How to Manage Existential Risk in the Age of Trump
Tom Barber explains how the Trump administration's chaotic behaviour is having a negative impact on existential risks.
Analysis
Nuclear Weapons: Kill This Love
John Tilemann highlights how the Asia-Pacific remains dangerously enamored with nuclear weapons, necessitating urgent diplomatic and security initiatives to break this "fatal attraction" and advance ...
Events
Trump and the Cross-Strait Status Quo – views from Taiwan, ASEAN and the US
Join us on 20 February at 10AM KST for a webinar on how to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait under Trump 2.0.
Analysis
Toward a New High-Level Disarmament Initiative
Tanya Ogilvie-White underscores that Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel Peace Prize win serves as a stark reminder of the escalating nuclear risks and the urgent need for bold disarmament leadership, inspired by ...
Newsroom
2024: The Year in Review at APLN
Our roundup of APLN activities and publications for 2024.
Projects
A Rogue Seoul? South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions and Indonesia-South Korea Relations
Elaine Natalie and Andhika Prawira explore how Indonesia might react to South Korea acquiring nuclear weapons.
Projects
Criticise, Compartmentalise: The Philippines Response to a Nuclear South Korea
Karla Mae G. Pabeliña explains how the Philippines would respond to South Korea acquiring nuclear weapons.
Member Activities
Confidence Crisis in Korean Politics and Wake-Up Call
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo argued that to overcome the current crisis, the ruling and opposition parties must reengage in constructive dialogue and address constitutional reforms.
Handing Over the iCET Baton - Interview with Rakesh Sood
INDIA'S WORLD - APLN member Rakesh Sood shared his insights on the the broader implications of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in strengthening bilateral ties.
Trump 2.0: Curse or Blessing?
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon argued that South Korea must prepare for potential challenges posed by a second Trump presidency.
Geopolitical Landscape in 2025
ARIRANG NEWS - APLN member Eunjung Lim discussed what South Korea can do to weather the diplomatic challenges it is expected to face amid its political unrest in the new year.