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APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
#APEC2025
In our latest APLN commentary, Professor Lim Eunjung at Kongju National University (KNU) reviews the Gyeongju Declaration and distills three key insights from the 2025 Gyeongju APEC Summit.
Read here: apln.network/analysis/com...
In our latest APLN commentary, Professor Lim Eunjung at Kongju National University (KNU) reviews the Gyeongju Declaration and distills three key insights from the 2025 Gyeongju APEC Summit.
Read here: apln.network/analysis/com...
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#APEC2025
In our latest APLN commentary, Professor Lim Eunjung at Kongju National University (KNU) reviews the Gyeongju Declaration and distills three key insights from the 2025 Gyeongju APEC Summit.
Read here: apln.network/analysis/com...
In our latest APLN commentary, Professor Lim Eunjung at Kongju National University (KNU) reviews the Gyeongju Declaration and distills three key insights from the 2025 Gyeongju APEC Summit.
Read here: apln.network/analysis/com...
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APLN Chair Marty Natalegawa wrote for @jakpost.bsky.social and warned that a return to nuclear explosive testing by the US has the potential to open the doors for others to follow suit in order to “perfect” their nuclear arsenals.
www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
Preventing Pandora’s Box from opening on nuclear testing - Academia - The Jakarta Post
A return to nuclear explosive testing by the United States has the potential to open the doors for others to follow suit to “perfect” their nuclear arsenals.
www.thejakartapost.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
APLN Chair Marty Natalegawa wrote for @jakpost.bsky.social and warned that a return to nuclear explosive testing by the US has the potential to open the doors for others to follow suit in order to “perfect” their nuclear arsenals.
www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
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In this week’s APLN Korea Times column, Dr. Pramod Jaiswal and Bibek Dhoj Thapa note that #Nepal ’s youth-led protests as a powerfully disruptive force serve to governments across South Asia.
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
Nepal’s Gen Z: The New Wave of Youth Politics in Geopolitical Crosscurrents | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In this week’s APLN Korea Times column, Dr. Pramod Jaiswal and Bibek Dhoj Thapa note that #Nepal ’s youth-led protests as a powerfully disruptive force serve to governments across South Asia.
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
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New commentary out!
Dr. Wu Chunsi of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) discusses three notable outcomes of the Xi-Trump meeting in Busan on Oct 30. Wu suggests that this meeting raises new expectations for improved 🇨🇳🇺🇸 ties.
➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Dr. Wu Chunsi of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) discusses three notable outcomes of the Xi-Trump meeting in Busan on Oct 30. Wu suggests that this meeting raises new expectations for improved 🇨🇳🇺🇸 ties.
➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/com...
The 2025 Busan Meeting: Setting New Expectations for China and the United States | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New commentary out!
Dr. Wu Chunsi of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) discusses three notable outcomes of the Xi-Trump meeting in Busan on Oct 30. Wu suggests that this meeting raises new expectations for improved 🇨🇳🇺🇸 ties.
➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Dr. Wu Chunsi of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) discusses three notable outcomes of the Xi-Trump meeting in Busan on Oct 30. Wu suggests that this meeting raises new expectations for improved 🇨🇳🇺🇸 ties.
➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/com...
New commentary out!
Dr. Wu Chunsi of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) discusses three notable outcomes of the Xi-Trump meeting in Busan on Oct 30. Wu suggests that this meeting raises new expectations for improved 🇨🇳🇺🇸 ties.
➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Dr. Wu Chunsi of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) discusses three notable outcomes of the Xi-Trump meeting in Busan on Oct 30. Wu suggests that this meeting raises new expectations for improved 🇨🇳🇺🇸 ties.
➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/com...
The 2025 Busan Meeting: Setting New Expectations for China and the United States | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New commentary out!
Dr. Wu Chunsi of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) discusses three notable outcomes of the Xi-Trump meeting in Busan on Oct 30. Wu suggests that this meeting raises new expectations for improved 🇨🇳🇺🇸 ties.
➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Dr. Wu Chunsi of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) discusses three notable outcomes of the Xi-Trump meeting in Busan on Oct 30. Wu suggests that this meeting raises new expectations for improved 🇨🇳🇺🇸 ties.
➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/com...
As the Takaichi administration mulls reviewing Japan's long-standing Non-Nuclear Principles, read Hideo Asano's policy brief on the political risks for Japan from the removal of Japan's no-introduction (of nuclear weapon) principle. Published by APLN in Aug 2025
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November 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
As the Takaichi administration mulls reviewing Japan's long-standing Non-Nuclear Principles, read Hideo Asano's policy brief on the political risks for Japan from the removal of Japan's no-introduction (of nuclear weapon) principle. Published by APLN in Aug 2025
apln.network/projects/nuc...
apln.network/projects/nuc...
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Now at 80 signatories!
📢 Critical new @apln.network joint statement by 60 senior national security practitioners and experts, across 🇦🇺 🇨🇳 🇫🇯 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 🇯🇵 🇰🇮 🇲🇾 🇲🇭 🇲🇳 🇳🇵🇳🇿 🇵🇰 🇵🇭 🇰🇷 🇸🇬 🇱🇰 🇹🇭 -
🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Now at 80 signatories!
In this week’s APLN Korea Times column, Dr. Pramod Jaiswal and Bibek Dhoj Thapa note that #Nepal ’s youth-led protests as a powerfully disruptive force serve to governments across South Asia.
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
Nepal’s Gen Z: The New Wave of Youth Politics in Geopolitical Crosscurrents | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In this week’s APLN Korea Times column, Dr. Pramod Jaiswal and Bibek Dhoj Thapa note that #Nepal ’s youth-led protests as a powerfully disruptive force serve to governments across South Asia.
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
APLN Chair Marty Natalegawa wrote for @jakpost.bsky.social and warned that a return to nuclear explosive testing by the US has the potential to open the doors for others to follow suit in order to “perfect” their nuclear arsenals.
www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
Preventing Pandora’s Box from opening on nuclear testing - Academia - The Jakarta Post
A return to nuclear explosive testing by the United States has the potential to open the doors for others to follow suit to “perfect” their nuclear arsenals.
www.thejakartapost.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
APLN Chair Marty Natalegawa wrote for @jakpost.bsky.social and warned that a return to nuclear explosive testing by the US has the potential to open the doors for others to follow suit in order to “perfect” their nuclear arsenals.
www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
Kyodo News reports on APLN’s statement calling on President #Trump to reverse any decision to resume #nucleartesting & urging all leaders to exercise restraint in how they discuss nuclear issues.
Read the full statement: www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f9f... #CTBT
Read the full statement: www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f9f... #CTBT
核実験指示は「危険な逸脱」 NGOがトランプ大統領非難（共同通信） - Yahoo!ニュース
【ソウル共同】韓国を拠点とする非政府組織（NGO）「アジア太平洋核不拡散・軍縮リーダーシップネットワーク」は8日の声明で、トランプ米大統領が「核兵器実験」を指示したことに対し、核実験に反対する国際
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November 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Kyodo News reports on APLN’s statement calling on President #Trump to reverse any decision to resume #nucleartesting & urging all leaders to exercise restraint in how they discuss nuclear issues.
Read the full statement: www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f9f... #CTBT
Read the full statement: www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f9f... #CTBT
*Nuclear testing belongs in the past.*
Over 60 senior figures across the Asia-Pacific region have signed and endorsed APLN's powerful group statement against resumption of nuclear weapon testing.
Read the full statement here ➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
#CTBT #NuclearDisarmament
Over 60 senior figures across the Asia-Pacific region have signed and endorsed APLN's powerful group statement against resumption of nuclear weapon testing.
Read the full statement here ➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
#CTBT #NuclearDisarmament
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
*Nuclear testing belongs in the past.*
Over 60 senior figures across the Asia-Pacific region have signed and endorsed APLN's powerful group statement against resumption of nuclear weapon testing.
Read the full statement here ➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
#CTBT #NuclearDisarmament
Over 60 senior figures across the Asia-Pacific region have signed and endorsed APLN's powerful group statement against resumption of nuclear weapon testing.
Read the full statement here ➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
#CTBT #NuclearDisarmament
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🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
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The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, a group of former senior diplomats and military leaders from the Asia-Pacific region has issued an important call opposing any resumption of nuclear explosive testing, a move that would undermine decades of global restraint and threaten international security. 🧵⤵️
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
60 APLN members have signed and endorsed APLN’s group statement warning that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability, and urging action from the United States to clarify that they will…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, a group of former senior diplomats and military leaders from the Asia-Pacific region has issued an important call opposing any resumption of nuclear explosive testing, a move that would undermine decades of global restraint and threaten international security. 🧵⤵️
Reposted by Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
Today, 60 members of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) - including former foreign ministers, military commanders, two UN Secretaries-General, and security experts from the Asia-Pacific - warn in a new statement that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability.
🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today, 60 members of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) - including former foreign ministers, military commanders, two UN Secretaries-General, and security experts from the Asia-Pacific - warn in a new statement that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability.
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📢 Critical new @apln.network joint statement by 60 senior national security practitioners and experts, across 🇦🇺 🇨🇳 🇫🇯 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 🇯🇵 🇰🇮 🇲🇾 🇲🇭 🇲🇳 🇳🇵🇳🇿 🇵🇰 🇵🇭 🇰🇷 🇸🇬 🇱🇰 🇹🇭 -
🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
📢 Critical new @apln.network joint statement by 60 senior national security practitioners and experts, across 🇦🇺 🇨🇳 🇫🇯 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 🇯🇵 🇰🇮 🇲🇾 🇲🇭 🇲🇳 🇳🇵🇳🇿 🇵🇰 🇵🇭 🇰🇷 🇸🇬 🇱🇰 🇹🇭 -
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60 members of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network have signed and endorsed a group statement warning that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability.
🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
60 members of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network have signed and endorsed a group statement warning that a return to nuclear testing threatens global stability.
🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
President Trump's recent announcement could open a Pandora's box of nuclear testing, say @khansahar1.bsky.social and @haleemasaadia.bsky.social but it presents India and Pakistan a rare moment of normative leadership to jointly reaffirm their nuclear moratoriums.
Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
President Trump's recent announcement could open a Pandora's box of nuclear testing, say @khansahar1.bsky.social and @haleemasaadia.bsky.social but it presents India and Pakistan a rare moment of normative leadership to jointly reaffirm their nuclear moratoriums.
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New @apln.network commentary on implications of the nuclear testing debate for 🇮🇳 and 🇵🇰, by @khansahar1.bsky.social & @haleemasaadia.bsky.social -
Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New @apln.network commentary on implications of the nuclear testing debate for 🇮🇳 and 🇵🇰, by @khansahar1.bsky.social & @haleemasaadia.bsky.social -
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When Trump posted about nuclear testing, I jumped on a call with @haleemasaadia.bsky.social to discuss what it would mean for South Asia if the US broke the moratorium on testing. The conversation led to this: www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Thank you @apln.network!
Thank you @apln.network!
Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
When Trump posted about nuclear testing, I jumped on a call with @haleemasaadia.bsky.social to discuss what it would mean for South Asia if the US broke the moratorium on testing. The conversation led to this: www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Thank you @apln.network!
Thank you @apln.network!
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Is nuclear testing making a comeback?
Pres. Trump’s declaration about restarting US nuke tests risks unraveling decades of restraint
In our @apln.network commentary, @khansahar1.bsky.social & I argue:India & Pakistan should reject nuclear testing and lead by example.
www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Pres. Trump’s declaration about restarting US nuke tests risks unraveling decades of restraint
In our @apln.network commentary, @khansahar1.bsky.social & I argue:India & Pakistan should reject nuclear testing and lead by example.
www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Is nuclear testing making a comeback?
