Research Areas

Disruptive Technology & Nuclear Risks

Emerging and Disruptive Technologies are creating new escalation risks. APLN examines the impact of technology-nuclear nexus on strategic stability and measures to eliminate nuclear risks.

Featured

APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability

by Sang-Hyun LEE and Eunjung LIM |

8 Nov 2025

Over 80 members of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network warn that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability and call upon all nuclear armed states to reaffirm

In Defence of the Status Quo: Stabilising Cross-Strait Relations under the Lai Ching-Te Administration

by Innocentia ATCHAYA |

21 Oct 2024

Kristy Tsun-Tzu Hsu writes on the evolving cross-strait relations under the Lai Ching-Te administration, examining how Taiwan’s political landscape and public opinion are shaping the island’s future amid rising tensions with China.

Related Projects

Advancing Nuclear Fail-Safe in the Asia-Pacific

APLN has worked with partners in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the United States to highlight the benefits of independent, internal “fail-safe” reviews in nuclear-armed states. Fail-safe reviews are aimed at strengthening safeguards to prevent unauthorized, inadvertent, or mistaken use of a nuclear weapon, including through false warning of an attack. These reviews would be effective unilateral nuclear risk-reduction steps, not requiring any negotiation, treaty, or verification.

Nuclear Order in East Asia

The Nuclear Order in East Asia project explores the evolving perceptions of the role of nuclear weapons in national and regional security. The project addresses evolving views on US extended deterrence, China’s nuclear modernisation, North Korea’s nuclear program, and regional debates on nuclear latency.

Publications

APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability

by Sang-Hyun LEE and Eunjung LIM

8 Nov 2025

Over 80 members of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network warn that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability and call upon all nuclear armed states to reaffirm

Hibakusha’s Call: Japan and the TPNW

by Nobuyasu ABE

19 Mar 2025

Kazuko Ito argues that Japan, as the only country to have suffered from nuclear warfare, must take a leading role in preventing nuclear war and achieving a nuclear-free world by joining the TPNW, emphasising the growing need for global nuclear disarmament.

International Women’s Day: Accelerating Gender Equality in International Security

by Hyun CHO, Jina KIM and Sang-Hyun LEE

7 Mar 2025

Five international security experts discuss efforts to advance gender equality and expand leadership opportunities for women in the field, as well as the steps needed to accelerate progress.