| This week at APLN, Angela Woodward analyses what joining AUKUS Pillar II would mean for New Zealand. We also revisit Nobuyasu Abe‘s article on Japan’s stance on AUKUS, focusing on the challenge of balancing regional security with domestic priorities.
Ahead of next month’s ASEAN Summit, we share details of our upcoming webinar on how the US and ASEAN can better promote Asia-Pacific regional stability.
As always, we share recent activities from our network, including analysis on the US presidential debate, Vietnam’s domestic politics, India-Russia relations, and more. |
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| Angela Woodward discusses New Zealand’s debate over joining AUKUS Pillar II, weighing potential security benefits, such as access to advanced technologies, against concerns about foreign policy independence, strained relations with China, and the prioritisation of resources for Pacific priorities. She argues that more public discussion on its costs and benefits is needed before the government takes a stand. |
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Nobuyasu Abe argues that Japan’s involvement in AUKUS Pillar II would be beneficial, particularly for its defense technology development. However, joining the first pillar involving nuclear-powered submarines would face significant public resistance due to Japan’s historical aversion to nuclear technology. As Japan seeks to enhance security cooperation with AUKUS, it must also balance these efforts with arms control, risk reduction, and crisis management to ensure regional stability.
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| Join us on September 25 from 11:00am-12:00pm EST for a webinar examining how the US and ASEAN can collaborate to strengthen stability in the Asia-Pacific amid ongoing regional tensions.
Amb. (ret.) Piper Campbell will share findings from her APLN report on shifting dynamics in the region and what steps the US and ASEAN can take to foster peace and security. She will be joined by ASEAN experts Elina Noor and Prashanth Parameswaran. The discussion will be moderated by APLN Senior Adviser Frank O’Donnell. |
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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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| Kim Won-soo, former Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs of the United Nations, wrote for The Korea Times on the upcoming UN Summit of the Future. He emphasised that Korea must pursue a new paradigm to move beyond business-as-usual and towards a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future. |
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| Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Resident Senior Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), shares her analysis of this week’s US Presidential Debate. She observes that it was clearly not a substantive debate from a foreign policy perspective, as it ignored everything from nuanced issues like nuclear policy to broader topics such as commitments to different theaters like Europe, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific. |
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| Elina Noor, Senior Fellow in the Asia Programme at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wrote for South China Morning Post and argues that several trends, both within and beyond the UN system, offer Southeast Asian nations a way to address the fissures in multilateralism and, in some cases, stay ahead of needed repairs, as UN reform remains elusive and crises continue to escalate. |
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| Huong Le Thu, Deputy Director of Asia Program at the International Crisis Group, wrote for Foreign Affairs on the domestic politics in Vietnam and its implications. She argues that Vietnamese President To Lam, who became the general secretary of the country’s Communist Party last month, is likely to become the most powerful figure in Vietnam since the mid-1980s. |
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| Ramesh Thakur, Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University, wrote for Toda Peace Institute on India’s evolving relationship with Russia and highlights India’s efforts to balance its ties with both Russia and the West, maintaining strategic autonomy while navigating the complex demands of global diplomacy. |
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