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![How Ukraine Is Setting the Stage for a Nuclear Domino Effect in Northeast Asia](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5816514781607003.jpeg)
How Ukraine Is Setting the Stage for a Nuclear Domino Effect in Northeast Asia
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in argues that Korea must choose between nuclear armament on the one hand and economic prosperity and the Korea-US alliance on the other.
![A ‘Drop the Pin’ Event in Chinese Politics](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PresidentOfChina_XiJinping.jpg)
A ‘Drop the Pin’ Event in Chinese Politics
THE HINDU - APLN member Shyam Saran argues that there could be headwinds as the CPC prepares for its 20th Congress in autumn and tracks the ‘China Dream’.
![Ukraine War a Reminder to Asia to Move Past Its Old Rivalries and Insecurities](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/scmp_Bhaskar.png)
Ukraine War a Reminder to Asia to Move Past Its Old Rivalries and Insecurities
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - APLN member C. Uday Bhaskar outlines two broad lessons for Asia arguing that Ukraine war should be a reminder to Asia to move past its old rivalries and insecurities.
![China Renews Focus on Financial Self-Reliance](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/iStock-1322520591-IgorKutyaev.jpg)
China Renews Focus on Financial Self-Reliance
BUSINESS STANDARD - APLN member Shyam Saran points out that the war in Ukraine has added urgency to its plans to internationalise the yuan and establish an alternative inter-bank messaging service.
![[CHN] Which Way Will the New Leader in the Blue House Take South Korea?](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/p6920542009472061485-102-093002-1.jpg)
[CHN] Which Way Will the New Leader in the Blue House Take South Korea?
IFENG NEWS - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in points out that North Korea's successful test-fire of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile has heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula.
![Women Play a Key Role in Preventing Geopolitical Conflict and the Success of Peacekeeping ...](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2j0T1Y5.jpg)
Women Play a Key Role in Preventing Geopolitical Conflict and the Success of Peacekeeping ...
MELBOURNE ASIA REVIEW - APLN member Natasha Stott Despoja AO shares her views on women's rights and women's perspectives in the debate and analysis about great power competition.
![[KOR] North Korea on the ‘Day of the Sun’ -- Possibility of Nuclear Measures or ICBMS](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img2.daumcdn.net_cropped.jpg)
[KOR] North Korea on the ‘Day of the Sun’ -- Possibility of Nuclear Measures or ICBMS
DAUM NEWS - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in writes: there is a high possibility of an armed demonstration by the DPRK on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the 'Day of the Sun.'
![Amending the Weapons of Mass Destruction Act](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Amending-the-Weapons-of-Mass-Destruction-Act-300x187-1.jpg)
Amending the Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
THE HINDU - APLN member Manpreet Sethi analyses the question: what were the stipulations under the earlier Act in 2005? Why did an amendment become necessary?
![The Wider Impact of Pakistan’s Internal Crisis](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Opinion-3-2.jpg)
The Wider Impact of Pakistan’s Internal Crisis
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C. Raja Mohan writes: Its battles are tied to external geopolitical equations and rivalries.
![The War in Ukraine and its Implications for our Nuclear Future](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bulletin-of-the-atomic-scientists_padding-01.jpg)
The War in Ukraine and its Implications for our Nuclear Future
APLN board member Manpreet Sethi will speak on a panel of experts hosted by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists to address questions about nuclear risk in light of the war in Ukraine.