The Role of SCO and BRICS in Asian Stability from the Chinese Perspective
ASIA DIALOGUE ON CHINA-US RELATIONS

The Role of SCO and BRICS in Asian Stability from the Chinese Perspective

15 Jul 2026 | JIANG Tianjiao

Tianjiao Jiang examines how China uses the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS to advance a security model integrating development and regional stability in a fragmenting international order. 

Analysis

Failsafe Reviews: A Veritable CBM in the Age of Emerging Technologies
COMMENTARIES

Failsafe Reviews: A Veritable CBM in the Age of Emerging Technologies

13 Jul 2026 | Syed Ali Zia JAFFERY

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery argues that conducting nuclear failsafe reviews could serve as a practical risk reduction measure by strengthening resilience against emerging technologies, increasing ...

Analysis

APLN Quarterly Nuclear Memo (April - June 2026)
THE NUCLEAR MEMO

APLN Quarterly Nuclear Memo (April - June 2026)

8 Jul 2026 | Manpreet SETHI and Hree P. SAMUDRA

APLN's Quarterly Nuclear Memo tracks, analyses and summarises nuclear developments shaping the Asia-Pacific security environment between April-June 2026.

Analysis

Talking Nuclear Ep 3: HMGS Palihakkara in conversation with Manpreet Sethi
VIDEO ANALYSIS

Talking Nuclear Ep 3: HMGS Palihakkara in conversation with Manpreet Sethi

7 Jul 2026 | Hewa Matara Gamage Siripala PALIHAKKARA and Manpreet SETHI

Dr Manpreet Sethi is joined by Ambassador HMGS Palihakkara to discuss the the structural deadlocks in multilateral disarmament, the fragile future of the NPT, and Sri Lanka's specific vulnerabilities ...

Analysis

Seven Lessons to Escape a World in Disorder
THE KOREA TIMES COLUMN

Seven Lessons to Escape a World in Disorder

1 Jul 2026 | Gareth EVANS

Gareth Evans argues that today’s disorderly international system, marked by weakening institutions and rising geopolitical conflict, may still be reversible.

Projects

Safer Together: Patterns of Security Co-operation in Asia
ASIA DIALOGUE ON CHINA-US RELATIONS

Safer Together: Patterns of Security Co-operation in Asia

23 Jun 2026 | LEE Sang-Hyun, Salma MALIK, Kelly GRIECO, Piper CAMPBELL, Jabin T. JACOB, JIANG Tianjiao, Chiew-Ping HOO, Chow-Bing NGEOW, Erick Nielson C. JAVIER and Ria SHIBATA

The June 2026 special issue of the Global Asia journal features nine short essays from APLN's project 'Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations'.

Analysis

Why South Korea Needs a Basic Law on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy
COMMENTARIES

Why South Korea Needs a Basic Law on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy

2 Jun 2026 | JUN Bong-geun

Jun Bong-geun argues that Seoul must enact a legally binding "Basic Law on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy" to solidify its non-proliferation credibility.

Member Activities

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