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Security Nexus paper on Northeast Asia’s Military Tech & South Korean Defense Implications
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Security Nexus paper on Northeast Asia’s Military Tech & South Korean Defense Implications

By APCSS Editor|2023-08-18T13:35:24-10:00August 17th, 2023|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: China, North Korea, technology, defense, South Korea, Northeast Asia|

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 disparities. The implications of new military technologies in Northeast Asia are uncertain. While they might fuel an arms race, the high costs and demographic considerations could push some countries towards arms control. New military technologies are reshaping South Korea’s defense policies. Following the Biden-Moon Summit in 2021, the ROK-US alliance has expanded its focus from North Korea to the [...]

Engaging Transnational Security in the Heart of the Pacific
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Engaging Transnational Security in the Heart of the Pacific

By APCSS Editor|2023-08-03T13:31:35-10:00August 2nd, 2023|Categories: Courses, news|Tags: Transnational, Security, tsc|

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) brought together senior-level security practitioners from more than 20 countries to explore transnational security issues and emerging challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. DKI APCSS professor Dr. Jeremiah Lumbaca and U.S. Navy Capt. Henry Saito led the group from June 23-28. The 27 participants engaged in discussions on topics such as economics, strategic competition, maritime security, space security, and cybersecurity. A tabletop exercise simulated a real-world crisis, allowing the Fellows to apply their knowledge strategically and engage in role-playing. Brian Finlay, president and CEO of the Stimson Center [...]

Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange
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Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange

By APCSS Editor|2023-08-02T11:22:42-10:00August 2nd, 2023|Categories: news, webinar|Tags: Maritime Security, Maritime, Indo-Pacific|

Join us for the 2023 Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange (IMSE) webinar! With the enduring theme of "Building Partnerships for Security, Stability and Prosperity", this year's virtual event will focus on "Ensuring Free Access to the Maritime Commons". IMSE's purpose is to provide a forum for senior leaders, subject matter experts, and interested members of the general public to engage in dialogue about maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. IMSE will explore the following areas: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Transnational Crime Enabling Effective Maritime Engagement and Partnerships Emerging Maritime Capability and Capacity Maritime Domain Awareness; Increasing Transparency on the High Seas Speakers and presenters will include [...]

New Policy Brief on China’s Nuclear Modernization and Northeast Asian Security
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New Policy Brief on China’s Nuclear Modernization and Northeast Asian Security

By APCSS Editor|2023-07-31T15:56:49-10:00July 31st, 2023|Categories: Faculty Articles, Kim, External Publications, news|Tags: China, Nuclear, US|

In a new policy brief published in the ASIA-Pacific Leadership network, DKI APCSS Prof. Lami Kim examines the implications of China’s nuclear weapons build-up on Northeast Asian security. Kim argues that the threat lies less in direct nuclear risk to the US homeland and more in the potential impact on vital US interests in the region, including the increased risk of an emboldened invasion of Taiwan and possible nuclear arms pursuits by Japan and South Korea. Kim suggests strengthening deterrence measures, enhancing transparency, and establishing viable crisis management mechanisms to mitigate these risks. Read the Policy Brief The views [...]

Security Nexus article presents Germany’s Indo-Pacific strategy
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Security Nexus article presents Germany’s Indo-Pacific strategy

By APCSS Editor|2023-07-28T12:35:08-10:00July 28th, 2023|Categories: Journal, news|Tags: Indo-Pacific, Germany, Security Nexus|

“Looking for Direction: Germany in the Indo-Pacific” is the latest perspective article for Security Nexus. Its author, Sandra Meerwein, a former DKI APCSS Research Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate and lecturer at the Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies at Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz, presents a comprehensive overview of the German government’s recently implemented Indo-Pacific strategy. The major European and NATO ally recognizes that the Indo-Pacific is a region of consequence but is still working to increase its regional involvement while balancing its trade and diplomatic interests and relationship with the People’s Republic of China. Read the informative article [...]

