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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.

Nuclear Threats Under International Law Part II: Applying the Law | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

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Nuclear Threats Under International Law Part I: The Legal Framework | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

This paper is a condensed and updated version of two articles previously published by the authors as part of this project: www.apln.network/projects/nuc...

Monique Cormier is an associate professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She researches and teaches public international law, with a focus on the international law of nuclear nonproliferation and international criminal jurisdiction.

Anna Hood is an associate professor at the University of Auckland. She is a public international law academic whose research focuses primarily on international disarmament law, international law and security, and the intersection between depth psychology and international law.

‘All Options Are on the Table’: Assessing the International Legality of Nuclear Threats | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

In this special report, Monique Cormier and Anna Hood canvas a range of international instruments that prohibit nuclear threats and sought to explore the extent to which they apply to threats to use nuclear weapons that nuclear armed states have issued over time.
www.apln.network/projects/nuc...