Member Activities
![There’s More to Security Than Deterrence](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1117084153772657.jpeg)
There’s More to Security Than Deterrence
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon argued that the search for strategic stability on the Korean Peninsula requires devising methods of deterrence.
![Elina Noor Appointed to UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/writing-1209121_1920.jpg)
Elina Noor Appointed to UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters
Elina Noor was recently appointed to the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.
![Entangled: Southeast Asia and the Geopolitics of Undersea Cables](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/writing-1209121_1920.jpg)
Entangled: Southeast Asia and the Geopolitics of Undersea Cables
INDO-PACIFIC OUTLOOK - APLN member Elina Noor argues that the competition between the US and China is leading to the fragmentation of cable networks.
![Pivotal States: Testing the Limits of the U.S.-Vietnam Relationship](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dCc3O_eH.jpeg)
Pivotal States: Testing the Limits of the U.S.-Vietnam Relationship
On January 31, 2024, 4:00 PM—5:00 PM EST, in an online discussion hosted by the Carnegie Endowment, APLN member Huong Le Thu discussed the partnership between the United States and Vietnam.
![India in the South Asian Neighbourhood: Friendship or Friction?](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/writing-1209121_1920.jpg)
India in the South Asian Neighbourhood: Friendship or Friction?
FRONTLINE - APLN member Rakesh Sood wrote on the legacy of British India and its impact on the policy that independent India adopted towards its neighbors.
![[JPN] Trump's Return? The Global Battlefield Shifted by Elections](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/writing-1209121_1920.jpg)
[JPN] Trump's Return? The Global Battlefield Shifted by Elections
ASAHI SHIMBUN - APLN member Fujiwara Kiichi wrote on the 2024 U.S. presidential election and its potential influence on international politics.
![[Interview] Accidental Clash on Korean Peninsula Could Touch Off Nuclear War](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2217059957580461.jpeg)
[Interview] Accidental Clash on Korean Peninsula Could Touch Off Nuclear War
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon warned that an accidental clash between North and South Korea at the current moment runs the risk of expanding into a nuclear war.
![Generals Gaining Ground: Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in Indonesia](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/indonesia_military001-1.webp)
Generals Gaining Ground: Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in Indonesia
BROOKINGS - APLN member Natalie Sambhi argues that several underlying currents from New Order civil-military relations have rolled back some of Indonesia's liberal character.
![Revisiting the Two-State System for Peaceful Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240122_korean-dmz-life-23_nyt_ac.jpeg)
Revisiting the Two-State System for Peaceful Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula
USIP - APLN member Jun Bong-geun argues that a system mitigating the competition for unification may promote peaceful coexistence between the two Koreas.
![2024: Placing Diplomacy and Dialogue Front and Center](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024_01_14_146365_1705233857._large.jpg)
2024: Placing Diplomacy and Dialogue Front and Center
THE JAKARTA POST - APLN Chair Marty Natalegawa emphasised that diplomacy and dialogue must be placed front and center, in order to manage and resolve present and future common challenges.