Strategic Rivalry and Risk Reduction in East Asia
The APLN addresses nuclear and military competition in countries across East Asia and beyond including China, Japan, DPRK, ROK, the US, Mongolia and Taiwan.
NPT 2020 Review Underway: Is the NPT Still Relevant?
Major innovative strategies will be necessary in order to revive the NPT and to keep it both current and constructive for the new decade.
A Nuclear Weapons Ban: Finding Common Ground
The UN General Assembly attempted another round of negotiations in looking to eventually eliminate nuclear weapons outright. Some argue that this would enrage, not engage, nuclear weapon states.
Nuclear Weapon States and the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
New incentives for nuclear weapon states in the Asia-Pacific has Southeast Asian countries eager to ratify disarmament protocol.
Asia-Pacific Strategic Nuclear Policy Dialogues 2: Asia’s Four Nuclear-Armed States
'Denuclearization first' has failed. Instead, the Asia Pacific will need to develop new nuclear policy dialogue where it is almost non-existent. A two-part review by David Santoro.
Asia–Pacific Strategic Nuclear Policy Dialogues 1: The United States and Its Allies
Although dialogue is strong between the US and Asia, there is much to be desired between the Asia-Pacific's nuclear-armed states themselves. A two-part review by David Santoro.
APLN Open Debate in Seoul
Should South Korea consider going for nuclear armament in response to North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons?
How to Deal with North Korea: Lessons from the Iran Agreement
Previous negotiations have failed to produce results with North Korea. To avoid war or another nuclear weapon state in the region, Lodgaard and Sigal bring forward lessons from Iran's nuclear program.
Worse Than Expected, Please Do Not Ratify
Experts urge the Parliaments of Japan and India to consider carefully the dangers of ratifying a flawed treaty.
China’s Nuclear Policy: Change and Continuity
China, set apart in their philosophical approach to nuclear weapons, has had a nuclear policy that has remained basically untouched over the decades. But some things are changing.
Co-conveners’ Statement for the Jeju Annual Meeting
The APLN again calls on global and regional policymakers to urgently re-energize the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament agenda.