Strategic Risk Assessment in East Asia: A Japanese View
Nobumasa Akiyama discusses Japanese perspectives of strategic risks in East Asia, including the North Korean threat and navigating Japan's relationship with China amid great power rivalry.
Analysis
South Korea’s Dangerous Sense of Isolation
Tanya Ogilvie-White argues that South Korea is becoming increasingly isolated from its regional security partners in the way that it views the threat from North Korea.
Projects
Behavioral Arms Control and East Asia
Ulrich Kühn and Heather Williams suggest using a “Behavioral Arms Control” framework between China and the United States to reduce the risk of war.
Projects
What Should Be Done? Practical Policies to Prevent Nuclear Catastrophe
Van Jackson determines that Northeast Asia is a site of "nuclear precarity" and offers practical policy recommendations for avoiding nuclear escalation, aimed at the governments of Japan, South ...
Analysis
Preparations for Nuclear War-Fighting and the Demise of Arms Control
Sverre Lodgaard argues that US and Russian war-fighting preparations include nuclear as well as conventional means, and China might be moving in the same direction.
Newsroom
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[LAUNCH] Asia-Pacific Women in International Security Database
APLN has launched an open-access database that lists women across the Asia-Pacific working on foreign policy, defence, and peace and security-related issues.
Projects
Nuclear Threats Under International Law Part II: Applying the Law
Anna Hood and Monique Cormier explore the international legal implications of threatening to use nuclear weapons.
Member Activities
How Iran’s Attack Will Force Israel to Rethink Its Security
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - APLN member C. Uday Bhaskar argues that major powers must pursue diplomacy to ensure the region does not descend into greater turmoil and bloodshed.
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[JPN] The Limits of Deterrence Without Diplomacy
ASAHI SHIMBUN - APLN member Fujiwara Kiichi points out that deterrence and diplomacy are not mutually exclusive.
The World in the Manifesto
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C. Raja Mohan writes about India's foreign policy.
Face-Off: The U.S. vs China - Doomsday
FACE-OFF - APLN member Tong Zhao is featured in the podcast Face-Off, where he discusses whether China and the U.S. will come to the table and agree to nuclear arms control accords.