APLN’s 2026 video series – ‘Talking Nuclear‘ – takes you inside the world of nuclear diplomacy with seasoned professionals. In this series, APLN Senior Research Adviser Dr Manpreet Sethi interviews veteran diplomats and seasoned practitioners about key nuclear issues of the past, present and future.

In episode 2 of this series, Dr Manpreet Sethi is joined by Ambassador Carlos Sorreta, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations in Geneva, and a senior network member of APLN, to discuss the deteriorating state of global nuclear diplomacy and the challenges facing international legal frameworks.

Watch the interview here.

About APLN’s ‘Talking Nuclear’ Interview Series

Talking Nuclear is a video series from the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, featuring Dr Manpreet Sethi, Senior Research Adviser, in conversation with the senior network members of the APLN, on a broad range of nuclear issues. The conversation takes place in three parts: current state of global nuclear affairs, past successes in arms control negotiations, and ways to move ahead.

• Building confidence between regional rivals amid technological disruption
• Engaging nuclear-armed states in confidence-building and risk reduction measures
• Developing new frameworks for emerging technologies and delivery systems