Special Reports
Special reports are original research conducted by APLN experts in order to explore topics with depth and nuance and to inform policy-making.
Asia-Pacific Flashpoints: Comparing Australian, Japanese, South Korean & UK perceptions
This joint APLN-ELN report explores differing risk perceptions towards China and North Korea as potential obstacles to policy coordination between Australia, Japan, South Korea, and the UK.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Victim Assistance and Environmental ...
This Special Report sheds light on the benefits and challenges related to victim assistance and environmental remediation in the Pacific.
Strategic Risk Assessment in East Asia: A Japanese View
Nobumasa Akiyama discusses Japanese perspectives of strategic risks in East Asia, including the North Korean threat and navigating Japan's relationship with the US and China.
Revisiting the Comprehensive Security Roadmap to Reduce the Risk of War on the Korean ...
Six experts revisit the concept of comprehensive security in Northeast Asia as the guiding principle that should be used to reduce tension, avoid war, and re-engage on a constructive peace-making ...
Behavioral Arms Control and East Asia
Ulrich Kühn and Heather Williams suggest using a “Behavioral Arms Control” framework between China and the United States to reduce the risk of war.
Advancing Regional Stability in an Era of Geopolitical Competition and Tension: The Role ...
Sandra Tarte explains Fiji's Pacific Zone of Peace concept and makes an argument that it should be a major part of Fiji's foreign policy agenda.
What Should Be Done? Practical Policies to Prevent Nuclear Catastrophe
Van Jackson determines that Northeast Asia is a site of "nuclear precarity" and offers practical policy recommendations for avoiding nuclear escalation.
Nuclear Strategy of the DPRK: Doctrine Evolution and Future Prospects
Anastasia Barannikova analyses the DPRK’s hybrid nuclear weapons strategy and argues that its impressive progress was the result of clear strategic planning and a vision of the role of nuclear ...
Nuclear Threats Under International Law Part II: Applying the Law
Anna Hood and Monique Cormier explore the international legal implications of threatening to use nuclear weapons.
Nuclear Threats Under International Law Part I: The Legal Framework
Anna Hood and Monique Cormier explore the international legal implications of threatening to use nuclear weapons.