Pres. Trump’s declaration about restarting US nuke tests risks unraveling decades of restraint
In our @apln.network commentary, @khansahar1.bsky.social & I argue:India & Pakistan should reject nuclear testing and lead by example.
www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Pres. Trump’s declaration about restarting US nuke tests risks unraveling decades of restraint
In our @apln.network commentary, @khansahar1.bsky.social & I argue:India & Pakistan should reject nuclear testing and lead by example.
www.apln.network/analysis/com...
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At a time when great powers are drifting from restraint, South Asia can stand apart.
Choosing responsibility over rivalry would strengthen both states’ credibility and leadership.
#NukeSky
4/4
Read our full @apln.network piece ⬇️
www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Choosing responsibility over rivalry would strengthen both states’ credibility and leadership.
#NukeSky
4/4
Read our full @apln.network piece ⬇️
www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
At a time when great powers are drifting from restraint, South Asia can stand apart.
Choosing responsibility over rivalry would strengthen both states’ credibility and leadership.
#NukeSky
4/4
Read our full @apln.network piece ⬇️
www.apln.network/analysis/com...
Choosing responsibility over rivalry would strengthen both states’ credibility and leadership.
#NukeSky
4/4
Read our full @apln.network piece ⬇️
www.apln.network/analysis/com...
APLN member Dewi Fortuna Anwar wrote for Global Asia
and highlighted that #ASEAN countries, heavily dependent on global trade, have a vital stake in advancing #APEC 's goals and ensuring its continued relevance.
www.globalasia.org/v20no3/cover...
and highlighted that #ASEAN countries, heavily dependent on global trade, have a vital stake in advancing #APEC 's goals and ensuring its continued relevance.
www.globalasia.org/v20no3/cover...
ASEAN and APEC: Championing Free Trade and Multilateralism
Southeast Asia, reliant on global trade, has a crucial role in promoting APEC’s goals and continued relevance. ASEAN is uniquely qualified for the role.
www.globalasia.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
APLN member Dewi Fortuna Anwar wrote for Global Asia
and highlighted that #ASEAN countries, heavily dependent on global trade, have a vital stake in advancing #APEC 's goals and ensuring its continued relevance.
www.globalasia.org/v20no3/cover...
and highlighted that #ASEAN countries, heavily dependent on global trade, have a vital stake in advancing #APEC 's goals and ensuring its continued relevance.
www.globalasia.org/v20no3/cover...
APLN member Shyam Saran, former Indian Foreign Secretary, wrote for Global Asia and argued that this year’s #APEC summit could open the door for India’s long-awaited inclusion, recognising its growing economic and strategic weight in the region.
www.globalasia.org/v20no3/cover...
www.globalasia.org/v20no3/cover...
Giant at the Door: India and APEC
India's efforts to join have faltered, but the coming summit is another chance to open the door for one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
www.globalasia.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
APLN member Shyam Saran, former Indian Foreign Secretary, wrote for Global Asia and argued that this year’s #APEC summit could open the door for India’s long-awaited inclusion, recognising its growing economic and strategic weight in the region.
www.globalasia.org/v20no3/cover...
www.globalasia.org/v20no3/cover...
In this APLN Korea Times column, @mariarostrublee.bsky.social warns that the potential resumption of 🇺🇸 nuclear testing would severely undermine the nuclear nonproliferation regime, destabilise regional security & further erode long-standing arms control frameworks.
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
US Resumption of Nuclear Testing: A Dangerous Possibility | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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October 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
In this APLN Korea Times column, @mariarostrublee.bsky.social warns that the potential resumption of 🇺🇸 nuclear testing would severely undermine the nuclear nonproliferation regime, destabilise regional security & further erode long-standing arms control frameworks.
www.apln.network/analysis/the...
www.apln.network/analysis/the...