Asia-Pacific

Talking Nuclear Ep 3: HMGS Palihakkara in conversation with Manpreet Sethi
Dr Manpreet Sethi is joined by Ambassador HMGS Palihakkara to discuss the the structural deadlocks in multilateral disarmament, the fragile future of the NPT, and Sri Lanka's specific vulnerabilities ...

Seven Lessons to Escape a World in Disorder
Gareth Evans argues that today’s disorderly international system, marked by weakening institutions and rising geopolitical conflict, may still be reversible.

Frank O’Donnell quoted in India Today on India’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft options
Frank O’Donnell was quoted in India Today on India’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft options, cautioning that GCAP and FCAS should not distract from proven platforms and domestic capability ...

APLN and Jeju Peace Institute sign MOU to strengthen cooperation
APLN and the Jeju Peace Institute have signed an MOU to establish a framework for cooperation on research, knowledge exchange, policy engagement, and future collaboration around the Jeju Forum.

Safer Together: Patterns of Security Co-operation in Asia
The June 2026 special issue of the Global Asia journal features nine short essays from APLN's project 'Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations'.

Jeju Forum 2026: Destined for Chaos and Disorder? Search for New Regional and ...
The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) and the East Asia Foundation are co-hosting a session on ‘Destined for Chaos and Disorder? Search for New Regional and International Order’ at the Jeju ...

Jeju Forum 2026: Between Collective Defense and Collective Security: Toward a New ...
The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) and the Jeju Peace Institute are co-hosting a session on 'Between Collective Defense and Collective Security: Toward a New Security Architecture in East ...

Military Exercises and Security Multialignment in Asia amid US-China Competition
Prashanth Parameswaran assesses the accelerating proliferation of military exercises in Asia, driven by intensifying US–China strategic competition.

Situating Malaysia’s Defence Partnerships: Prospects for the Next Decade
Hoo Chiew Ping and Ngeow Chow Bing evaluate the five most consequential defence partnerships that will impact Malaysia's strategic environment in the near future, amid shifting major power dynamics.

Beyond Collective Balancing: A Typology of Asian Minilaterals and US Strategic ...
Kelly Grieco observes that US expectations for Asian minilaterals are increasingly disconnected from regional realities.
