Member Activities
![‘Sri Lankan Son and Global Diplomat’ Jayantha Dhanapala](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/amb_dhanapala_at_launch_of_book-e1687150836656.jpeg)
‘Sri Lankan Son and Global Diplomat’ Jayantha Dhanapala
INDEPTH NEWS - APLN member Hewa Matara Gamage Siripala Palihakkara spoke on Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala's contributions in the fields of multilateral diplomacy and disarmament.
![Four Contentious Nuclear Issues](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/trump-2798554_1920.jpg)
Four Contentious Nuclear Issues
KOREA TIMES - Recent Trump-Kim summitry and their amicable relationship provide us a rare historic opportunity to negotiate a new nuclear agreement.
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The Trump Effect on the Global Nuclear Order
Trump's public castigation of once-valued allies, plus his abandonment of core Western values on the altar of a purely self-serving transactional foreign policy, have been deeply unsettling.
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Group Statement on Nuclear Arms Control
As world leaders prepare to meet this month at the United Nations in New York, we call on them to take urgent steps to reduce the risks of nuclear confrontation.
![The Next Stage of the Korean Peace Process - Why Seoul Remains Optimistic After Hanoi](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/iStock-496956760.jpg)
The Next Stage of the Korean Peace Process - Why Seoul Remains Optimistic After Hanoi
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s strategy for bettering multilateral relations after the summit may have been shattered, but Seoul has observed several encouraging signs.
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Recovering From the Hanoi Setback
ORF - The much awaited Hanoi summit (27-28 February) between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ended abruptly.
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Evidences to the UK House of Lords' Select Committee on International Relations
The UK can and should promote discussions among the nuclear states to build a common understanding around the impact of new technologies (such as missile defense) on nuclear weapon systems.
![The Collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty Makes Arms Control a Global Priority](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_2021-06-04-The-collapse-of-the-US-Russia-INF-Treaty-makes-arms-control-a-global-priority.png)
The Collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty Makes Arms Control a Global Priority
THE CONVERSATION - The INF Treaty took seven years to negotiate, contributed to the end of the Cold War, and ushered in three decades of strategic stability.
![The Abnormal Normal: Time Stands Still at Two Minutes to Midnight](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adam-kring-9XBkzf7Bf2s-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
The Abnormal Normal: Time Stands Still at Two Minutes to Midnight
EURASIA REVIEW - In January 2019, the Bulletin has chosen to retain the hand at two minutes to midnight – largely because it could not have taken it anywhere else.
![The Nuclear Doomsday Clock - A New Abnormal](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Doomsday-2-1.png)
The Nuclear Doomsday Clock - A New Abnormal
AIIA - The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has again highlighted that the nuclear order is under attack and nuclear risks are increasing -- the “New Abnormal”.