Member Activities
The Case for No-First-Use: Webinar 29 April
Experts from acclaimed institutions around the world devoted to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation convened in this webinar to explore the 'No-first-use' policy.
The Nuclear Taboo & South Asia: Reviewing Nina Tannenwald’s “23 Years of Non-Use”
SOUTH ASIAN VOICES - Manpreet Sethi argues that the states of India and Pakistan are no more at risk of breaking the taboo than anywhere else in the world.
The Case for No First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Gareth Evans analyzes the NFU policy and assesses the feasibility of universal buy-in of said strategy among the world's nine nuclear-armed states.
U.S. Alliance is Bedrock of S. Korea's Foreign Policy, But Seoul Can't Join...
ARIRANG - APLN’s Vice Chair Chung-in Moon states that while the diplomatic alliance between the U.S. and South Korea is a given, South Korea can not join a military alliance against China.
Boris Johnson Risks a Nuclear Rift with Joe Biden
THE TIMES - Ernest J. Moniz and Des Browne respond to the UK government's announcement on policy changes that go against the Biden administration's global commitment to reduce nuclear risks.
Perfect Storm of Threats Against Human Race
THE KOREA TIMES - Wonsoo Kim writes on the existential risk humanity poses on itself today, as the Doomsday Clock strikes 100 seconds 'till midnight.
Early Nuclear Indicators in the US’ Interim National Security Strategic Guidance
IPCS - Dr. Manpreet Sethi parses the recently released document to gauge the new administration’s approach to global nuclear issues.
Why India Must Not Say ‘No’ to NATO
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - A pragmatic engagement with NATO must be an important part of India’s new European orientation, especially amidst the continent’s search for a new role in the Indo-Pacific.
China rides on Pak to further its nuclear power export ambitions
THE SUNDAY GUARDIAN - China appears to be riding its nuclear export ambitions on a cooperation, which is itself built on a blatant violation of non-proliferation rules.
What Asia Wants from the Biden Administration
GLOBAL ASIA - What Asia is looking for from the new Biden administration is what it has always wanted, but only rarely received, from the United States: its eyes, ears, brains and, on occasion, brawn ...