Member Activities
Russian Forces Have Seized Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine
CNN - APLN member Ramamurti Rajaraman (Expert N-Disarmament) and ST Devare, Ex Indian Ambassadors to Ukraine, share their views.
‘What we don’t want is World War III’ – Helen Clark on war in Ukraine
NEWSROOM NZ - APLN member Helen Clark talks to The Detail about Russia's invasion of Ukraine: the background to the conflict, her impressions of Vladimir Putin and how it might end.
Engaging China in Arms Control
CARNEGIE - China is dramatically enhancing its nuclear arsenal and military capabilities. We invite you to a two-part discussion of this challenge on March 8, from 19:00 to 20:30 EST.
Standing against Putin’s Imperialist Project
INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C. Raja Mohan writes: As Europe unites against the Russian president’s aggression, India must realise that Putin and Russia are not the same.
Russia’s Friends Are Finding It Harder to Look the Other Way
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member Shyam Saran argues that those who remained ambiguous in their reactions to the Russian invasion seem to be changing their stand so as not to be stranded on the wrong ...
Putin may be Executing the NATO Playbook from 1999, not Hitler’s from the 1930s
TODA PEACE INSTITUTE - APLN member Ramesh Thakur writes: Russian aggression in Ukraine proves that ‘force is a permanent feature of international relations.’
Putin’s Moves Are Hardly ‘Chess Thumping’
THE HINDU - APLN member Rakesh Sood argues that Putin's actions this week may yield tactical gains, but hardly pass the test for strategic victory.
How Ukraine Fits into China’s Long Game
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW - APLN member Kevin Rudd points out that for the first time since the 1960s, China has directly supported Russian security interests in Europe.
Three Is a Crowd
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member Shyam Saran writes: US did a China on the Soviet Union in 1972; now, China is doing a Russia on America.
Assessing China’s Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE - APLN member Kevin Rudd argues that in its diplomatic rhetoric, Beijing has, so far, tried to avoid the appearance of having definitively taken a side in the conflict.