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DKI APCSS Monthly Activities Report
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Davidson spotlighted in 4th DKI Speaker Series
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DKI APCSS Participates in International Symposium on WPS
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The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies collaborated with the U.S. Pacific Forces (PACAF) in a Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium March 29 – April 1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The event was attended by over 300 participants, primarily female defense officials, from more than 20 countries in the Indo-Pacific. Read More
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Upcoming Courses and Workshops
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DKI APCSS is offering several themed course modules in the coming months. Like the traditional in-resident courses, modules educate, connect and empower security practitioners at the executive level. Unlike courses, the modules do not confer alumni status on the participants, unless the participant chooses to undertake, and successfully completes, a Capstone Fellows Project. The format for courses in development for later in the year will be tailored to address COVID-related travel and risk conditions.
- Disinformation Working Group - June 9 (virtual)
- Comprehensive Maritime Security Cooperation (CSMC) Module - June 14-18 (virtual)
- Senior Fellow Workshop (SFW) - June 22 – 24 (virtual)
- Indian Ocean Workshop II w/NESA - June 28-30
- ADMM + MARSEC EWG - Jun 29 - Jul 1
- Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) module - July 12-15 (virtual)
- Digital Infrastructure Workshop - August 2 - 4 (virtual)
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Lecture Series for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific (NAVFAC PAC) (April 1). Following up on the first installment which focused on regional and energy security, Lt. Col. Reyn Mann (Event Lead) continued facilitating non-standard security briefs as part of NAVFAC PAC’s Fiscal Year 21 senior leader training and development program. The attending members of the NAVFAC PAC gained a broader understanding of cybersecurity issues in the region from Dr. Inez Miyamoto, Dr. Bill Wieninger, and Maj Nate Hofferman. Maj. Michael Lakatos from the Canadian Armed Forces also joined the panel. The final engagement in May will be focused on economic security. Panelists scheduled are Dr. Tim Buehrer, Cmdr. Dave McElyea, and Dr. Bill Wieninger. These engagements received overwhelming positive feedback and highlighted the center’s commitment to enabling strong relationship with Indo-Pacific units.
 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Education Series for Exercise Support (April 2, 9, 16). Prof. Wade Turvold (Event Lead). DKI APCSS is supporting the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) by presenting a series of education opportunities for regional exercise participants. The educational series will consist of six engagements from March 26 to May 21, 2021. The instruction is focused on providing geopolitical background and awareness of the Indo-Pacific region with emphasis on Southeast Asia. Specific topics include regional geopolitical landscape, maritime security, Southeast Asia sub-regional challenges, the South China Sea, Myanmar, and cybersecurity. DKI APCSS will leverage its expertise in the region and its unique capability to provide quality executive education to contribute to this effort. USINDOPACOM conducts several large-scale exercises every year, and augments its staff for more robust exercise performance. Staff augmentees come from all branches of the U.S. military, including guard and reserve components, as well as civil service personnel. The education series will enable understanding of the regional strategic background and scope of regional challenges, all to better prepare exercise participants. DKI APCSS, with its mission partner USINDOPACOM, builds resilient capacity, shared understanding, and networked relationships among civilian and military practitioners and institutions to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. This education series will improve the outcomes of regional exercises.
 ASC 18-1 Alumni Reunion (April 7). Five Alumni participated in a virtual course reunion hosted by the DKI APCSS Alumni Division. As part of the FY21 alumni strategy, DKI APCSS held a bi-weekly course reunion that will follow a series until all long courses have the opportunity to connect with their classmates. Alumni are the credentials of DKI APCSS. By putting their DKI APCSS experience to positive, practical use, alumni contribute to national goals, as well as, to a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. DKI APCSS educates, connects and empowers alumni to achieve success and positive impact in the regional security environment. This virtual reunion provided a platform for alumni to reestablish connections with fellow classmates and inform on current challenges and achievements within their respective fields.
Cyber Governance Workshop (April 19-23). Dr. Inez Miyamoto (Event Lead) The DKI APCSS and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (GCMC) conducted a workshop on cybersecurity. In May 2021, the GCMC will replicate the same workshop for participants from other regions, to include the Indo-Pacific. An active online seminar, participants took part in plenary sessions, small group activities, facilitated discussions, electives, and assignments. The workshop was designed around working sessions, including lectures and interactive discussions between faculty and seminar participants and provided participants a broad overview of cybersecurity, with the aim of providing leaders with information to take action to increase whole-of-society resilience. This workshop expanded existing international cyber capacity-building and partner engagement activities.
Alumni Course Reunion for CSRT 18-1 (April 21, 2021). Ten DKI APCSS Alumni participated in a virtual course reunion hosted by the Center's Alumni Division. DKI APCSS staff members Tom Patykula, John Gasner and Maj. John Carver facilitated the event. Maj. Carver moderated the forum while John Gasner led the discussion and interacted with alumni. Tom Patykula provided welcoming comments and details on the new Comprehensive Security Course. The reunion concluded with a screen photo shoot and course slide show.
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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, Henry M. Rector, provided a presentation on “The Indo-Pacific Strategy Under the New U.S. Administration.”
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Podcasts
 Take 20: International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and Emerging Cybersecurity Threats
DKI APCSS’ Lt. Cmdr. Keith Wilkins chats with International Port Security Liaison Officers (IPSLOs) from U.S. Coast Guard Activities Far East (FEACT) in Tokyo, Japan. In this video, the IPSLOs discuss the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and emerging cybersecurity threats to the Marine Transportation System (MTS). Read More
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 Security Nexus Articles
“The Joint Recovery of Fallen Soldiers from the Korean War: One Way for American, Chinese, North and South Korean Soldiers to Cooperate and Reconcile,” is the title of a paper by Dr. Sungmin Cho for Security Nexus. This article recommends a cooperative solution to easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Read More
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All visitors were virtual unless otherwise noted
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Major General Sklenka, J5 and Shehzi Khan (AP 17-1) (In-Person)
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Rear Admiral Dr. Amarulla Octavian (SP 16-1), President, Indonesia Defense University
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Dr. Jung Pak, Deputy Asst. Secty. of State in the Bureau of East Asian & Pacific Affairs, Dept. of State; Mr. Francisco Bencosme, Senior Advisor, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Dept. of State
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Mr. Tony Gruebel, Charge d’ Affaires, Fiji
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Ms. Afreen Akhter, Senior Advisor, Bureau of South Asian Affairs, Dept. of State
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Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellows
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Mr. Henry Yamashita, former USINDOPACOM Liaison Officer (In-Person)
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Honolulu
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Dr. David Lassner, UH President, University of Hawai‘i (UH) System; Dr. Vassilis Syrmos, UH Vice President for Research and Innovation; Dr. Velma Kameoka, UH Manoa Vice Chancellor for Research; Mr. Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director of the Pacific Disaster Center
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Mr. Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director of the Pacific Disaster Center
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Ms. Vera Topasna, Community Liaison, Officer of the Governor of Guam and Former Senators Carlotta Leon Guerrero and George Bamba
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Consul General Philippines Joselito Alegado Jimeno; Deputy Consul General Angelica C. Escalona (IPOC 19-1); Consul General Grace Bulos; Col. Vince Bantillan (DKI APCSS Director met with them in-person)
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Consular Corps of Honolulu
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509th Weapons Squadron Students and Cadre
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