North Korea Denuclearization
DPRK represents a volatile nuclear flashpoint. APLN assesses the regime's capabilities, desires and strategy and pragmatic steps towards denuclearization.
![The DPRK’s COVID-19 Outbreak and its Response](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DPRK_outbreak.jpg)
The DPRK’s COVID-19 Outbreak and its Response
Professor Shin Young-jeon assesses how the DPRK was impacted by COVID-19, evaluates its response to the pandemic, and offers policy recommendations.
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The Implications of Hypersonic Weapons on the Korean Peninsula
Katie Yoon explores South Korea's development of hypersonic weapons and its potential impacts on ROK-DPRK relations.
![PSNA Paper: Nineteen Pandemic-Nuclear Nexus Policy Measures in Northeast Asia](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/01_Logo_edit.jpg)
PSNA Paper: Nineteen Pandemic-Nuclear Nexus Policy Measures in Northeast Asia
PSNA report supporting urgent steps that could be taken globally and in Northeast Asia to mitigate the threat of nuclear war in the era of pandemics.
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Report: Pandemic Futures and Nuclear Weapon Risks (Korean and Japanese Versions)
The final report of the Pandemic-Nuclear-Nexus project which sets out proposals to address future nuclear and other global existential threats is now available in both Korean and Japanese.
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Will Biden "Build Back Better" Relations with North Korea?
A video analysis on what the new US Administration will mean for the North Korean nuclear issue.
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Will Biden "Build Back Better" Relations with North Korea?
Professor Moon Chung-in, Professor Siegfried Hecker, and former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Dr. Angela Kane weigh in on the new Biden Administration.
![Lessons from Pandemic-Nuclear Weapons Nexus for Survival in 2021](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/medicine-edit_1920.jpg)
Lessons from Pandemic-Nuclear Weapons Nexus for Survival in 2021
Peter Hayes discusses better ways to prepare for the uncertain futures created by the COVID-19 pandemic as opposed to relying on primitive nuclear weapons.
![Negotiated Settlement through Sanctions Relief: Options for the Korean Peninsula](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Vladimir_Putin_and_Moon_Jae-in_2018-06-22_16.jpg)
Negotiated Settlement through Sanctions Relief: Options for the Korean Peninsula
Thomas Biersteker and David Lanz suggest the pragmatic middle-of-the-road approach to tackling the DPRK nuclear challenge.
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Proposing a nuclear dialogue with North Korea
Professor Bong-Geun Jun argues that policymakers must not only focus on DPRK denuclearization, but on reducing and eliminating nuclear security risks.
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Asia-Pacific Nations' Military Space Developments
Namrata Goswami discusses the military space developments of China, India, Japan, and North Korea, and urges further development of normative/legal frameworks to ensure responsible behaviour in space.