This report is published as part of APLN’s Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations, supported by a grant from @carnegie.org, formerly known as Carnegie Corporation of New York.

𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻? As the longstanding assumptions about US power and presence in Southeast Asia come under strain, a new APLN report by former US Ambassador Piper Campbell asks what comes next for #SoutheastAsia. Read: www.apln.network/projects/asi...

The global nuclear landscape is shifting fast. The 11th NPT Review Conference has concluded without a consensus, just as the Trump-Xi summit brings a high-stakes return to leader-level diplomacy. Read @apln.network's latest analysis on these critical security trends: www.apln.network

Why did the 11th NPT Review Conference collapse without consensus? In our new APLN commentary, Manpreet Sethi and @hreepsamudra.bsky.social argue that misses what actually happened. The Iran fight just made the deeper rot visible. 🧵

In this APLN The Korea Times column, Marianne Hanson argues that the 2026 #NPT Review Conference's failure to reach consensus is symptomatic of a deep malaise in the non-proliferation regime. Read here ⤵️ www.apln.network/analysis/the...

In this policy brief, Dr. Jingdong Yuan provides an assessment of China’s strategic pivot toward military intelligentisation, exploring how Beijing is integrating #AI into the #PLA to gain a decisive edge in its rivalry with the US. www.apln.network/analysis/pol...

The NPT review Conference concluded without a consensus-based outcomes document - for the third time in a row. The structural faultlines of the NPT are now starkly visible. At @apln.network we are capturing insights on the 11th RevCon and the future of the NPT. See: www.apln.network/analysis/res...

New from APLN: Dr. Jingdong Yuan provides a timely assessment of Chinese perspectives on artificial intelligence and its military applications, with particular attention to the AI-nuclear nexus. Read the full paper here: www.apln.network/analysis/pol...

Asian minilaterals grown in number across the Indo-Pacific, drawing DC’s attention. @kellygrieco.bsky.social at @stimsoncenter.bsky.social notes that US expectations for Asian minilaterals are increasingly disconnected from regional realities. Read the full report: www.apln.network/projects/asi...

As 🇺🇸-🇨🇳 competition intensifies, Malaysia finds itself at a critical geostrategic crossroads. How does 🇲🇾 safeguard its strategic autonomy? Chiew-Ping Hoo & Chow-Bing Ngeow evaluate key security risks & threats likely to shape 🇲🇾’s strategic environment in the future. www.apln.network/projects/asi...

🆕🚨Why the 2026 NPT RevCon may face its most difficult environment in decades. Dr. Marianne Hanson warns that w/o genuine reforms and restored reciprocity the 2026 NPT RevCon risks deepening global divisions and collapsing the nonproliferation regime. Read full report: apln.network/analysis/spe...

NEW APLN policy report authored by our Senior Research Adviser @frank11285.bsky.social on breaking the nuclear stalemate on the Korean Peninsula. www.apln.network/projects/nuc... #NukeSky

Our @apln.network report and joint statement leads today's @carnegieendowment.org @carnegienpp.bsky.social Proliferation News - carnegieendowment.org/programs/nuc...

Beyond tariffs and geopolitics, another issue hangs over the #Trump–#Xi summit this week: the growing risks posed by AI, cyber capabilities, and space competition. In a new report, Tianjiao Jiang examines how 🇨🇳 views these threats as increasingly interconnected. 🧵 www.apln.network/analysis/pol...

New joint statement from leading US and Korean security experts, published by APLN ahead of the Trump-Xi summit: www.apln.network/analysis/sta... #NukeSky

New joint statement out today from US-ROK experts ahead of the Trump-Xi summit: time to put Korean Peninsula security back on the table. Key shift is calling for "stable co-existence" framework instead of denuclearisation as precondition for talks. More here: www.apln.network/analysis/sta...

New @apln.network publication: Kelly Grieco @stimsoncenter.bsky.social develops the first dataset and typology of Asian minilaterals with neither the US or China as members, with policy advice for the US on how to respond to this structural landscape. www.apln.network/projects/asi...

🆕 📑 from APLN Former Indian naval officer Rear Adm (Dr) Sudarshan Y. Shrikhande (Retd) examines how naval competition in South Asia is reshaping nuclear deterrence and crisis stability in the region. ➡️ apln.network/analysis/pol...

Hi Bluesky! Very excited because @joelivre.bsky.social and I just published APLN’s first Membership Survey on nuclear and geopolitical risks in the Asia-Pacific (basically what keeps regional experts up at night). Reposting the launch post here while I figure out how this app works lol. More soon!

Productive @apln.network meeting today with Malaysian MOFA to discuss Asian security issues.

On 28-29 April, APLN hosted a conference in Kuala Lumpur as part of its project on Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations and its implications for regional stability.

⏰ The 2026 Normandy World Forum for Peace starts tomorrow! Our #NormandyIndex maps threats to peace & democracy worldwide 📊 Infographic: link.europa.eu/HvkVvh 📖 Study: link.europa.eu/cnNffm #NormandiePourLaPaix @regionnormandie.bsky.social @globalpeaceindex.bsky.social

In the second episode of our new Talking Nuclear interview series, APLN Senior Research Adviser Manpreet Sethi is joined by Amb. Carlos Sorreta to discuss the deteriorating state of global nuclear diplomacy and the challenges facing international legal frameworks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-F7...

