Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Campuses

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) specializes in executive education for military officers, government civilians, and policymakers from the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. Courses emphasize multilateral security cooperation, strategic studies, and addressing transnational threats.

• Asia-Pacific Strategic Security Outlook Course (APSSOC): A 10-week program exploring geopolitical dynamics, U.S. strategy in the region, great power competition, and emerging security challenges like cyber threats and climate security impacts.
• Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism Course 2.0 (CSR 2.0): Focuses on counterterrorism strategies, intelligence sharing, border security, and whole-of-government approaches to defeating violent extremism.
• Advanced Security Cooperation Course (ASCC): Examines security sector reform, defense institution building, peacekeeping operations, and civil-military relations in fragile states.
• Indo-Pacific Security Studies Course: Analyzes maritime security, supply chain resilience, non-proliferation, and alliances such as AUKUS and the Quad.
• Leaders' Security Studies Course: Tailored for senior leaders, covering crisis management, hybrid warfare, and strategic foresight.

Additional offerings include custom-tailored workshops, senior executive seminars, and online modules on topics like information warfare, pandemic response, and economic security. Instruction blends lectures, seminars, tabletop exercises, and field studies, fostering networks among 140+ nations' participants. Courses promote democratic values, rule of law, and human rights within security frameworks. With a curriculum updated annually based on global events, DKI APCSS equips leaders to navigate complex regional challenges, from South China Sea tensions to North Korean threats. Over 20,000 alumni have graduated since 2000, influencing policy across governments and militaries. Programs are residential, immersive, and non-attributional, ensuring candid dialogue. Faculty comprises experts from DoD, academia, and international partners.

This campus hosts all in-person courses, leveraging Hawaii's strategic location for simulations and visits to Pearl Harbor-Hickam facilities.