Existential Need for Reducing US-China Nuclear Tensions
Frank O’Donnell emphasises the urgent need to reduce U.S.-China nuclear tensions and proposes unilateral fail-safe reviews as a practical interim measure to mitigate accidental risks.
Newsroom
Jim Bolger (1935-2025)
The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) expresses deep sorrow on the passing of our senior network member from New Zealand, James Brendan (Jim) Bolger.
Projects
What India’s Attendance at the Tianjin SCO Summit Means
Pankaj Saran writes that Modi’s visit to China for the SCO Summit signalled cautious steps toward normalisation with Beijing after years of tension, while also underscoring India’s determination to ...
Analysis
Paper Promises: The Limits of Pakistan's Defence Guarantee to Saudi Arabia
Haleema Saadia challenges prevailing narratives about the 2025 Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) and offers a nuanced assessment grounded in deterrence theory and ...
Projects
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[Infographic] Navigating Contemporary Geopolitics in Asia and the Pacific
An infographic highlighting how states in Asia and the Pacific balance national priorities and contemporary geopolitical pressures, based on discussions with experts from the region at the APLN ...
Projects
80 Years Since Nuclear Use
APLN commemorates 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a series of eight short interpretive essays.
Analysis
Widening Gulf: Nuclear Deterrence versus Nuclear Disarmament
Ristian Atrianidi Supriyanto argues that bridging the widening divide between deterrence and disarmament camps requires acknowledging both the dangers of nuclear deterrence and the limits of ...
Member Activities
Gaza hopes to pick up the pieces
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar wrote on the Gaza ceasefire agreement, arguing that the Trump-brokered deal should be cautiously welcomed for a humanitarian reason.
To Lam’s Foreign Policy Leadership in the “Era of National Rise”
YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE - APLN member Hoang Thi Ha co-wrote a paper with Pham Thi Phuong Thao on Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam’s foreign policy leadership.
Solving the dilemma of OPCON transfer and inter-Korean relations
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-sik noted that attempting to meet the conditions for OPCON transfer has thus far led North Korea to dig in its heels on its nuclear program.
Recover, redefine, revamp
CHINA DAILY - APLN member Kim Won-soo suggested that to remain effective, the UN must be renewed by recovering global consensus, redefining its purpose and revamping its institutional structures.