Member Activities

What Do We Know About India’s New Space Policy?
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on the Indian Space Policy 2023, a much-awaited document that clarifies institutional responsibilities & better resource allocation.

The Long Saga of Nuclear ‘Vortex Politics’ in Korea
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Peter Hayes examines how the first pulse of South Korean nuclear proliferation under Park Chung Hee compares with current President Yoon Suk-yeol’s proliferation ruminations.

Heading the Wrong Way? Japan and the Growing Nuclear Threats in Northeast Asia
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Tatsujiro Suzuki analyses the impacts and consequences of Japan's new military-oriented policies and offers a way forward.

The Human Horror of a Nuclear Conflict in Northeast Asia
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN Associate Fellow Eva Lisowski co-wrote an article with David Von Hippel and lay out stark scenarios of nuclear-weapons use and their horrible costs.

South Korean Nuclear Weapons Would Make Things Worse
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Van Jackson argues that if South Korea goes nuclear, it could backfire badly and increase rather than decrease the risks and uncertainties the country would face.

China’s Role in Shaping South Korea’s Nuclear Choice
GLOBAL ASIA - APLN member Tong Zhao co-wrote an article with Kang Jungmin and examines China’s role in shaping South Korea’s nuclear choice.

Rebalance of Power
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member Shyam Saran writes: China-Russia partnership signals a shift in geo-political equations that has implications for India.

Why South Korea Shouldn’t Go Nuclear
ASIA TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in points out that if Seoul acquires nuclear arms, it would have a fatal impact on its survival, prosperity and prestige.

The U.S. Escalates Chips War With China
OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan wrote a paper on the intensifying US-China tech war and examines the logic of it.

World Expo 2030: Elusive Dream or Watershed Moment for Korea’s Takeoff?
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo writes on Busan’s bid for the EXPO 2030.