Escalation Dynamics Under the Nuclear Shadow—India’s Approach
Rakesh Sood examines how India and Pakistan have perceived and responded to each other’s nuclear signalling across multiple crises.
Projects
External Stakeholders in the South China Sea: Linking security in Asia and Europe?
Dongkeun Lee and Frank O'Donnell summarise the recommendations from the edited volume "External Stakeholders in the South China Sea".
Analysis
Mayday, Mayday: It’s 85 Seconds to Midnight
Manpreet Sethi highlights that the Doomsday Clock’s move to 85 seconds to midnight signals an unprecedented level of existential risk.
Projects
A Quarter Century of Nuclear South Asia: Nuclear Noise, Signalling, and the Risk of ...
Moeed Yusuf and Rizwan Zeb examine the trilateral dynamic in five South Asian nuclear crises whereby the United States played a mediatory role leading to crisis termination.
Analysis
How Artificial Intelligence Impacts Deterrence Stability: A Realistic Assessment
Manpreet Sethi examines how AI applications in the military domain could undermine the stability of nuclear deterrence and increase the risk of inadvertent escalation.
Projects
‘All Options Are on the Table’: Assessing the International Legality of Nuclear Threats
Monique Cormier and Anna Hood canvas a range of international instruments that prohibit nuclear threats and sought to explore the extent to which they apply to threats to use nuclear weapons that ...
Newsroom
Protecting the NPT in a Turbulent Year
Shatabhisha Shetty urges Asia-Pacific states to restore disarmament trust, reaffirm NWFZs, and safeguard the NPT.
Member Activities
Pursuing strategic autonomy?
APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon commented that South Korea can survive and prosper only by maintaining regional peace, embracing multilateral security cooperation, and promoting open regionalism.
Headwinds will shape the world this year
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member Shyam Saran argued that India should pursue deeper regional trade integration and explore greater strategic coordination with Asian partners.
National policy: Three Non-Nuclear Principles
APLN Member, Akira Kawasaki critiques Prime Minister Takaichi's suggestion to review Japan's Three Non-Nuclear Principles, reminding that the principles are rooted in Japan's sacrifices.
Donald Trump shakes up the global nuclear order
THE HINDU - APLN Member Rakesh Sood warns that resumption of US nuclear testing will have a domino effect and lead to the demise of the CTBT and the NPT regime.