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China’s Most Dangerous Game: Solving the Policy Puzzle of the South China Sea – Prof. Kerry Lynn Nankivell

By |2017-03-09T11:24:43-10:00April 5th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, External Publications, KNankivell|

“China’s Most Dangerous Game: Solving the Policy Puzzle of the South China Sea” is the latest article by Kerry Lynn Nankivell  for the Asia-Pacific Defense Forum. According to Nankivell, “The strategic seascape in the South China Sea presents an unusual policy puzzle for stakeholder governments for at least two reasons. First, the disputes are extremely complex. Consider the math: seven littoral claimants (including Taiwan) with concave coastlines; more than 180 named islands, rocks, reefs and shoals; and a thousand years of regional history from multiple countries’ perspectives. Second, governments struggle to identify policy responses to Chinese provocation because the delicate status [...]

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OpEd: Saving the South China Sea Without Starting World War III – Dr. Van Jackson

By |2017-03-09T13:24:31-10:00April 1st, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Opinions/Editorials, jackson|

In his latest commentary, “Saving the South China Sea Without Starting World War III,” DKI professor Dr. Van Jackson advocates for stronger U.S. maritime leadership in a region marked by increasing tension. Jackson writes, “The opaque, low-information nature of the South China Sea creates a permissive environment for many sources of conflict.  When national governments lack real-time awareness of who is doing what and where in the maritime domain, opportunistic actors like China have the ability to exploit it.” Jackson opines that the South China Sea needs greater operational transparency, and the U.S. is equipped to provide the resources and political [...]

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Working through complexity: Fellows learn critical thinking approach to crisis management

By |2016-03-17T06:59:56-10:00March 16th, 2016|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

Group photo of CCM 16-1. Managing disasters or crises presents challenges that are anything but simple. A host of involved government and nongovernment actors, impacted populations that are often ethnically, politically and cultural diverse, and myriad interconnected processes can make planning, response and recovery actions overwhelmingly complex. Teaching security practitioners to work through this complexity by thinking systemically and strategically was the aim of the Feb. 11 to March 16 Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 16-1) held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. One hundred twenty Fellows from 38 locations took part in the course. [...]

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Mongolia earns DKI APCSS’ Alumni Association of Year Award

By |2016-03-10T11:24:43-10:00March 10th, 2016|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

The Alumni Association of Mongolia is the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Alumni Association of the Year for 2015. The association is recognized for long-running support to DKI APCSS outreach and education efforts to include workshops on emergency preparedness and risk reduction, de-mining and peacekeeping operations, and transnational security challenges. The group is currently working with Center faculty members to assist in hosting a Women, Peace and Security seminar later this year in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia’s alumni have also assisted DKI APCSS in helping their nation form its National Security and Foreign Policy Concepts and most recently its National [...]

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Commentary: South China Sea and Freedom of Navigation – Cmdr. Jonathan G. Odom

By |2017-03-09T11:25:25-10:00March 10th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Opinions/Editorials, External Publications, Odom|

In his latest commentary for The Diplomat, Cmdr. Jonathan G. Odom looks at the freedom of navigation “myth.” Entitled “South China Sea and Freedom of Navigation: Taking a closer look at the freedom of navigation ‘myth’,” Odom uses TV’s “Mythbusters” methodology to identify universal standards and correct four fallacies about the South China Sea and Freedom of Navigation which have recently been promoted in the media. His article breaks down four fallacies about the FON myth including: • Fallacy A: Freedom of navigation is only one particular right, not a set of them. • Fallacy B: FON is something that only [...]

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Dr. Watson contributes chapter to book on emerging technology – Dr. Virginia Bacay-Watson

By |2017-03-09T11:26:28-10:00March 10th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, Watson, External Publications|

DKI APCSS associate professor Dr. Virginia Bacay-Watson has contributed a chapter to a new book entitled “Emerging Critical Technologies and Security in the Asia-Pacific.” According to the publisher’s abstract, the book looks at how “the proliferation of advanced militarily relevant technologies in the Asia-Pacific over the past few decades has been a significant, and perhaps even alarming, development. This volume addresses how such technologies may affect military capabilities and military advantage in the region.” Watson’s chapter is entitled “Off-setting the Impacts of Emerging Critical Technology” and focuses on how nations can off-set the high costs of technology. The book edited by [...]

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Dr. Van Jackson publishes book on US-North Korea relations

By |2016-03-10T09:33:51-10:00March 10th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, External Publications, jackson|

In his latest book, titled Rival Reputations: Coercion and Credibility in US-North Korea Relations, Dr. Van Jackson looks at the troubled history of US-North Korean affairs from the 1960s through 2010. According to the title’s publisher, Rival Reputations evaluates how past incidents and crises can help determine threat credibility and the willingness of an adversary to resort to violence. Jackson is a professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, where he specializes in several fields, including Korean and Japanese affairs, and U.S.-Asia relations. Synopsis: Jackson’s book answers some of the most vexing questions regarding both [...]

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Stability and support operations expert joins DKI APCSS team

By |2016-03-04T10:04:39-10:00March 4th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College|

Dr. Imes Chiu The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies recently welcomed Dr. Imes Chiu as a member of its faculty team. Chiu brings 20 years of professional and academic experience related to stability and support operations in the United States and Asia. While at DKI APCSS, she’ll teach and conduct research on regional security topics with particular emphasis on crisis and disaster management at the operational and strategic policy levels. She has 10 years of teaching experience at Cornell University, the University of Washington and Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. She said her new [...]

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DKI APCSS welcomes health security expert to faculty

By |2016-03-03T17:05:09-10:00March 3rd, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College|

Dr. Deon Canyon Dr. Deon Canyon has become the newest faculty member at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Canyon brings to the Center knowledge in crisis management, humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction with a particular emphasis on public health issues, to include vector-borne diseases and bioterrorism. He has extensive experience as a scholar and professor, serving most recently with the University of Hawaii, and Curtin and James Cook Universities in Australia, where he focused on global health protection and health security. The addition of Canyon to the faculty is a plus for the Center [...]

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DKI APCSS alumnus helps ensure election safety in Myanmar, earns Alumnus of Year Award

By |2016-03-01T13:01:35-10:00March 1st, 2016|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, Alumni|

Myanmar Police Col. Zaw San provides details on his successful DKI APCSS Fellows Project to 120 Fellows attending the Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 16-1) at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Police Col. Zaw San, an alumnus of the Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 15-1), played a key role in Myanmar’s ability to conduct nearly violence-free elections in November. The colonel briefed his contribution to 120 Fellows attending CCM 16-1 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Feb. 22. Following his brief, Center Director Brig. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf presented San with [...]

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