United States (Biden Administration)
North Korea Has Lost the ‘Unification Competition’
USIP - APLN member Jun Bong-geun discussed the implications of Kim’s surprising renunciation of Pyongyang’s policy of seeking peaceful unification with South Korea.
There’s More to Security Than Deterrence
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon argued that the search for strategic stability on the Korean Peninsula requires devising methods of deterrence.
Entangled: Southeast Asia and the Geopolitics of Undersea Cables
INDO-PACIFIC OUTLOOK - APLN member Elina Noor argues that the competition between the US and China is leading to the fragmentation of cable networks.
Pivotal States: Testing the Limits of the U.S.-Vietnam Relationship
On January 31, 2024, 4:00 PM—5:00 PM EST, in an online discussion hosted by the Carnegie Endowment, APLN member Huong Le Thu discussed the partnership between the United States and Vietnam.
[JPN] Trump's Return? The Global Battlefield Shifted by Elections
ASAHI SHIMBUN - APLN member Fujiwara Kiichi wrote on the 2024 U.S. presidential election and its potential influence on international politics.
Operationalising Strategic Risk Reduction in the Asia-Pacific: An Australian Perspective
Brendan Taylor argues that Australian policymakers must balance their focus on deterrence with greater crisis management and avoidance mechanisms.
China’s Accelerated Expansion of its Nuclear Arsenal
CHINA POWER PROJECT - APLN member Tong Zhao discussed the expansion of China's nuclear arsenal with Fiona Cunningham.
A Year and a Half of Yoon’s Foreign, Security Policies Has Added to Korea Risk
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in analyzed whether the Yoon administration has been successful in achieving the three major foreign affairs and national security policy objectives.
2+2 Dialogues
THE STATESMAN - APLN member Rajaram Panda wrote on the two 2+2 ministerial dialogues India hosted with the US and Australia.
US-China Nuclear Arms Control: Time for a Leap of Faith
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery argues that recent opportunities for arms control talks between the United States and China must be decisively seized by both countries.