United States (Biden Administration)
The Ethical Dilemma of Nuclear Weapons
Miriam Astrid Rieback argues that concern for nuclear weapons is justified, however states often play by different rules depending on their ranking comparatively to other states.
A New Framework for Cooperative Threat Reduction with North Korea
Yoon-ki Lee argues that a broader multilateral approach is necessary in order to establish peace and lasting outcomes on the Korean peninsula.
Why Is China Building Up Its Nuclear Arsenal?
THE NEW YORK TIMES - APLN board member Tong Zhao discusses mutual vulnerability between China and the U.S. and constructing an effective bilateral relationship.
China and the US: Two Paranoid Giants at Odds
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in provides an analysis on current and predicted outcomes of the China-US rivalry.
A Looming Strategic Arms Race in the Asia-Pacific Region: From a Chinese Perspective
Dr Luo Xi assesses nuclear competition, arms control and future relations between the United States, Russia and China strategic triangle.
It’s Time for Biden to End the Korean War
FOREIGN POLICY - Jessica Lee discusses the prospects of a formal end to the Korean War and urges the Biden Administration to "articulate a forward-looking U.S. agenda on the peninsula".
North Korea’s Missile Missives: Is President Biden Listening?
Dr Manpreet Sethi contextualises the motivations and impact of Pyongyang’s signalling in their recent capability demonstrations.
AUKUS, the Quad, and India’s Strategic Pivot
FOREIGN POLICY - APLN member C. Raja Mohan argues that AUKUS is one part of a larger US effort to reconfigure the Indo-Pacific balance of power.
Responding to North Korea's Reopening of the Yongbyon Reactor
Professor Chung-in Moon, Professor Bong-Geun Jun, Ms. Jinkyung Baek, and Dr. Naoko Aoki comment on DPRK reopening the Yongbyon reactor.