The Korea Times Column
APLN publishes the APLN-Korea Times column in cooperation with the oldest daily English newspaper in Korea, featuring analysis by APLN network members and experts.
Hibakusha's Call: Japan and the TPNW
Kazuko Ito argues that Japan, as the only country to have suffered from nuclear warfare, must take a leading role in preventing nuclear war and achieving a nuclear-free world by joining the TPNW, ...
US Resumption of Nuclear Testing: A Dangerous Possibility
Maria Rost Rublee warns that the potential resumption of US nuclear testing under the Trump administration would severely undermine the global nuclear nonproliferation regime, destabilise regional ...
Nuclear Weapons: Kill This Love
John Tilemann highlights how the Asia-Pacific remains dangerously enamored with nuclear weapons, necessitating urgent diplomatic and security initiatives to break this "fatal attraction" and advance ...
Generating Positive Security Dynamics: From 2011 to 2025
Marty Natalegawa reflects on the relatively cooperative and diplomacy-driven security dynamics of 2011 with the fragmented, trust-deficient, and increasingly polarized landscape of 2025, emphasizing ...
Toward a New High-Level Disarmament Initiative
Tanya Ogilvie-White underscores that Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel Peace Prize win serves as a stark reminder of the escalating nuclear risks and the urgent need for bold disarmament leadership, inspired by ...
Pact for the Future: The Need to Overcome Competition and Division
Kazuko Hikawa explores how the Pact for the Future's emphasis on solidarity is hindered by its lack of concrete solutions and the divisive dynamics of global politics and economics, and suggests ...
China’s Global Security Initiative: A Shift in Non-Traditional Security or Strategic ...
Stefanie Kam explores how China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) advocates a comprehensive security approach that addresses non-traditional threats like terrorism and cybercrime through ...
War in Gaza: The Imperative to Strengthen the Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons
Sadia Tasleem argues that nuclear weapons are ethically repugnant, militarily ineffective, and politically useless, citing Israel's war in Gaza as a case where nuclear deterrence failed to prevent ...
What the Asia-Pacific Wants From the US-China Relationship
Manpreet Sethi emphasises that regional stability of the Asia-Pacific is deeply connected to the state of the relationship between the United States and China.
Should New Zealand Join AUKUS Pillar II?
Angela Woodward discusses New Zealand's debate over joining AUKUS Pillar II, weighing potential security benefits, such as access to advanced technologies, against concerns about foreign policy ...