencement.
International Military Officers’ Forum 2023

From 23–27 January 2023, the NESA Center hosted foreign military officers assigned to U.S. Central Command in Tampa and embassy officials in Washington D.C. for an International Military Officers’ Forum (IMOF) titled“The Biden Administration and Global Security.”NESA Center experts, including...

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IPOC 22-1 Motivates Fellows to Improve Regional Security

Understanding the complexity of the Indo-Pacific region was the focus of the recent Indo-Pacific Orientation Course recently held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) in Honolulu, HI. During the 5-day course, 127 military and civilian security...

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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 partner...

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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...

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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...

Iraq
Iraq National Defence College Discussion

31 March 2021 – The NESA Center conducted a virtual private event for the National Defence College of Iraq to address the challenges and obstacles ahead of U.S.-Iraq relations under the new Biden Administration. The discussion was led by Mr. Daniel Curfiss, with a welcome by NESA’s Academic...

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Iraqi General Officer Capstone Seminar

From 13–24 June 2022, the Near East South Asia Center’s professional military education (PME) team conducted a CAPSTONE strategic leader education program for 19 general officers, nine colonels, and two senior civil servants from Iraq. During the first week, the Iraq leaders attended twelve...

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Iraqi General Officer Capstone Seminar II

From23 August – 1 September 2022, the Near East South Asia Center’s professional military education (PME) team conducted the second iteration of the CAPSTONE strategic leader education program for a select audience of rising Iraqi senior leaders. The seminar was held in Washington, D.C.,...

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Lebanon Fouad Shehab Command & Staff College Program

The NESA Center hosted the Lebanese Armed Forces for a Lebanon Fouad Shehab Command & Staff College Program titled “Back to Basics: U.S. Security Partnerships in the Middle East” from 18 to 22 April 2022. This seminar explored the enduring issues and values that can reinforce or...

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Lithuania Alumni Explore Russian Strategic Thinking

On Thursday, 16 June 2016, Lithuanian Marshall Center Alumni met to discuss Vladimir Putin's strategy and policymaking process. Marshall Center Professor Graeme Herd led the group through a thought-provoking presentation on Russia's national security decisionmaking. Former Marshall Center...

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Future Trends in Worldwide Maritime Terrorism

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Georgia and Ukraine in the Kremlin’s Policy

The Russian Federation believes that the post-Soviet region is strategically important and considers it to be the exclusive zone of its influence. Each of the former republics occupies a specific place in its foreign and security policy. In the following article the author has made an attempt to...

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Georgia: In Quest of a Niche Strategy

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Global Islamism - Understanding and Strategy

This chapter discusses militant Islamic ideology focusing on the works of Egyptian Islamist Sayyid Qutb. The author describes the strategy and goals of global Islamism and develops a strategy to engage it. He concludes that the West and liberal Muslims must enter a moral competition with the...

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Connections Winter 2017
Heirs of Abu Bakr: On the Ideology and Conception of History in al-Qaeda and Islamic State

This article investigates references to early Muslim history by al-Qaeda and Islamic State, and notes a remarkable difference. While al-Qaeda has traditionally referred to the battles of the early Muslims during the time of the prophet Muhammad, the Islamic State centers its references on the...

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Homeland Security and Homeland Defense

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How Smart is Smart Defense? A Review of NATO’s Smart Defense Proposal

Introduction Since 2008, the world has experienced a severe economic crisis, one that has led to many austerity measures, including deep cuts in defense spending in many countries. As NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has argued, maintaining a capable and effective NATO Alliance...

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Human Trafficking in South Eastern Europe

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Human Trafficking: Breaking the Military Link

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Hungary´s Whole-of-Government Approach to Crisis Management and Post-Conflict Stabilization

This chapter presents a short overview of Hungary's diverse roles and activities in a wide range of international missions, focusing on the Hungarian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan. The author points out why a comprehensive approach to stabilization efforts is necessary in...

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Implications for the Development of Future Military Leaders

This paper addresses the future of military leadership and management within the context of generational change among its management employees. It outlines this future in the context of the new and wider purpose of the Irish Defense Force. It presents evidence gathered from the science of...

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Institutionalizing Operations Analysis for Security and Defense in Bulgaria

This chapter presents Bulgaria’s experience in implementing a capacity-building research project. Entitled Operations Research Support to Force and Operations Planning in the New Security Environment, the project is sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace Program. The authors outline the project’s...

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