Members
The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) has over 180 members from 26 countries across Asia and the Pacific, consisting of former political, diplomatic and military leaders, senior government officials, and scholars and opinion leaders, dedicated to addressing security challenges in the Asia-Pacific, with a particular focus on nuclear non-proliferation, risk reduction, and disarmament.
Chung-in MOON (Chair)
Professor Moon Chung-in is the co-convener and Vice Chair of the APLN. He is the former Chairman of the Sejong Institute and the former Special Adviser of National Security and Foreign Affairs to the ROK President. He is currently James Laney Distinguished Professor of Yonsei University and the Editor-in-Chief of Global Asia.
2026
- Does the US deserve allies’ trust?, 18 Aug 2026
- The view of China-South Korea relations from Beijing, 13 Jul 2026
- Implications of the Iran War for Security on the Korean Peninsula, 14 May 2026
- Pursuing strategic autonomy?, 8 Jan 2026
2025
2024
- Three Options for Korea as It Confronts the Return of Trump, 12 Nov 2024
- Moon Chung-in on Ukraine, the Korean Peninsula, and the US Presidential Election, 31 Oct 2024
- Korean Reunification: Between Idealism and Realism, 7 Oct 2024
- Takeaways from the NATO Summit in Washington, 22 Jul 2024
- Peril with Little Promise: The US Presidential Election and South Korea’s Dilemma, 1 Jul 2024
- S. Korea-China Cooperation Still Has a Long Way to Go, 17 Jun 2024
- At rock bottom: Moon Chung-in surveys the ruins of North Korea diplomacy, 31 May 2024
- Seoul Summit Offers Valuable Momentum for China-Japan-S.Korea Cooperation, 28 May 2024
- Will Seoul’s Ties With Moscow Really Recover on Their Own?, 13 May 2024
- ‘Trump’s Possible Return Will Be Mixed Bag for South Korea’, 9 May 2024
- Revisiting the Comprehensive Security Roadmap to Reduce the Risk of War on the Korean Peninsula, 19 Apr 2024
- Revisiting the Comprehensive Security Roadmap to Reduce the Risk of War on the Korean Peninsula, 19 Apr 2024
- When Freedom Is Prioritized Over Peace in Korean Reunification, 26 Mar 2024
- INTERVIEW | Moon Chung-in on Escalating Tensions on the Korean Peninsula, 8 Mar 2024
- There’s More to Security Than Deterrence, 20 Feb 2024
- [Interview] Accidental Clash on Korean Peninsula Could Touch Off Nuclear War, 23 Jan 2024
- Rumbles of Thunder and Endangered Peace on the Korean Peninsula, 12 Jan 2024
2023
- A Year and a Half of Yoon’s Foreign, Security Policies Has Added to Korea Risk, 26 Dec 2023
- Kissinger Shared His Advice on the Korean Peninsula Issue, 14 Dec 2023
- Umbrella States in the Asia-Pacific: Deterrence Perspectives, 7 Dec 2023
- “South Korea Going Nuclear?”: debates, driving forces, and prospects, 30 Nov 2023
- [KOR] South Korea Should Prepare for the Worst, 20 Oct 2023
- Lessons for Korea in the Tragedy in Israel, 17 Oct 2023
- Asia-Pacific vs. Indo-Pacific: Paradigm Shift or False Choice?, 28 Sep 2023
- U.S. Uneasy, Powerless as North Korea’s Kim Arrives in Russia to Meet Putin, 12 Sep 2023
- America: The Biggest Danger to the Security of the World?, 5 Sep 2023
- US-China Strategic Rivalry, South Korea’s Strategic Choices, and Implications for German and South Korea Cooperation, 1 Sep 2023
- [Interview] US, Japan Came Out of Camp David With Clear Gains, Korea With More Risks, 24 Aug 2023
- ‘Hardliners Argue That South Korea Should Have Its Own Nuclear Weapons’, 15 Aug 2023
- Yoon’s Talk of “Anti-State Forces” and an End-of-War Declaration for Korea, 31 Jul 2023
- Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Trends and the Impact on the Korean Peninsula, 21 Jul 2023
- [CHN] An Interview with Prof. Moon Chung-in, 12 Jul 2023
- Alliance With the US Constrains Strategic Autonomy: South Korean Expert, 6 Jul 2023
- How a Mature Democracy Formulates Its Security Strategy, 26 Jun 2023
- How Does Embracing MBS Square With Yoon’s Values Diplomacy?, 20 Jun 2023
- Appeal to New Approaches to the North Korea Problem, 15 Jun 2023
- An Asia-Pacific NATO: Fanning the Flames of War, 14 Jun 2023
- Does Yoon’s Year of Values Diplomacy Deserve a Passing Grade?, 23 May 2023
- Whom Does the Shift From Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific Serve?, 25 Apr 2023
- Why South Korea Shouldn’t Go Nuclear, 4 Apr 2023
- Coming to Terms with North Korea’s Nuclear Strength, 31 Mar 2023
- Going Nuclear Would Ruin South Korea’s Prosperity and Prestige, 31 Mar 2023
- China Is Reinventing Itself as a Peace Broker — How Will America Respond?, 28 Mar 2023
- Nuclear Armament Is a Lose-Lose-Lose for South Korea, 27 Feb 2023
- South Korea Going Nuclear: The Negative Consequences and Implications, 11 Feb 2023
