United States (Trump Administration)
Managing Regional Security Amidst DC Disconnects
Frank O'Donnell highlights how the second Trump administration’s contradictory policies are undermining trust and coherence in the US Asia strategy, and urges regional allies to prioritise greater ...
Book Talk: The Rivalry Peril
QUINCY INSTITUTE - APLN Senior Research Adviser Van Jackson shared insights from his new book, The Rivalry Peril, on how great-power competition threatens peace and weakens democracy.
China’s Growing Role and US Foreign Policy: S. Korea’s Options in Shifting World Order
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon was interviewed by The Korea Times, where he argued that South Korea should reduce its security dependence on the US.
The Multilayered Multipolarity of Energy: A New Surge in United States-Korea Relations?
THE NATIONAL INTEREST - APLN member Eunjung Lim wrote on the multilayered multipolarity of energy, arguing that renewable and nuclear energy must remain integral to South Korea’s energy mix.
The Korean Peninsula and Trump’s ‘Copernican Moment’ on Denuclearization
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-sik commented that Trump’s recent remarks on denuclearisation appear to denote a sea change in Washington’s stance on nuclear weapons.
Beginning of the End for Pax Americana?
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo argued that recent events in Washington highlight America’s growing internal divisions and retreat from global leadership.
US Resumption of Nuclear Testing: A Dangerous Possibility
Maria Rost Rublee warns that the potential resumption of US nuclear testing under the Trump administration would severely undermine the global nuclear nonproliferation regime, destabilise regional ...
US Suspension of Foreign Aid: Will China Fill the Void?
FULCRUM - APLN member Hoang Thi Ha co-wrote a paper with Cha Hae Won, highlighting that as the US reduces its foreign assistance, Southeast Asian countries are turning to China to fill the gap.
How to Manage Existential Risk in the Age of Trump
Tom Barber explains how the Trump administration's chaotic behaviour is having a negative impact on existential risks.
Trump and the Cross-Strait Status Quo – views from Taiwan, ASEAN and the US
On 20 February, APLN hosted a webinar on how to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait under Trump 2.0.