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The China–India–Pakistan Nuclear Trilemma and Accidental War
Prakash Menon proposes a Global No First Use Treaty governing nations' nuclear weapons arsenals.
Strategic Risk Management in Southern Asia
Feroz Hassan Khan warns that strategic stability at the China-India-Pakistan trijunction remains tenuous.
The China–India–Pakistan Nuclear Triangle: Consequential Choices for Asian Security
Salman Bashir examines the wider regional and global geopolitical entanglements of China, India, and Pakistan.
Sharif in China: How Are China-Pakistan Ties?
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's China visit.
Hegemonic Competition beyond New Cold War
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo writes on the tense U.S.-China relations and argues that hegemonic competition must stay within mutually agreed guardrails to avoid a head-on collision.
A Wary India Remains Caught between the US-China Geopolitical Contest
SCMP - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar argues that any substantive change in the US-China relationship in either way will affect New Delhi’s security concerns and aspiration to maintain strategic autonomy.
Europe and Asia: In the Same Boat?
The rise of Asia and the conflicts within it and between it and the West have begun to reproduce a complex security interdependence.
Xi Jinping Is China’s Most Audacious Leader for Decades, Argues Kevin Rudd
THE ECONOMIST - APLN member Kevin Rudd argues that Chinese president Xi Jinping has upended decades-old political conventions and smashed through bureaucratic inertia to achieve his goals for China.
Now, Chairman Xi?
INDIA TODAY - APLN member Shyam Saran points out that a more assertive Chinese posture towards India is likely, even if there are tactical shifts dictated by the G20 and SCO summits.
Why China Must Stop Russia from Using a Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine
SCMP - APLN member Kevin Rudd argues that given Putin’s track record of giving effect to his threats, Xi must act in China’s national interest and intervene to defuse the nuclear threat.