United States (Trump Administration)

Book Talk: The Rivalry Peril
QUINCY INSTITUTE - APLN Senior Research Adviser Van Jackson shared insights from his new book, The Rivalry Peril, on how great-power competition threatens peace and weakens democracy.

China’s Growing Role and US Foreign Policy: S. Korea’s Options in Shifting World Order
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon was interviewed by The Korea Times, where he argued that South Korea should reduce its security dependence on the US.

The Multilayered Multipolarity of Energy: A New Surge in United States-Korea Relations?
THE NATIONAL INTEREST - APLN member Eunjung Lim wrote on the multilayered multipolarity of energy, arguing that renewable and nuclear energy must remain integral to South Korea’s energy mix.

The Korean Peninsula and Trump’s ‘Copernican Moment’ on Denuclearization
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-sik commented that Trump’s recent remarks on denuclearisation appear to denote a sea change in Washington’s stance on nuclear weapons.

China as a Provider of Regional Stability in the Asia-Pacific: Balancing Security and ...
Shao Yuqun analyses China's view of regional stability and suggests how it can improve its role as a provider of stability in the Asia-Pacific.

China as a Provider of Regional Stability in the Asia-Pacific: Balancing Security and ...
Shao Yuqun analyses China's view of regional stability and suggests how it can improve its role as a provider of stability in the Asia-Pacific.

Beginning of the End for Pax Americana?
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN member Kim Won-soo argued that recent events in Washington highlight America’s growing internal divisions and retreat from global leadership.

US Resumption of Nuclear Testing: A Dangerous Possibility
Maria Rost Rublee warns that the potential resumption of US nuclear testing under the Trump administration would severely undermine the global nuclear nonproliferation regime, destabilise regional ...

US Suspension of Foreign Aid: Will China Fill the Void?
FULCRUM - APLN member Hoang Thi Ha co-wrote a paper with Cha Hae Won, highlighting that as the US reduces its foreign assistance, Southeast Asian countries are turning to China to fill the gap.

How to Manage Existential Risk in the Age of Trump
Tom Barber explains how the Trump administration's chaotic behaviour is having a negative impact on existential risks.
