Commentaries
After AUKUS, South Korea may join the underwater nuclear race
APLN Policy Fellow Joel Ivre Petersson examines South Korea's quest for nuclear submarine and the risk of undermining the non-proliferation norm in the Asia Pacific, as a fallout of the AUKUS deal.
AUKUS raises questions and concerns in Southeast Asia
Mely Caballero-Anthony argues that AUKUS may undermine ASEAN states’s approach to an inclusive and stable order, as well as heightening nuclear security risks and major power rivalry in the region.
Scott Morrison’s Giant Nuclear Election Ploy
In this series analysing the new Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) deal, Allan Behm explains the implications on China, Russia, DPRK and other nuclear-armed states, as well as knock-on effects on Japan and ROK.
AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Deal – Non-proliferation Aspects
As part of the new APLN series analysing the new Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) deal, APLN member John Carlson delineates the non-proliferations aspects of the deal.
AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Deal No Cause for Concern
In the first of a series of analyses on the new Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) deal, Gareth Evans argues that the new AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Deal is no cause for concern.
As Global Citizens, We Must Collaborate to Address Rising Nuclear Dangers
Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White discusses the significance of the UNIDIR dialogue on nuclear disarmament, deterrence and strategic arms control.
Getting China on Board With Hypersonic Controls
Chris Gowe recognizes the barriers to Chinese engagement and advocates for an informal dialogue-based approach that builds towards a multi-domain trilateral framework in the long term.
Toward an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Northeast Asia
James Goodby and Markku Heiskanen advocate building a multilateral mechanism to address security challenges in Northeast Asia.
Russia-China Relations: Deepening Cooperation and Avoiding An Alliance
Dr. Igor Istomin examines the extension of a recent treaty and Russian and Chinese incentives to deepen their their cooperation.
Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Stability
Marina Favaro uses machine learning to identify the emerging technologies that are most likely to escalate a crisis past the nuclear threshold.