Japan
Japan’s New Security Policy: Normalizing or Remilitarizing?
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo writes on Japan's new security policy and argues that it is time for Japan to reflect on the past in order to move forward in its quest for normal statehood.
Public Seminar - Japan Fukushima Nuclear Issue
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM - APLN member Rhea Moss-Christian moderated a panel discussion and shared concerns regarding Japan's plans to discharge nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean in 2023.
Understanding Japan’s Nuclear Dilemma
CAPS - APLN member Manpreet Sethi analyses Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s overtures towards nuclear disarmament as well as new defence build-up with modernisation of conventional forces.
India and the New Eurasia
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C Raja Mohan argues that the rise of Eurasia is making it harder for India to ride on two baots at the same time and Delhi must seize the emerging possibilities.
Veer Guardian 2023: Maiden India-Japan Air Exercise to Begin
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan argues that the China factor has steadied the India-Japan strategic partnership, despite their differences of opinion on other matters.
Security Cooperation Between South Korea and Japan Needs Strong Leadership
Eunjung Lim says that South Korea and Japan share a common goal of better security cooperation and must overcome mutual suspicions and animosity.
Japan’s New Strategic Direction
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on Japan’s new national security documents and Tokyo’s new strategic orientations.
Members of the International Group of Eminent Persons
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has selected several APLN members and staff to serve on a special advisory group.
Japan’s Changing Nuclear Energy Policy
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN board member Tatsujiro Suzuki writes on the Kishida administration's new nuclear energy policy and the viability of the proposed 2050 Carbon Neutral policy.
(NU-NEA) Potential Implications of the War in Ukraine for Northeast Asia
Paul Davis argues that the Ukraine war has made the range of nuclear-use cases in Northeast Asia even more plausible.