Strategic Rivalry and Risk Reduction in East Asia
The APLN addresses nuclear and military competition in countries across East Asia and beyond including China, Japan, DPRK, ROK, the US, Mongolia and Taiwan.
The Role of SCO and BRICS in Asian Stability from the Chinese Perspective
Tianjiao Jiang examines how China is leveraging the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS to reshape regional governance.
US Policy towards Southeast Asia under the Trump Administration
Piper Campbell assesses the trajectory of US-Southeast Asia relations against the backdrop of evolving US-China geopolitical competition.
Military Exercises and Security Multialignment in Asia amid US-China Competition
Prashanth Parameswaran assesses the accelerating proliferation of military exercises in Asia, driven by intensifying US–China strategic competition.
Beyond Collective Balancing: A Typology of Asian Minilaterals and US Strategic ...
Kelly Grieco observes that US expectations for Asian minilaterals are increasingly disconnected from regional realities.
APLN Membership Survey: Cyberattacks on NC3 is the greatest emerging threat
APLN's first Membership Survey finds great concern about cyber attacks on nuclear command and control infrastructure.
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.
The 2025 Busan Meeting: Setting New Expectations for China and the United States
Wu Chunsi suggests that the Trump-Xi meeting in Busan in October 2025 has raised new expectations for improved China-United States ties.
Existential Need for Reducing US-China Nuclear Tensions
Frank O’Donnell emphasises the urgent need to reduce U.S.-China nuclear tensions and proposes unilateral fail-safe reviews as a practical interim measure to mitigate accidental risks.
The SLCM-N and Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles
Hideo Asano explores the potential political impact of the US deployment of the Nuclear-armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile on Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles.
Managing Multiple Multipolarities: Evolving interstate relations in the Asia-Pacific
Manpreet Sethi, Fang Liu, and Elaine Natalie explain how different understandings of multipolarity in China, India, and Indonesia shape geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific.