80 Years Since Nuclear Use – Looking to the Past to See the Future
Reflecting on the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Gareth Evans warns that the world has avoided nuclear catastrophe so far only by luck, and urges renewed global efforts to reduce nuclear risks and revive disarmament momentum.
Analysis
Disarmament in Retreat: Can the NPT Survive a Prolonged Disarmament Drought?
HMGS Palihakkara proposes concrete measures to salvage the NPT ahead of its 2026 Review Conference, warning that persistent inaction on disarmament risks triggering the collapse of the entire ...
Projects
Managing Multiple Multipolarities: Evolving interstate relations in the Asia-Pacific
Manpreet Sethi, Fang Liu, and Elaine Natalie explain how different understandings of multipolarity in China, India, and Indonesia shape geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific.
Analysis
Asia-Pacific Region Key to Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence
Tanvi Kulkarni argues that the world must rethink nuclear deterrence by focusing on the Asia-Pacific’s complex security dynamics, broadening the understanding of nuclear weapons’ consequences, and ...
Analysis
From Tactical To Strategic: The DPRK-Russia Military Cooperation
Fei Su makes an assessment of the deepening DPRK-Russia strategic cooperation and its long-term implications for DPRK's military posture.
Analysis
Sri Lanka Needs a ‘Comprehensive National Maritime Security Strategy,’ Urgently
Roshan Kulatunga evaluates Sri Lanka's current and emerging maritime security environment and calls for urgently developing a national maritime security strategy.
Analysis
The Good Neighbour: As Aid Cuts Abound, Australia Steps Forward
Melissa Conley Tyler, Tom Barber and Grant Wyeth argue that Australia’s continued commitment to foreign aid - despite global trends of budget cuts - reflects a strategic, bipartisan consensus that ...
Member Activities
South Korea Moves Away From Former Indo-Pacific Strategy
EAST ASIA FORUM - APLN Policy Fellow Dongkeun Lee wrote on South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy and its relationship with NATO under the Lee Jae Myung administration.
Trumpism and Global Disorder
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo argued that South Korea should adopt a multifaceted strategy, combining strengthened alliance coordination with the US and proactive engagement in ...
Calibrating China Ties – Vietnam
CHINA IN THE WORLD - APLN member Huong Le Thu discussed the Vietnam-China relationship and how Vietnam seeks to assert its autonomy even as it looks to deepen economic cooperation.
Israel’s Airstrikes on Iran May Fuel Global Geopolitical Instability
MONEYCONTROL - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar argued that Israel’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites risk severe regional escalation and have disrupted ongoing US-Iran nuclear diplomacy.