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Breaking the Korean Peninsula Nuclear Stalemate: Recommendations for the United States, ...
Frank O'Donnell recommends that the United States, South Korea, and China urgently synchronise their diplomatic strategies and pursue a framework of "stable co-existence" to mitigate the escalating ...
Joint Statement: Breaking the Korean Peninsula Nuclear Stalemate
Leading American and South Korean security experts and former senior officials urge President Trump and President Xi to prioritise Korean security and resume North Korean engagement during their May ...
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.
Mayday, Mayday: It’s 85 Seconds to Midnight
Manpreet Sethi highlights that the Doomsday Clock’s move to 85 seconds to midnight signals an unprecedented level of existential risk.
2026 Signals Critical Moment to Preserve Nuclear Order
Shatabhisha Shetty warns that ahead of the 2026 NPT Review Conference, Asia-Pacific states must rebuild confidence in disarmament, reaffirm the role of nuclear-weapon-free zones, and collectively ...
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.
Donald Trump shakes up the global nuclear order
THE HINDU - APLN Member Rakesh Sood warns that resumption of US nuclear testing will have a domino effect and lead to the demise of the CTBT and the NPT regime.
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.
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.
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.