| This week, we welcome Kazuko Ito to the APLN network and publish the Japanese translation of Shatabhisha Shetty‘s essay from our project on Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Weapon Use in Northeast Asia. We also held the second of a series of virtual roundtables focused on bridging security-related discussions between experts from the Pacific and Asia.
As always, we share recent activities from our network, analysis on US-China relations, inter-Korean relations, challenges and opportunities facing ASEAN, maritime activities around South China Sea, and more. |
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北東アジアにおける核使用リスク削減
Introduction: Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Weapons Use in Northeast Asia (JP)
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| In this introductory essay, which is now available in Japanese, APLN Director Shatabhisha Shetty discusses the main findings of APLN’s three-year joint project with RECNA and the Nautilus Institute on nuclear weapons use in Northeast Asia.
The project analysed plausible pathways that could lead to the first use of nuclear weapons and quantitatively estimated fatalities and health effects. The project also featured essays from international experts, and provided recommendations for reducing nuclear risks in Northeast Asia. |
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| APLN is pleased to welcome Kazuko Ito as our newest network member. Dr Ito is a Tokyo-based human rights lawyer and a lecturer at the Keio University Law School. She is one of the founding members and vice president of Human Rights Now, a Tokyo-based international human rights NGO with UN consultative status, awarded the Okinawa Peace Prize in 2024.
Dr Ito is also the President of Human Rights Now New York, a board member of the International Human Rights Law Association in Japan, a board member of the Japan Association of Gender and Law, and a Co-Representative of the Japan NGO Network for Nuclear Weapon Abolition. Her research interests include International Law and Justice, International Human Rights Law, Business and Human Rights, and Gender and Law. |
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| As part of our Voices from the Pacific Islands project, APLN recently hosted two virtual roundtables exploring security concerns and opportunities for collaboration between nations from the Pacific and Asia. The first roundtable focused on Asia-Pacific geopolitics and the US-China competition. This week, the second roundtable took place with participants discussing the impacts of rising nuclear risks and humanitarian crises. The third roundtable, which will examine current and emerging climate change-related risks and impacts in the region, is scheduled to take place next week. |
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| Join us on October 29th at 10am KST for a webinar examining how Asia-Pacific states view the China-US relationship and the long-term roles they wish China and the United States would play in the region. Two of the report authors, Manpreet Sethi and Joel Petersson-Ivre will introduce the report, and discuss its findings with Zack Cooper, Melissa Conley-Tyler, and Yu Tiejun. The discussion will be moderated by APLN Policy Fellow Tanvi Kulkarni. |
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APLN has over 150 members from 22 countries in the Asia-Pacific.
Each week we feature their latest contributions
to global and regional security debates.
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| Marty Natalegawa, APLN Chair and former Foreign Minister of Indonesia, was featured on RSIS’s In Conversation podcast, where he discussed the challenges and opportunities facing ASEAN amidst shifting geopolitical trends in the region with APLN member Sarah Teo. |
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| Chung-in Moon, APLN Vice Chair and James Laney Distinguished Professor at Yonsei University, commented on former Blue House Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok’s remarks on abandoning reunification in favor of peaceful coexistence between North and South Korea. |
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| Eunjung Lim, Professor at the Division of International Studies at Kongju National University (KNU), explores the political quandary facing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as he dissolves the Diet just eight days after taking office, raising questions about his political future amid criticism and internal party challenges. (This article is written in Korean.) |
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| Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore’s former Ambassador to the United Nations, was interviewed by CGTN on the current state of US-China relations. He commented on US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s visit to China, focusing on how discussions on AI, military communication, and geopolitics could influence the upcoming US elections and the long-term dynamics between the two countries. |
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| Rajaram Panda, former Senior Fellow of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, highlights that the South China Sea has become a focal point of geopolitical tensions and emphasises the importance of international collaboration among major powers to secure maritime routes and maintain regional stability. |
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