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Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing
Sahar Khan and Haleema Saadia suggest that Trump's nuclear testing announcement has presented India and Pakistan a rare moment of normative leadership to jointly reaffirm their nuclear moratoriums.
October 2025 in Review at APLN
Our monthly roundup of APLN news and activities in October 2025.
Reducing US-China Nuclear Tensions
Frank O’Donnell emphasises the urgent need to reduce US-China nuclear tensions.
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.
Pathways to Facilitate Global Fail-Safe
APLN co-hosts the 2nd China-US Nuclear Fail-Safe Dialogue.
What India’s Attendance at the Tianjin SCO Summit Means
Pankaj Saran writes that Modi’s visit to China for the SCO Summit signalled cautious steps toward normalisation with Beijing after years of tension.
Jim Bolger (1935-2025)
The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) expresses deep sorrow on the passing of our senior network member from New Zealand, James Brendan (Jim) Bolger.
Gaza hopes to pick up the pieces
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar wrote on the Gaza ceasefire agreement, arguing that the Trump-brokered deal should be cautiously welcomed for a humanitarian reason.
The Limits of Pakistan's Defence Guarantee to Saudi Arabia
Haleema Saadia unpacks the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement along three lines.
Paper Promises: The Limits of Pakistan's Defence Guarantee to Saudi Arabia
Haleema Saadia challenges prevailing narratives about the 2025 Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA).
To Lam’s Foreign Policy Leadership in the “Era of National Rise”
YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE - APLN member Hoang Thi Ha co-wrote a paper with Pham Thi Phuong Thao on Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam’s foreign policy leadership.
Solving the dilemma of OPCON transfer and inter-Korean relations
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-sik noted that attempting to meet the conditions for OPCON transfer has thus far led North Korea to dig in its heels on its nuclear program.