Member Activities
America’s Strategy: Unite to Divide
CHINA-US FOCUS - APLN member Fan Jishe wrote about the Biden administration's strategy.
Talking ASEAN on “Joe Biden's One-Year Presidency and ASEAN-US Special Summit”
THE HABIBIE CENTER - APLN member Dewi Fortuna Adwar discussed ASEAN expectations and perceptions of the United States under the first year of the Biden administration.
‘China in Mind’: Japan Mulls Beefing up Military as Ukraine War Rings Alarm
THE GUARDIAN - APLN member Akira Kawasaki commented on Japan's potential acquisition of first strike capabilities, arguing that it would be in violation of the Japanese constitution.
America’s Shaky Leadership Makes for Uneasy Global Order
HANKYOREH - APLN vice-chair Chung-in Moon argued that US power has become limited to the point where it is relying more on its allies to carry out difficult tasks.
Nuclear South Asia and Women in IR: A conversation with Dr Tanvi Kulkarni
INDO PACIFIC VOICES - APLN Policy Fellow Tanvi Kulkarni talks about what building a feminist foreign policy looks like from a nuclear decision-making standpoint.
Ukraine War and Food Security: How Should ASEAN Respond?
RSIS - ASEAN should come together and assess what regional mechanisms it can leverage in addressing the looming threat of food trade protectionism within the region, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Can India Turn Quad Into an Instrument to Realise Its Significant Potential as ...
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - C. Raja Mohan writes: Delhi needs to move quickly to create internal environment for such partnerships with Quad members.
Nirupama Rao at the Business Standard Seema Nazareth Awards
Former Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao delivered a speech titled “Reaching out across borders: How citizen diplomacy can work,” at Business Standard Seema Nazareth Award Ceremony.
For a Better South Asian Neighbourhood
INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C Raja Mohan writes on Ukraine conflict, developments in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan, underlining need to reframe regional ties, work with the logic of geography in ...
Nuclear Command & Control
THE TRIBUNE - C Uday Bhaskar argues that a review of the nuclear command and control (C2) roles is imperative given the ambiguous and contradictory Indian organisational chart.