Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Policy
Global treaty regimes underpin international peace and security. APLN analyses developments and offers recommendations to sustain or improve them.

Combining Approaches to Nuclear Disarmament
In light of the 2022 Review Conference to be held, Michiru Nishida outlines how the normative and step-by-step approaches to nuclear disarmament can be combined to achieve global denuclearization.
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[CTR Plus] Inter-Korean Cooperation Through NEAPHI
Dr. Young-jeon Shin discusses the prospects of Inter-Korean and Northeast Asia cooperation on public health via NEAPHI to address healthcare issues in the DPRK.
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[CTR Plus] Biomedical Cooperation with the DPRK in the Post-Pandemic Era
Dr. Sang Min Park proposes the creation of an inter-Korean Biomedical Cluster as a sustainable model for cooperation in the post-pandemic era.

54th Anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty
Four experts on space policy to give their views on the challenges the Outer Space Treaty is facing, and how they should be resolved.

Comprehensive Security and Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia
Dr. Frances Mautner-Markhof explains how the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) can be used as a model for a multilateral security cooperation mechanism in Northeast Asia.
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[CTR Plus] Comparing the Russian CTR Experience with North Korean Challenges
Dr. Siegfried Hecker discusses how lessons learnt from the Russian Cooperative Threat Reduction experience can be applied to North Korea.

A Deeper Dive into AUKUS: Risks and Benefits for the Asia-Pacific
This special report on the AUKUS deal explores the potential risks, benefits and geopolitical implications of Australia's proposed nuclear submarine programme.
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[WMD] Is Nuclear Domino in Northeast Asia Real and Inevitable?
In light of the DPRK’s resumed nuclear and missile activities, Professor Chung-in Moon probes the likelihood of South Korea and Japan acquiring nuclear weapons.

Implications of the AUKUS Deal
Senior APLN network members and experts assess the new US-Australia-UK deal offering a diversity of perspectives from across the Asia Pacific and beyond.

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.