Member Activities

Sri Lankan President Visits India, Highlights Close Relations
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on Sri Lankan Prez Wickremesinghe’s trip to India.

Ballistic Missile Defence in Nuclear Strategy
CAPS - APLN Senior Research Adviser Manpreet Sethi analyses the role ballistic missile defense (BMD) should play in supporting India's nuclear strategy.

Yoon’s Talk of “Anti-State Forces” and an End-of-War Declaration for Korea
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in writes on the 70th anniversary of the Korean armistice.

The Washington Declaration Fails to Address Seoul’s Nuclear Concerns
EAST ASIA FORUM - APLN member Jina Kim argues that the Washington Declaration is nothing new for the US-South Korea alliance.

What China’s Nuclear Advances Mean for India
USIP - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan discussed China’s nuclear modernisation and India’s response.

Nuclear Weapons: “Oppenheimer” Won’t Make a Difference, but Australia Can
THE INTERPRETER - APLN member Gareth Evans argues that the blockbuster movie Oppenheimer missed a chance to galvanise a renewed campaign against nuclear weapons.

Modi’s France Visit Strengthens Defense Cooperation
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on Modi’s France visit and the defence deals.

Managing the Dilemma: Japan’s Nuclear Disarmament Agenda
RUSI - APLN Senior Associate Fellow Nobumasa Akiyama writes about how the Japanese Prime Minister balances his commitment to nuclear disarmament with the need to strengthen his country's alliance ...

Deepening Divisions Across Southeast Asia Give China Leverage
THE CHINA PROJECT - APLN member Kasit Piromya was quoted in The China Project, where he commented commented that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has to be reprimanded.

Defence Diplomacy Emerges as an Indispensable Tool for Maintaining Peace, Stability: ...
APLN member Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury spoke at a roundtable arranged by the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) on the significance of defence diplomacy.