Korean Peninsula

Confidence Building Measures in the Maritime Domain in Northeast Asia: An Analysis of ...
Kyoko Hatakeyama examines the Maritime and Air Communication Mechanism (MACM) between China and Japan as a maritime CBM in Northeast Asia.

Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Trends and the Impact on the Korean Peninsula
FES ASIA - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in was interviewed by FES Asia. He shared his thoughts on current geopolitical and geo-economic trends and elaborated the impact on the Korean Peninsula.

Strategic risks in the Asia-Pacific: Examining Australian, British, Japanese, and South ...
A new joint report from APLN and the European Leadership Network compares Australian, Japanese, Korean and UK perceptions of strategic risks in the Asia-Pacific.

Appeal to New Approaches to the North Korea Problem
On June 15, APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in spoke at the Korea Europe Center (KEC) Human Security Forum, underlining the urgency of finding a new way to approach the North Korea problems.

Does Yoon’s Year of Values Diplomacy Deserve a Passing Grade?
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in argues that if President Yoon fails to find a balance between values and national interest, his national security and foreign policies are likely to fail.

The Washington Declaration: Old wine in a new bottle?
Jina Kim assesses whether the establishment of the US-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group will bring any qualitative change to the alliance.

Dissecting the Washington Declaration
Peter Hayes argues that the United States and its allies remain in strategic drift in Northeast Asia, and the risk of nuclear war is increasing with each day.

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.

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.

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.