Four DKI APCSS professors support Thailand’s Senior Security Studies Program
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Four DKI APCSS professors support Thailand’s Senior Security Studies Program

By APCSS Editor|2023-07-27T17:03:34-10:00July 27th, 2023|Categories: Courses, Workshop, Alumni, news|Tags: thailand, senior|

The Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Strategic Studies Center of the National Defense Studies Institute recently hosted the fourth Senior Security Studies Program. The intensive one-week course for senior Thai security sector leaders was held in Bangsaen, Chonburi, and emphasized the impact of change in the region as well as the capacity to manage change for both leaders and institutions. Faculty and senior leadership from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies once again participated in the course. Thirty participants from a variety of government organizations and academia attended the course. They represented various offices within the Ministries of [...]

Professors Cho and Kim publish articles on strengthening ROK-US critical technologies
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Professors Cho and Kim publish articles on strengthening ROK-US critical technologies

By APCSS Editor|2023-07-26T17:05:27-10:00July 26th, 2023|Categories: Faculty Articles, Kim, External Publications, news, Cho|Tags: Cooperation, ROK, US, Critical Technologies|

In a report published by the Pacific Forum, professors Sungmin Cho and Lami Kim contribute articles exploring the evolving U.S.-South Korea alliance through technology and cybersecurity. Cho’s chapter titled “The Geopolitics of Semiconductor Cooperation among the United States, Korea, and China.” takes a deep dive into the geopolitics of semiconductor cooperation among the three countries. Kim’s chapter, titled "5G/6G, Cybersecurity and US-South Korea Cooperation,” investigates the possibilities of U.S.-South Korea collaboration on cybersecurity, focusing on the implications of 5G and 6G technologies. The overall publication emphasizes the need to adapt and fortify the U.S.-South Korea alliance amid swift advancements in [...]

Fellow’s Spotlight: Claret Chungum from the Marshall Islands (CSC 23-2)
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Fellow’s Spotlight: Claret Chungum from the Marshall Islands (CSC 23-2)

By APCSS Editor|2023-07-25T15:26:25-10:00July 25th, 2023|Categories: Alumni, news|

With more than 25 years of educating, empowering, and connecting security practitioners around the world, we’re now seeing participants whose parents or even grandparents attended a course at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Claret Chongum recently graduated from the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course 23-2 on June 29. Hailing from the Marshall Islands, she works as a Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Her grandmother, Rosalie Konou, is also an alumna of the Center, having graduated from the Advanced Security Cooperation course in 2014. Claret’s grandmother attended the course when [...]

Director Gumataotao delivers insights on the Indo-Pacific region at Nauru government’s ambassador’s retreat
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Director Gumataotao delivers insights on the Indo-Pacific region at Nauru government’s ambassador’s retreat

By APCSS Editor|2023-07-21T16:42:16-10:00July 21st, 2023|Categories: Director, DKI APCSS, news|

Peter Gumataotao, director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, was invited as a special guest speaker for the Nauru government’s ambassadors’ retreat held in Cairns, Australia from June 28-30. During the retreat, Nauru’s ambassadors, who work in foreign affairs, trade and diplomacy, discussed potential considerations for a future bilateral security agreement between Nauru and the United States. “I am very pleased that the leadership in Nauru are asking some exceptional questions regarding what it means to establish relationships with other countries,” said Gumataotao. “[They are] looking at overlapping priorities and areas of mutual interest and concern [...]

Maj. Afua Boahema-Lee publishes climate change article
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Maj. Afua Boahema-Lee publishes climate change article

By APCSS Editor|2023-07-20T08:50:09-10:00July 19th, 2023|Categories: Faculty Articles, External Publications, news|Tags: Vietnam, climate change, thailand, Indo-Pacific|

“Comparative Study on Climate Change in Thailand, Vietnam” is the latest article by U.S. Army Maj. Afua Boahema-Lee, published in Liaison, a journal of civil-military disaster management and humanitarian relief collaborations. Boahema-Lee presents a comprehensive, comparative study on climate change's impact in the Indo-Pacific region, exploring significant security challenges particularly in Thailand and Vietnam. It investigates various climate change-induced phenomena, including floods, droughts and rising sea levels, and their negative economic and health consequences. Thailand and Vietnam have implemented policies and strategies to combat these challenges, engaging stakeholders such as nongovernmental organizations and the military. The article underscores the need [...]

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