APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability
80 members of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network warn that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability and call upon all nuclear armed states to reaffirm their nuclear testing moratoriums.
Analysis
When Diplomacy Still Works: Reflections on the Gyeongju APEC Summit
Lim Eunjung reviews the Gyeongju Declaration and distills three key insights from the 2025 Gyeongju APEC Summit.
Analysis
The 2025 Busan Meeting: Setting New Expectations for China and the United States
Wu Chunsi suggests that the Trump-Xi meeting in Busan in October 2025 has raised new expectations for improved China-United States ties.
Analysis
Trump’s Talk of Nuclear Testing Is Terrifying
Mitsuru Kitano argues that President Trump's impulsive and unchecked approach to nuclear testing has significantly increased global nuclear risk.
Analysis
Nepal’s Gen Z: The New Wave of Youth Politics in Geopolitical Crosscurrents
Pramod Jaiswal and Bibek Dhoj Thapa observe that Nepal's youth-led protests serve as a stark warning to South Asian governments.
Analysis
Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing
Sahar Khan and Haleema Saadia suggest that Trump's nuclear testing announcement has presented India and Pakistan a rare moment of normative leadership to jointly reaffirm their nuclear moratoriums.
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.
Member Activities
National policy: Three Non-Nuclear Principles
APLN Member, Akira Kawasaki critiques Prime Minister Takaichi's suggestion to review Japan's Three Non-Nuclear Principles, reminding that the principles are rooted in Japan's sacrifices.
Donald Trump shakes up the global nuclear order
THE HINDU - APLN Member Rakesh Sood warns that resumption of US nuclear testing will have a domino effect and lead to the demise of the CTBT and the NPT regime.
Preventing Pandora’s Box from opening on nuclear testing
THE JAKARTA POST - APLN Chair Marty Natalegawa warned that a return to nuclear explosive testing by the US has the potential to open the doors for others to follow suit.
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.