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Can S. Korea and the US Talk as Friends?
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik argues that if South Korea truly is a friend to the US, it should communicate that a long war is not in the US’ interests.
ROK-US alliance 3.0 at 70
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo points out that the verdict on the credibility and efficacy of Alliance 3.0 will depend on how the alliance responds to these challenges from China and DPRK.
EU’s Struggle To Find a Unified Stance on China Will Shape the US-China Contest
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - APLN member C. Uday Bhaskar writes on French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China.
As the U.S. and China Part Ways, the Global South Finds Its Own Path
SINICA PODCAST - APLN member Kishore Mahbubani discussed about how ASEAN, the Global South, and even some European countries are charting a different path in a time of U.S.-China strategic rivalry.
South Korean Nuclear Weapons Would Make Things Worse
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Van Jackson argues that if South Korea goes nuclear, it could backfire badly and increase rather than decrease the risks and uncertainties the country would face.
The U.S. Escalates Chips War With China
OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan wrote a paper on the intensifying US-China tech war and examines the logic of it.
China Is Reinventing Itself as a Peace Broker — How Will America Respond?
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in writes on China's role as a global mediator and its potential to undermine US leadership on the world stage.
Australia Fast-Tracks Itself Into a Formidable Naval Power With Sub Deal
THE JAPAN TIMES - APLN member Ramesh Thakur points out that there are several real risks that could yet thwart the AUKUS submarine deal.
Chip Wars Chasing Critical Technologies | Raisina Dialogue 2023
ORF - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan spoke to Szu-Chien Hsu and discussed how chip powerhouses like Taiwan would respond to these festering realities amidst Sino-American decoupling.
Carnegie Experts on the Ukraine War’s Long Shadow
CEIP - APLN member Tong Zhao argues that the Ukraine War likely contributed to China’s gradual acceptance of the Biden administration’s framework for “managing” competition by building guardrails.