Kora Lejmanjuri: Women are the Peacemakers
VOICES FROM PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES

Kora Lejmanjuri: Women are the Peacemakers

20 Jan 2025 | Desmond Narain DOULATRAM

Desmond Doulatram highlights the crucial role of Marshallese women, particularly as "Lejmanjuri" peacemakers, in advocating for nuclear justice and countering Western narratives that overlook their leadership and resilience in the face of historical and ongoing injustices.

Analysis

Generating Positive Security Dynamics: From 2011 to 2025
THE KOREA TIMES COLUMN

Generating Positive Security Dynamics: From 2011 to 2025

15 Jan 2025 | Marty NATALEGAWA

Marty Natalegawa reflects on the relatively cooperative and diplomacy-driven security dynamics of 2011 with the fragmented, trust-deficient, and increasingly polarized landscape of 2025, emphasizing ...

Analysis

Toward a New High-Level Disarmament Initiative
THE KOREA TIMES COLUMN

Toward a New High-Level Disarmament Initiative

6 Jan 2025 | Tanya OGILVIE-WHITE

Tanya Ogilvie-White underscores that Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel Peace Prize win serves as a stark reminder of the escalating nuclear risks and the urgent need for bold disarmament leadership, inspired by ...

Newsroom

2024: The Year in Review at APLN
WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS

2024: The Year in Review at APLN

27 Dec 2024 | APLN

Our roundup of APLN activities and publications for 2024.

Projects

A Rogue Seoul? South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions and Indonesia-South Korea Relations
NUCLEAR ORDER IN EAST ASIA

A Rogue Seoul? South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions and Indonesia-South Korea Relations

19 Nov 2024 | Elaine NATALIE and Andhika Yudha PRAWIRA

Elaine Natalie and Andhika Prawira explore how Indonesia might react to South Korea acquiring nuclear weapons.

Projects

Criticise, Compartmentalise: The Philippines Response to a Nuclear South Korea
NUCLEAR ORDER IN EAST ASIA

Criticise, Compartmentalise: The Philippines Response to a Nuclear South Korea

13 Nov 2024 | Karla Mae PABELIÑA

Karla Mae G. Pabeliña explains how the Philippines would respond to South Korea acquiring nuclear weapons.

Projects

In Defence of the Status Quo: Stabilising Cross-Strait Relations under the Lai Ching-Te ...
ASIA DIALOGUE ON CHINA-US RELATIONS

In Defence of the Status Quo: Stabilising Cross-Strait Relations under the Lai Ching-Te ...

21 Oct 2024 | Kristy Tsun-Tzu HSU

Kristy Tsun-Tzu Hsu writes on the evolving cross-strait relations under the Lai Ching-Te administration, examining how Taiwan’s political landscape and public opinion are shaping the island’s future ...

Member Activities

    Confidence Crisis in Korean Politics and Wake-Up Call
    MEMBER ACTIVITIES

    Confidence Crisis in Korean Politics and Wake-Up Call

    13 Jan 2025 | KIM Won-soo

    THE KOREA TIMES  - APLN member Kim Won-soo argued that to overcome the current crisis, the ruling and opposition parties must reengage in constructive dialogue and address constitutional reforms.

    Handing Over the iCET Baton - Interview with Rakesh Sood
    MEMBER ACTIVITIES

    Handing Over the iCET Baton - Interview with Rakesh Sood

    9 Jan 2025 | Rakesh SOOD

    INDIA'S WORLD - APLN member Rakesh Sood shared his insights on the the broader implications of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in strengthening bilateral ties. 

    Trump 2.0: Curse or Blessing?
    MEMBER ACTIVITIES

    Trump 2.0: Curse or Blessing?

    6 Jan 2025 | Chung-in MOON

    THE KOREA TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon argued that South Korea must prepare for potential challenges posed by a second Trump presidency.

    Geopolitical Landscape in 2025
    MEMBER ACTIVITIES

    Geopolitical Landscape in 2025

    2 Jan 2025 | LIM Eunjung

    ARIRANG NEWS - APLN member Eunjung Lim discussed what South Korea can do to weather the diplomatic challenges it is expected to face amid its political unrest in the new year.

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