As always, we highlight recent activities from our network, including analyses on South Korea’s foreign policy and Indo-Pacific strategy, Vietnam-China relationship, the Israel-Iran war, and Australian Prime Minister Albanese’s visit to China.

We extend our sincere congratulations to Ambassador Cho Hyun, an esteemed member of APLN, on his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. We wish him well for his new responsibilities and look forward to his leadership at this crucial juncture for regional and global diplomacy.

Tanvi Kulkarni argues that the complex security dynamics in the Asia-Pacific is indispensable to our understanding of how nuclear deterrence operates in the contemporary world. She suggests embracing creative approaches such as art and literature to move beyond traditional deterrence paradigms and to advance disarmament.

John Tilemann highlights how the Asia-Pacific region, despite urgently needing nuclear risk reduction, lacks both effective diplomatic mechanisms and the political will to address these threats, necessitating bold leadership to reimagine security frameworks and revive disarmament efforts. He calls on regional countries to assume greater responsibility by developing concrete confidence-building measures and multilateral arms reduction initiatives, warning that continued inaction could lead to catastrophic consequences.

APLN has over 170 members from 23 countries in the Asia-Pacific.
Each week we feature their latest contributions
to global and regional security debates.