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Support for Preventing the Accidental, Mistaken, or Unauthorized Use of a Nuclear Weapon: Nuclear "Fail-Safe" Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group, Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, European Leadership Network, Grandview Institution, and Nuclear Threat Initiative

Full statement from @apln.network, @theeln.bsky.social , and @nti.org www.nti.org/analysis/art...

They warn that AI, cyberattacks, and the erosion of arms control are testing decades-old safeguards — and urge a P5 Joint Statement on nuclear fail-safe ahead of the 2026 NPT Review Conference. #NuclearFailsafe

Group Statement: Supporting Nuclear Fail-safe | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

75 former senior officials & experts call on all nuclear-armed states to strengthen safeguards against accidental, mistaken, or unauthorised nuclear use.

Joint statement by APLN, EASLG, @theeln.bsky.social, Grandview Institution & @nti.org, released at #MSC2026.

www.apln.network/analysis/sta...

Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG): Call for Strengthened Fail-Safe Measures to Prevent Accidental Nuclear Use Former and serving senior officials, military leaders, and experts from across the Euro-Atlantic region call for strengthened fail-safe measures to prevent accidental nuclear use.

In a group statement, with @apln.network & @nti.org, the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) calls for strengthened fail-safe measures to prevent accidental nuclear use, signed by serving & fmr senior officials, military leaders, & experts. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/group-statem...

Security expert urges Korea to lead middle-power coalition - The Korea Times The idea of cooperation among middle powers has circulated for years, often more in theory than in practice. But Moon Chung-in, a James Laney Disti...

APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon was interviewed by
the Korea Times, arguing that South Korea should consider playing a more proactive role in uniting middle powers, as the global order is increasingly shaped by great-power rivalry and transactional diplomacy.
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/p...

This paper is published simultaneously by
@carnegieendowment.org and by the Nautilus Institute, with the support of @carnegie.org.

Rakesh Sood is a former Indian diplomat who has dealt with global and regional strategic issues and national security challenges issues for four decades. He is currently Distinguished Fellow at Council for Strategic and Defence Research, a Delhi based think-tank.

Escalation Dynamics Under the Nuclear Shadow—India’s Approach | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

In this special report, APLN member Rakesh Sood examines how #India and #Pakistan have perceived and responded to each other’s #nuclear signalling across multiple crises.
www.apln.network/projects/nuc...

External Stakeholders in the South China Sea: Linking security in Asia and Europe? | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

This is the second chapter of the edited volume External Stakeholders in the South China Sea. Read the full volume on our website ➡️ www.apln.network/projects/mar...

Due to constitutional constraints on direct military engagement, Japan has placed greater emphasis on bilateral and multilateral diplomatic efforts in the region, which Hatakeyama examines in detail.

Maritime Cooperation between Non-Major Power Stakeholders in the South China Sea: Japan's capability and limitations | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

Kyoko Hatakeyama explores Japan’s assessment of the #SouthChinaSea dispute and the measures Tokyo is taking to avert further escalation. www.apln.network/projects/mar... #maritimesecurity #maritimecooperation #SCS

YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment Bluff or Death? How to Assess Nuclear “Threats”

Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TED... #NukeSky #nuclearthreat #Deterrence

In collaboration with the Nautilus Institute and @carnegieendowment.org, we are conducting 3 online seminars featuring authors from a new paper series on nuclear signaling and threat dynamics.

The first webinar starts TODAY at 9am EST/11pm KST.
Register here 🔗 carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/...

📮How to apply:
Please email your CV + cover letter (max. 1 page) explaining your interest in the role and how you meet the selection criteria.
Subject line: “Research & Comms Intern 2026”
Send to 📪 hr@apln.network

📢 #Internship opportunity!
We are #hiring a part-time Research & Communications Intern to support social media management, website updates, and event coordination.
🔗 Full job description: www.apln.network/news/notice/...
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Network Members | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

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Hon. Ralph Regenvanu (Vanuatu), Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Energy, Environment, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards and Disaster Management.

Hon. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali (Nepal), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal.

Professor Xia Liping (China), Professor and Founding Dean of the School of Political Science & International Relations at Tongji University.

Ambassador Peter Woolcott (Australia), Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow at Monash University and Australia’s former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and to the Conference on Disarmament.

In January, APLN warmly welcomes four new senior network members 👏🏻

This paper is published simultaneously by
@carnegieendowment.org and by the Nautilus Institute, with the support of @carnegie.org.

Rizwan Zeb is Visiting Research Fellow, BNU Center for Policy Research at Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan.

Moeed Yusuf is President of Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan and Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He served as Pakistan’s National Security Adviser and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, 2019-22.

“The only smart policy,” they aver, “is one that ensures crisis prevention. This points to the need for the international community to push for a serious Indian-Pakistani dialogue aimed at addressing the root cause of bilateral tensions—their outstanding disputes and contentious issues.”

A Quarter Century of Nuclear South Asia: Nuclear Noise, Signalling, and the Risk of Escalation in India-Pakistan Crises | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

In this special report, Moeed Yusuf and Rizwan Zeb examine the trilateral dynamic in five South Asian nuclear crises whereby the United States played a mediatory role, leading to crisis termination.
www.apln.network/projects/nuc... #NukeSky

Bluff or Death? How to Assess Nuclear “Threats” In turbulent times, the less precise our nuclear discourse, the more fear nuclear manipulators can elicit.

We @apln.network are pleased to partner with
@carnegieendowment.org & Nautilus Institute on new paper series exploring dynamics around nuclear signaling and threats. The launch discussion for the first of these is Tues Feb 10 at 0900 EST - sign up today! carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/...

How Artificial Intelligence Impacts Deterrence Stability: A Realistic Assessment | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

"Machines could play this game clinically, using artificially fixed conditions and expectations, raising the possibilities of #deterrence instability and even breakdown."
Dr Manpreet Sethi on #AI & #nuclear risk ⤵️
www.apln.network/analysis/pol... #NukeSky

This paper is published simultaneously by @carnegieendowment.org and by the Nautilus Institute, with the support of @carnegie.org.