Kora Lejmanjuri: Women are the Peacemakers
Desmond Doulatram highlights the crucial role of Marshallese women, particularly as "Lejmanjuri" peacemakers, in advocating for nuclear justice and countering Western narratives that overlook their leadership and resilience in the face of historical and ongoing injustices.
Analysis
Generating Positive Security Dynamics: From 2011 to 2025
Marty Natalegawa reflects on the relatively cooperative and diplomacy-driven security dynamics of 2011 with the fragmented, trust-deficient, and increasingly polarized landscape of 2025, emphasizing ...
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.
Projects
In Defence of the Status Quo: Stabilising Cross-Strait Relations under the Lai Ching-Te ...
Kristy Tsun-Tzu Hsu writes on the evolving cross-strait relations under the Lai Ching-Te administration, examining how Taiwan’s political landscape and public opinion are shaping the island’s future ...
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.