Member Activities
What Biden and Xi Can Agree On
THE ATLANTIC - APLN member Kevin Rudd writes on how the leaders of the U.S. and China could use the bilateral meeting at the G20 summit as an opportunity to stabilise the US-China relationship.
Sharif in China: How Are China-Pakistan Ties?
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's China visit.
Hegemonic Competition beyond New Cold War
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo writes on the tense U.S.-China relations and argues that hegemonic competition must stay within mutually agreed guardrails to avoid a head-on collision.
Nuclear Disarmament and UN Reforms
TODA PEACE INSTITUTE - APLN member Ramesh Thakur published a new policy brief.
Is an Economic Security Alliance with US in Korea’s Best Interest?
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in weighs in on South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's push for an "economic security alliance" with the US.
A Wary India Remains Caught between the US-China Geopolitical Contest
SCMP - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar argues that any substantive change in the US-China relationship in either way will affect New Delhi’s security concerns and aspiration to maintain strategic autonomy.
Putin Tones Down Bluster
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member Shyam Saran argues that unless Russia gives up territorial acquisitions in Ukraine as part of a peace deal, the war is likely to rage on.
The New Diplomacy
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C. Raja Mohan argues that Delhi is now getting better at translating India’s objective new possibilities into tangible outcomes.
Could Semiconductors Tip the India-Taiwan Scale?
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on Taiwan’s deputy minister of economic affairs Chen Chern-Chyi’s visit to India in the context of the Indian pursuit of semiconductors.
The Old but Relevant Script of the Cuban Missile Crisis
THE HINDU - APLN member Rakesh Sood points out that the sobering lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis still remain valid, as the Ukraine War grinds on with no ceasefire in sight.