From 14-16 September, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in cooperation with the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (WJPC) and the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) conducted the 2026 Indo-Pacific Maritime Dialogue in Bangkok, Thailand. Seventy-nine participants from government institutions and the private sector representing the Western Pacific, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Eastern Africa, the Middle East, and the Western Hemisphere took part. Participating government institutions included navies, coast guards, port authorities, foreign affairs ministries, and national law enforcement agencies. Seventeen private-sector entities took part representing the following sectors: autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, sensing, infrastructure and port development, cybersecurity providers, satellite imagery, and undersea cable maintenance and
protection.

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