Dialogue

Dialogue

By Daniel K Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
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Dialogue episodes

  • Dialogue Episode 63 - Korea at the Center with GEN Brunson and LTGEN Winter
    Korea sits at the center of an interconnected security environment where credible deterrence depends on strong alliances, resilient posture, and multinational cooperation. In Episode 63 of Dialogue, GEN Xavier Brunson and LTGEN Scott Winter discuss the evolving security environment on the Korean Peninsula and how the ROK-U.S. Alliance and United Nations Command contribute to preserving peace across the Indo-Pacific.
    1 hr
  • Dialogue Episode 61 - Landpower in a Maritime Theater with LTG Matthew McFarlane CG I Corps
    The Indo-Pacific may be defined by the sea, but credible deterrence depends on an integrated Joint Force able to operate across every domain and alongside allies and partners. In Episode 61 of Dialogue, Lieutenant General Matthew McFarlane, Commanding General of I Corps, explains how campaigning, joint integration, and the staying power of land forces contribute to deterrence and preserving peace across the Indo-Pacific.
    59 min
  • Dialogue Episode 62 - Ships, Shipping, and Power in the Indo-Pacific with Sal Mercogliano
    Maritime power in the Indo-Pacific rests on far more than warships—it depends on commercial shipping, shipbuilding, ports, merchant mariners, logistics, and the resilience of the broader maritime ecosystem. In Episode 62 of Dialogue, maritime historian and host of What’s Going on With Shipping? Sal Mercogliano examines how these interconnected capabilities shape economic strength, military power, deterrence, and strategic advantage across the region.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Dialogue Episode 60 - The Making of Taiwan's Military with Historian Dr. Eric Setzekorn
    Taiwan's military is not simply the product of modern weapons or current tensions, but the result of more than 75 years of institutional adaptation, democratic reform, and strategic evolution. In Episode 60 of Dialogue, historian Dr. Eric Setzekorn explains how Taiwan transformed an army in exile into a democratic military institution, offering lessons on resilience, leadership, and deterrence for nations facing an increasingly complex security environment.
    1 hr
  • Dialogue Episode 58 - Seizing the Orbital High Ground with Dr. Namrata Goswami
    Space has become a decisive warfighting domain, where control of the orbital high ground increasingly shapes military advantage, deterrence, and the future of conflict. In Episode 58, Dr. Namrata Goswami examines how space competition is transforming modern warfare, from resilient satellite architectures and counterspace operations to escalation risks, cislunar competition, and the strategic implications for the Indo-Pacific.
    54 min
  • Dialogue Episode 59 - Code, Cognition, Competition - A Dialogue with Regional Center Experts on AI, Cyber, and Emerging Technologies
    Artifical Intelligence is transforming strategic competition not simply through technological innovation, but by challenging governments, institutions, and societies to adapt faster than ever before. In Episode 59, Dr. Nate Allen, Dr. Kelsey Frazer, Dr. Sae Schatz, and Dr. Inez Miyamoto explore how AI, cyber, and emerging technologies are reshaping governance, resilience, cognition, and security across Africa, the Arctic, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Dialogue Episode 57 - Lawfare Weaponizing the Rules with Dr. Joanna Siekiera
    Lawfare is increasingly shaping strategic competition as states use legal arguments, institutions, and narratives to influence legitimacy, advance national interests, and gain advantages below the threshold of armed conflict. In Episode 57, Dr. Joanna Siekiera explores how Russia and China employ lawfare, why legal competition has become a key feature of the gray zone, and what democracies must do to better compete in this evolving battlespace.
    58 min
  • Dialogue Episode 56 – Drones and AI at War with Kate Bondar
    AI-enabled warfare is no longer a future concept as drones, software-defined systems, and rapid battlefield adaptation are reshaping how wars are fought in real time. In Episode 56, Kate Bondar examines Russia’s emerging “sovereign drone ecosystem,” the growing role of autonomy and AI in combat, and why the defining competition in modern warfare may be adaptation cycle versus adaptation cycle.
    1 hr 14 min

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Dialogue is a premier forum that brings together leading voices from policy, academia, and the military for in-depth, 60-minute discussions on the evolving security dynamics of the Indo-Pacific. This…