Member Activities
![What Do We Know About India’s New Space Policy?](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/thediplomat_2021-08-04-1.jpeg)
What Do We Know About India’s New Space Policy?
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on the Indian Space Policy 2023, a much-awaited document that clarifies institutional responsibilities & better resource allocation.
![The Long Saga of Nuclear ‘Vortex Politics’ in Korea](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/writing-1209121_1920.jpg)
The Long Saga of Nuclear ‘Vortex Politics’ in Korea
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Peter Hayes examines how the first pulse of South Korean nuclear proliferation under Park Chung Hee compares with current President Yoon Suk-yeol’s proliferation ruminations.
![Heading the Wrong Way? Japan and the Growing Nuclear Threats in Northeast Asia](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iStock-1415145670.jpg)
Heading the Wrong Way? Japan and the Growing Nuclear Threats in Northeast Asia
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Tatsujiro Suzuki analyses the impacts and consequences of Japan's new military-oriented policies and offers a way forward.
![The Human Horror of a Nuclear Conflict in Northeast Asia](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/writing-1209121_1920.jpg)
The Human Horror of a Nuclear Conflict in Northeast Asia
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN Associate Fellow Eva Lisowski co-wrote an article with David Von Hippel and lay out stark scenarios of nuclear-weapons use and their horrible costs.
![South Korean Nuclear Weapons Would Make Things Worse](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KOREA_The_20th_President_Inauguration_Ceremony_301_17_52063450119-scaled.jpeg)
South Korean Nuclear Weapons Would Make Things Worse
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Van Jackson argues that if South Korea goes nuclear, it could backfire badly and increase rather than decrease the risks and uncertainties the country would face.
![China’s Role in Shaping South Korea’s Nuclear Choice](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/writing-1209121_1920.jpg)
China’s Role in Shaping South Korea’s Nuclear Choice
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Tong Zhao co-wrote an article with Kang Jungmin and examines China’s role in shaping South Korea’s nuclear choice.
![Rebalance of Power](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Opinion-Card-1-April-6.jpeg)
Rebalance of Power
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member Shyam Saran writes: China-Russia partnership signals a shift in geo-political equations that has implications for India.
![Why South Korea Shouldn’t Go Nuclear](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/US-South-Korea-Military-Drills.webp)
Why South Korea Shouldn’t Go Nuclear
ASIA TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in points out that if Seoul acquires nuclear arms, it would have a fatal impact on its survival, prosperity and prestige.
![The U.S. Escalates Chips War With China](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iStock-1422453695.jpg)
The U.S. Escalates Chips War With China
OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan wrote a paper on the intensifying US-China tech war and examines the logic of it.
![World Expo 2030: Elusive Dream or Watershed Moment for Korea’s Takeoff?](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iStock-1356395921.jpg)
World Expo 2030: Elusive Dream or Watershed Moment for Korea’s Takeoff?
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo writes on Busan’s bid for the EXPO 2030.