As part of SHAPE's mission to expose the perils of confrontation in the nuclear age and explore pathways to a safer, just and sustainable future, this webinar will explore the rising militarism in the Asia Pacific region, and the threat it poses to regional and global security. Importantly the webinar will go beyond analysis. It will offer creative ideas on what can be done to avert a major disaster and move the Asia-Pacific region from confrontation to cooperative coexistence.

While the Biden administration tends to perceive the world as being divided between two great power blocs, with the U.S. and its allies on one side and a nefarious alliance of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea on the other, most of the world sees a more complex picture, with multiple centres of power and complex, fluid arrangements among the major players. This is evident in the world's response to the war in Ukraine.

The warnings issued by UN Secretary-General António Guterres have been consistent and direct. Humanity, he tells us is "just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation". The third SHAPE webinar featured Professor Richard A. Falk and Dr Zia Mian, discussing the nuclear threat and the career of Daniel Ellsberg.

SHAPE’s second webinar draws lessons from the Ukraine war and sets new pathways to global security. Featuring speakers Professor Richard Falk, Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Dr Kate Hudson, Wei Yu, Dr Chandra Muzaffar and Paulina Chan. Moderated by Professor Joseph Camillieri.