Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Defence Planning: Case of Japan
Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi examines how AI is shaping Japan’s defence planning and operational risk management, focusing on the strategic operationalisation within the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and its broader regional implications.
Analysis
South Korean Military-AI Integration: Opportunities and Risks
Suon Choi argues that South Korea’s rapid integration of AI into its military is transforming the strategic landscape of the Korean Peninsula.
Analysis
Talking Nuclear: Sujata Mehta in conversation with Manpreet Sethi
Dr Manpreet Sethi speaks with Ambassador Sujata Mehta about the current state of global affairs, past successes in arms control negotiations, and ways to move ahead.
Analysis
Addressing the Challenges of Nuclear Submarine Proliferation to the IAEA’s Comprehensive ...
Tariq Rauf highlights the "safeguards loophole" regarding naval nuclear propulsion programmes of non-nuclear states and suggests a revised set of protocols.
Projects
Loss and Containment: Asia-Pacific states and the exaggerated threat perceptions of the ...
Frank O'Donnell and Joel Petersson Ivre argue that the US and China each misperceive the other's regional influence due to an inability to appreciate regional agency.
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
‘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.
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.