Member Activities

Launch of SLBM and Indian Underwater Deterrent
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar writes: Exaggerated claims of India having arrived as a military power must be kept on hold.

Kim Jong-un’s Two Uses of “Idiot” in Final Letter to Trump
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik writes on the final correspondence between the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and then-President Donald Trump of the US.

China Now under One-Man Rule?
FRANCE 24 - APLN member Kevin Rudd discussed China's 20th Party Congress and what it will mean for Xi Jinping's legacy.

The World According to Xi Jinping
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - APLN member Kevin Rudd points out that Marxist-Leninist ideology is now central to Chinese politics and policy making, and analyzes its major consequences for the entire world.

Multilateral Diplomacy: Wild Card with Caveats for Seoul
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo argues that value-based approaches to multilateralism are critical for South Korea's diplomacy, but Seoul has to be conscious of three caveats.

Diplomatic Dispatch | Nuclear Deterrence in Contemporary World
SANSAD TV - APLN members Rakesh Sood and Manpreet Sethi talk about what raising the nuclear stakes meant for the war in Ukraine and for the world at large.

Ukraine and the Global Nuclear Order
AIIA - APLN Senior Associate Fellow John Tilemann writes: Russia’s intervention in Ukraine highlights the urgency of steps to contain and eliminate nuclear threats.

What if? Prospects and Consequences of Nuclear Use by President Putin
CENTRE FOR AIR POWER STUDIES INDIA - APLN member Manpreet Sethi analyses possible consequences of nuclear use by Russia.

Deeper Into the Mire
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member Shyam Saran writes: The decree signed by President Putin a few days ago — to annex Donbas — looks more like a desperate gambit rather than a celebration of success.

China's Future: What it Means for Asia and the World
ASIA SOCIETY - APLN member Kevin Rudd delivers a keynote address and joins former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger in conversation.