Opinion: Maritime maneuvers signal turbulence for South China Sea – Dr. Mohan Malik

By |2017-03-09T13:26:15-10:00January 28th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Malik, Opinions/Editorials|

This week Dr. Mohan Malik guest blogged for the Global Risk Insights online publication. In his post, "Maritime maneuvers signal turbulence for South China Sea," Malik looks at how the collapse of the Chinese stock market and the recent landing of commercial flights on one of China’s fake islands in the South China Sea create new challenges in the year ahead. You can read his post online at: http://globalriskinsights.com/2016/01/maritime-maneuvers-signal-turbulence-for-south-china-sea/ The views expressed are the author’s own and do not reflect those of the Department of Defense, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, or U.S. Government. -END-

Opinion: ‘The Trouble with the US Bomber Overflight Against North Korea’ – Dr. Van Jackson

By |2017-03-09T13:26:51-10:00January 12th, 2016|Categories: Courses, Faculty, Faculty Articles, Opinions/Editorials, jackson|

Dr. Van Jackson recently wrote an Op/Ed on “The Trouble With The US Bomber Overflight Against North Korea” for The Diplomat. In the opinion piece, Jackson discusses the recent bilateral ROK- US bomber overflight against North Korea. While he states that the U.S. message to N. Korea could not have been clearer, he does believe that it could ultimately be problematic. This opinion piece is available online at: http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/the-trouble-with-the-us-bomber-overflight-against-north-korea/ The views expressed are the author’s own and do not reflect those of the Department of Defense, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, or U.S. Government. -30-

New OpEd: The Strategist, the Lawyer and the South China Sea – Prof. Kerry Lynn Nankivell

By |2017-03-09T12:53:19-10:00December 22nd, 2015|Categories: Faculty, College, Opinions/Editorials, External Publications, KNankivell|

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies' Prof. Kerry Lynn Nankivell recently wrote an Op/Ed on “The Strategist, the Lawyer and the South China Sea” for The Diplomat. In the article, she compares articles written by two leading experts in South China Sea disputes. Dr. Sam Bateman, a retired commodore of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Commander Jonathan Odom, judge advocate general (JAG), former oceans policy advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and current military professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. She states that “Both Odom and Bateman make an important contribution [...]

New OpEd on North Korea and the Arms Control Taboo – Dr. Van Jackson

By |2017-03-09T13:27:35-10:00December 2nd, 2015|Categories: Faculty Articles, Opinions/Editorials, jackson|

Dr. Van Jackson recently wrote an Op/Ed on “Breaking the North Korea Arms Control Taboo” for The Diplomat. In the article, he states that “there’s a highly ingrained taboo against arms control when it comes to North Korea, and it’s so strong that it risks blinding rational alliance decision-making.” He also describes the pros and cons of adding this topic to discussions between North Korea and South Korea or the United States. This opinion piece is available online at http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/breaking-the-north-korea-arms-control-taboo/ The views expressed are the author’s own and do not reflect those of the Department of Defense, the Daniel K. Inouye [...]

Education Crucial to Future U.S. HADR Missions – Prof. Jessica Ear

By |2017-03-09T13:30:07-10:00March 13th, 2014|Categories: Ear, Opinions/Editorials|

by Prof. Jessica Ear Professor Jessica Ear shares her experiences with Fellows attending the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Photo by William R. Goodwin.   Associate Professor Jessica Ear presented a lecture at the Japan National Defense Academy located in Yokosuka, Japan on January 7, 2014 on the future of U.S. humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) in Asia Pacific.   A summary of her lecture follows. Following the aftermath of the March 3, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated Japan, the U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Force conducted a large-scale, joint-disaster mission dubbed, Operation Tomodachi[1].  Although [...]

Development Planning in Mongolia: Failure and Potential – Dr. Jeffrey Reeves

By |2017-03-09T13:30:46-10:00January 21st, 2014|Categories: Reeves, Opinions/Editorials|

by Dr. Jeffrey Reeves Rapid growth and persistent poverty in Mongolia shows the need for long-term development planning. More than twenty years into its transition from socialism to democratic capitalism, Mongolia is a country marred by contradictions. While a few Mongolians have become extremely wealthy due to the country’s nascent mining industry, many more remain stuck in poverty and have experienced a relative decline in their living standards since socialism. In contrast to the new luxury housing and commercial developments in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar, large swaths of the country remain cut off from basic amenities such as sewage [...]

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