Arms Control
2026 Signals Critical Moment to Preserve Nuclear Order
Shatabhisha Shetty warns that ahead of the 2026 NPT Review Conference, Asia-Pacific states must rebuild confidence in disarmament, reaffirm the role of nuclear-weapon-free zones, and collectively ...
Trump’s Talk of Nuclear Testing Is Terrifying
Mitsuru Kitano argues that President Trump's impulsive and unchecked approach to nuclear testing has significantly increased global nuclear risk.
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability
Over 80 members of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network warn that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability and call upon all nuclear armed states to reaffirm their nuclear testing ...
Nuclear Arms Control in Crisis: Time for Asia–Pacific to Step Up
APLN Senior Associate Fellows John Carlson and John Tilemann co-wrote a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute.
Asia-Pacific Region Key to Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence
Tanvi Kulkarni argues that the world must rethink nuclear deterrence by focusing on the Asia-Pacific’s complex security dynamics, broadening the understanding of nuclear weapons’ consequences, and ...
Reflections on the 2025 NPT PrepCom
We invited four experts to examine the implications of this outcome: what drove the deadlock, whether the treaty is now at greater risk, and what urgent actions could restore momentum ahead of the ...
Nuclear Arms Control Architecture on Life Support
Kim Won-soo urges the N-5, umbrella states, and civil society to take immediate steps to rebuild trust and bolster the global nuclear disarmament and arms control framework ahead of 2026, with the ...
China’s Military Spending Rises Should Prompt Regional Budget Responses
ASPI - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan observed that China’s rapidly increasing defence budget reflects its expanding military ambitions and heightened geopolitical assertiveness.
Better Know a Nuke: China
IISS - APLN member Tong Zhao discussed how China’s evolving nuclear posture and expanding arsenal impact global security on a podcast produced by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Nuclear War in Northeast Asia?: Early Warnings, Risk Reduction, and Denuclearization
Nine APLN members and staff will participate in a symposium on December 6 and 7 to discuss potential measures that civil society and governments can take to prevent nuclear war escalation.