We invited experts to respond to ROK FM Cho's argument that non-proliferation is "a strategic imperative." They agreed on the goal but challenged Seoul to do more to back it up. Jun Bonggeun, Maria Rost Rublee, and Toby Dalton respond: www.apln.network/analysis/the...

NEW: ROK Foreign Minister CHO Hyun writes for @apln.network: South Korea's pursuit of enrichment, reprocessing, and nuclear subs does not signal nuclear weapons ambitions. Non-proliferation is "a logical strategic imperative." www.apln.network/analysis/com... #NukeSky #NPT

I write about how 🇮🇳 & 🇵🇰 are incorporating AI into their militaries, increasing the need for credible "guardrails" to reduce escalation risks and recognize mutual vulnerabilities despite the politics of the region: www.apln.network/analysis/com... Thanks @kulkarnitanvi.bsky.social & @apln.network!

What can past nuclear diplomacy teach us about today’s risks? In our new Talking Nuclear series, Dr Manpreet Sethi speaks with Amb. Sujata Mehta, former Indian Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, on how nuclear risks have evolved👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK9t...

NEW POLICY BRIEF 🚨 Tariq Rauf examines the "safeguards loophole" concerning naval nuclear propulsion programs & its implications for global non-proliferation. He proposes a revamped framework to reduce nuclear proliferation risks & strengthen oversight mechanisms. www.apln.network/analysis/pol...

The Iris Dena which "was torpedoed by a US submarine on ... March 4, in Sri Lanka's Exclusive Economic Zone 40" (had) "left Visakhapatnam on Feb 26" ... "It was most likely being surveilled by the US military right through its journey to and from Indian shores" www.newslaundry.com/2026/03/05/a...

"It is hard to think of a case in which a foreign air attack on a country led to a change to a more democratic and peaceful government." @matthew-bunn.bsky.social 's new piece for the Bulletin looks at some of the potential outcomes of the conflict.

March 1 is Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day in the Marshall Islands, where the Castle Bravo nuclear test took place 72 years ago. Read the evocative poem "See you soon, lagoon" by our 2022 PICC Winner Bedi Racule to learn more about its harmful legacy: bit.ly/3Zc22zj

Read the full report to understand how fear, misperceptions, and strategic autonomy shape US-China relations in the Asia-Pacific: www.apln.network/projects/asi...

🚨 NEW REPORT by @frank11285.bsky.social & @joelivre.bsky.social 🚨 The US & China both exaggerate the influence the other holds over Asia-Pacific states. In doing so, they misunderstand the region and fuel their own insecurity. 🧵👇 www.apln.network/projects/asi...

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

📢 #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/... #Career #JobVacancy #JobOpportunities #RemoteWork

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/...

The 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, captured by photographer Jamie Christiani. IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT. Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse

5 years on from the entry into force of the #TPNW, we revisit a report by Becky Alexis-Martin, Qurat Ul Ain, Kolby Kaller, Ben Donaldson, and Matthew Maslen examining the legacy of #nuclearweapons in #Pacific and the role #TPNW can play in advancing #nuclearjustice. www.apln.network/analysis/spe...

Should #AI control nuclear weapons decisions? Dr Manpreet Sethi argues for keeping humans firmly in charge — and outlines practical steps nuclear-armed states can take now. New policy brief from @apln.network: www.apln.network/analysis/pol... #NukeSky

In this special report, George Perkovich argues that “nuclear threat” must be defined more carefully to distinguish real dangers that require action from rhetoric designed to manipulate nuclear anxiety. Read here ⤵️ www.apln.network/projects/nuc...

This is a meticulously edited volume by my colleague Dongkeun Lee. Seven essays offering escalation assessments and policy recommendations for regional actors in the South China Sea. Read here: t.co/DrsKXsQOHd

This year, @apln.network we have launched a new research vertical on Disruptive Technologies and Nuclear Risks. And who better to kick it off with than Dr Manpreet Sethi!

Happy to announce the 1st ever @isanet.bsky.social conference in South Asia in August 2026. Hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, we welcome proposals from scholars based in and/or studying South Asian politics & international relations, but also broader global themes ofc www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

In our first APLN x The Korea Times column this year, APLN Director @shatashetty.bsky.social highlights several alarming developments from 2025, which should serve as a wake-up call for the intl community to work together toward the success of the 2026 NPT RevCon. ➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/the...

We're hiring! We are seeking an Early Career Policy Fellow to work on Nuclear Deterrence, Behavioural Bias, and UK Nuclear Policy. UK-based remote Fixed Term Contract: 18 months, 37.5 hours per week £43,334.54 Apply by 9th January 2026 Details below ⤵️ europeanleadershipnetwork.org/job/early-ca...

A new report from grantee @apln.network explores the findings of a dialogue that convened 20 participants from 13 countries across the Asia Pacific, providing a comprehensive roadmap for collaboration centering indigenous perspectives & regional solutions ⬇️ www.apln.network/projects/voi...

In April this year, 20 experts from 13 countries across Asia and the Pacific Islands came together for a unique conversation on strengthening regional agency + fostering cooperation on shared nuclear/climate security challenges. We are delighted to share the findings with you.👇🏾

NEW REPORT: The Suva Dialogue on Security in the Pacific and Asia presents a roadmap for regional collaboration that prioritises indigenous perspectives and local solutions. This new report articulates a vision where Pacific and Asian states are "players, not pawns" in shaping regional security.