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DKI APCSS Director Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Suzy Vares-Lum visits with Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). This week DKI APCSS, USPACOM, and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces are hosting the Indo-Pacific Senior Enlisted Leader Subject Matter Expert Exchange (IPSEL SMEE) in Brunei. This program brings together over 100 senior enlisted leaders from 20 nations to share best practices for leadership development. #Leadership #FriendsAlliesAndPartners #IndoPacific #EducateConnectEmpower

DKI APCSS Director Suzy Vares Lum, visited the U.S. Embassy in Brunei ahead of the Indo Pacific Senior Enlisted Leader Subject Matter Expert Exchange (iPSEL-SMEE). She met with Deputy Chief of Mission, Stacy Lomba, and other Embassy officers to discuss ongoing cooperation and shared priorities. We look forward to a fruitful visit to Brunei and continued efforts to strengthen the longstanding partnership between the United States and #Brunei. @usembassybsb #IPSELSMEE26 11h

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Bruni Bradley as an Adjunct Professor at DKI APCSS. She brings extensive expertise in #mentoring and #CivMilEngagement to our institution. Aloha!

DKI APCSS recently celebrated the commencement of the 142 Fellows from 25 locations around the world who completed the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC 26-2) course. The intensive five-week course helped build capacity for allies and partners by leveraging the different perspectives, skills, and experiences of its multinational Fellows. CSC 26-2 focused on critical security domains—Space, Cyber, Artificial Intelligence, Gray Zone Warfare, Lawfare—providing Fellows with strategic insights into emerging challenges and opportunities. Through plenary sessions, scenario-based exercises, simulations, and specialized electives, the course fosters collaboration and strengthens the capacity of security practitioners to address complex security threats. Congratulations to our newest alumni !! Read the full course story or watch our video here: dkiapcss.edu/csc-26-2-big-e…

PALS 26: Wrap-up youtu.be/ihhLEeq1OjA?si… #MARFORPAC concluded with the 12th Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2026 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 16-18, 2026. 📷: LCpl. Indio Woods | @USMC @USPACOM @IIIMEF @1stMEF

Read “Stability at the Nuclear Edge” by Dr. Bill Wieninger & Dr. Andrea Malji, a chapter in the new book “America’s Strategic Edge” now available online at: dkiapcss.edu/americas-strat… #Nuclear #Deterrence #StrategicEdge#IndoPacific

.@APCSS welcomes the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 26 > United States Marine Corps Flagship > News Display marines.mil/News/News-Disp…. #Partnership #buildingcooperation

Read “Holding the Line at Sea” by Shyam Tekwani and Saumya Sampath, a chapter in the book "America's Strategic Edge” now available online at dkiapcss.edu/americas-strat… #MaritimeSecurity #IndoPacific #Deterrence #StrategicEdge

Last spring, DKI APCSS hosted the one-week Mobile Indo-Pacific Orientation Course in Washington D.C. Here's a quick video about the value of this course which helps to educate, connect, and empower U.S. partner and ally security practitioners about security issues throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The course also enables security practitioners a place to have dialog, discuss current issues, and find possible solutions to complex challenges that affect the region. youtu.be/6wXP0cy4R-I

“Shaping Access Terrain: Accepting the Loan, Ceding the Terrain is new Security Nexus perspective by Dr. Deon Canyon. It examines what happens when states accept infrastructure financing without establishing access conditions—and discover too late that the strategic terrain was shaped without their participation. Read the full paper at: dkiapcss.edu/nexus_articles… #AccessBasingandOverflight #Infrastructure

Yesterday the CSC 26-2 Fellows engaged in the "Great Game", a national security decision-making Megagame. Fellows confronted complex gray zone scenarios, challenging them to navigate the intricate dynamics of global cooperation and strategic competition.

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DKI APCSS was honored to welcome the Honorable Michael J. Borders Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Department of the Air Force, and his special assistant Mr. Abe Vasquez on June 8, 2026. DKI APCSS leadership briefed him on current initiatives, strategy, and how the Center supports INDOPACOM strategic objectives. He also participated in a faculty roundtable on #deterrence, #DefenseIndustrialBase and #BuildingCooperation in the region. Pictured are: DKI APCSS Dean of the College Carleton Cramer, Dean of Business Operations and Admissions (DABO) Wade Turvold, the Honorable Michael J. Borders Jr., DKI APCSS Deputy Director Russ Bailey, Deputy DABO U.S Air Force Col. Jeffrey Digsby, and Special Assistant to the assistant secretary Mr. Abe Vasquez.

Aloha, these upcoming Dialogue and Strategic Voices podcasts will be recorded during an upcoming program in Brunei. * Strategic Voices - Changing Character of War: Has Technology Changed How Wars are Won? * Dialogue - Seizing the Orbital High Ground with Dr. Namrata Goswami We'll post the videos as soon as they are available. Mahalo! #War #Space #Technology #CharacterOfWar

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“Beyond the Two Percent: A Practitioner Framework for Assessing Burden Sharing in the Indo-Pacific,” a new Security Nexus Perspective by Deon Canyon and Michael Kolton, examines why the dominant #burdensharing metric—defense spending as a percentage of #GDP—falls short in the #IndoPacific and offers practitioners a tailored alternative. Read the full paper at dkiapcss.edu/nexus_articles… #ABO #AccessBasingandOverflight

How can Ukraine’s maritime #drone success in the Black Sea inform #Taiwan’s defense? A new Security Nexus Perspective by Moe Reichardt examines how #Ukraine’s pioneering use of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) in the #BlackSea can inform Taiwan’s #asymmetric maritime defense against potential Chinese coercion. Read the full analysis here: dkiapcss.edu/nexus_articles… #SecurityNexus #Taiwan #MaritimeSecurity #USVs #DefenseStrategy

How is India securing its energy future amid rising Middle East tensions? A new Security Nexus Perspective by Dr. Srini Sitaraman and Anuttama Banerji explores New Delhi's strategic pivot to the United States. Discover how deepening U.S.-India energy partnerships—from landmark hydrocarbon deals to joint clean-energy initiatives—are building long-term supply-chain resilience for India. Read the full analysis here: dkiapcss.edu/nexus_articles… #EnergySecurity #India #USIndiaRelations #Geopolitics #SecurityNexus

Read "Deterrence Under Pressure" by Dr. Andrea Malji a chapter in the book "America's Strategic Edge-- now available online at dkiapcss.edu/americas-strat… #Deterrence #StrategicEdge @apcss

On May 27, 2026, Director Suzy Vares-Lum met with retired Adm. Sakai—former Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (@JMSDF_PAO / @JMSDF_PAO_eng ) and current International Fellow at the Naval Postgraduate School ( @NPS_Monterey ). We are proud to announce that Adm. Sakai will be joining us as a Distinguished Adjunct Professor for the 2026–2028 term! Adm. Sakai was accompanied by retired U.S. Marine Col. Jason Perry, Director of Wargaming at @NPS_Monterey . We look forward to the vast expertise and strategic insights Adm. Sakai will bring to our upcoming programs. #DKIAPCSS #DefenseEducation #JMSDF #NavalPostgraduateSchool #SecurityCooperation #IndoPacific

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