- Balanced Leadership Needed for Peace on the Korean Peninsula, 30 Jan 2023
- [Interview] Yoon’s Pursuit of Strong Security Mustn’t Cost Public’s Peace of Mind, 3 Jan 2023
2022
- Security in the Asia-Pacific, 22 Dec 2022
- Incremental Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, 6 Dec 2022
- Fixing the Deadlock in North Korean Denuclearisation, 5 Dec 2022
- It’s Time for S. Korea to Think Seriously about Crisis Stability, 28 Nov 2022
- Is an Economic Security Alliance with US in Korea’s Best Interest?, 4 Nov 2022
- Nuclear N. Korea: Beyond Deterrence and Recognition, 26 Sep 2022
- Understanding Kim Jong-un’s North Korea: Regime Dynamics, Negotiation, and Engagement, 7 Sep 2022
- View the Bigger Picture, 30 Aug 2022
- Will Nagasaki Be the Last City Ever to Experience a Nuclear Attack?, 22 Aug 2022
- 2022 NEREC-Sejong Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation, 28 Jul 2022
- Pompeo’s Claims that China Obstructed N. Korea’s Denuclearization, 25 Jul 2022
- Cynicism Rears Its Head in the War in Ukraine, 27 Jun 2022
- America’s Shaky Leadership Makes for Uneasy Global Order, 30 May 2022
- How Ukraine Is Setting the Stage for a Nuclear Domino Effect in Northeast Asia, 2 May 2022
- [CHN] Which Way Will the New Leader in the Blue House Take South Korea?, 15 Apr 2022
- [KOR] North Korea on the ‘Day of the Sun’ -- Possibility of Nuclear Measures or ICBMS, 12 Apr 2022
- North Korea's Recent Missile Tests and Activity at Nuclear Test Site, 11 Apr 2022
- Suggestions for Yoon to Build Facts-Based Foreign Policy, 4 Apr 2022
- South Korea’s Geopolitics: Challenges and Strategic Choices, 18 Mar 2022
- The Tragedy in Ukraine That Could Have Been Avoided, 8 Mar 2022
- National Security Policy Should Be Based on One Thing: Facts, 8 Feb 2022
- Nuclear Disarmament and Human Security, 17 Jan 2022
- South Korea Forges Ahead with End of War Declaration despite Us Reservations, 5 Jan 2022
- Towards a Korean Strategy of Resilience, 3 Jan 2022
2021
- Responding to Skepticism about an End-Of-War Declaration, 6 Dec 2021
- Special Roundtable: Ending the Korean War, 3 Dec 2021
- China and the US: Two Paranoid Giants at Odds, 9 Nov 2021
- The Four Shadows Cast by AUKUS, 15 Oct 2021
- Is Nuclear Domino in Northeast Asia Real and Inevitable?, 1 Oct 2021
- [WMD] Is Nuclear Domino in Northeast Asia Real and Inevitable?, 1 Oct 2021
- Seoul Defense Dialogue 2021, 14 Sep 2021
- Real Lesson Korea Should Take Away From Fall of Kabul, 8 Sep 2021
- Controversy Over "Three Noes" on THAAD and National Interest, 18 Aug 2021
- Moon Jae-in’s Stalled Odyssey to Peace in Korea, 29 Jul 2021
- Why Pyongyang Won’t Pursue Dialogue With US, 12 Jul 2021
- Four Idols of S. Korea-US Alliance Advocates, 15 Jun 2021
- Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security Symposium 2021, 4 Jun 2021
- False Premise About N. Korean Nuclear Capabilities Could Have Disastrous Consequences, 18 May 2021
- Allies Can Find New Breakthrough to Stalled Peace Process, 18 May 2021
- U.S. Alliance is Bedrock of S. Korea's Foreign Policy, But Seoul Can't Join..., 22 Apr 2021
- “Nuclear Sharing” Isn’t a Thing, 22 Mar 2021
- Interview with Professor Moon on US-DPRK Relations, 11 Mar 2021
- Moon Chung-in's Future Scenario, 9 Mar 2021
- Hotline Between Two Koreas: Status, Limitations and Future Tasks, 8 Mar 2021
- Hopes and Fears About Biden's North Korean Policy, 22 Feb 2021
- Debate on the Future of the Korean Peninsula and Biden Administration, 30 Jan 2021
- PSNA Paper: Nineteen Pandemic-Nuclear Nexus Policy Measures in Northeast Asia, 27 Jan 2021
- Has the Moon Administration's Foreign Policy Really Been a Failure?, 25 Jan 2021
2020
- The Trap of the Biden Administration and Progressive Idealism, 28 Dec 2020
- The Trap of the Biden Administration and Progressive Idealism, 28 Dec 2020
- The Age of Uncertainty: Reflections on a Post-COVID-19 World Order and the Future of Korea, 8 Sep 2020
- APLN Statement on 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 5 Aug 2020
- APLN Statement on COVID-19 and Nuclear Security, 16 Jun 2020
- ELN Call to Ease Humanitarian Trade with Iran due to Covid-19, 27 May 2020
- Frontal Breakthrough and Chairman Kim’s Perilous Odyssey, 8 Jan 2020
2019
2018
- APLN Welcomes Inaugural Summit Between USA and DPRK, 14 Jun 2018
- APLN Welcome Forthcoming US–North Korea Summit, 22 Mar 2018
2017
- Can We Still Negotiate with North Korea? A South Korean Perspective, 18 Dec 2017
- APLN Statement on the 6th Nuclear Test by the DPRK, 4 Sep 2017
- APLN Co-Convenors’ Statement on the UN Nuclear Weapon Prohibition Treaty, 8 Jul 2017
- Nuclear Threats on the Korean Peninsula: APLN Offers Ideas for a New Start, 9 Feb 2017