Korea Times, APLN to host essay contest on peace, disarmament

The Korea Times and the Asia Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) will cohost their first essay contest on the theme: “Youth, Disarmament, and Peace in the Asia-Pacific Region.” We invite Korean and international students (both graduate and undergraduate) to submit essays to the contest which aims to foster a new generation of young people committed to the examining nuclear issues.

Applicants should submit their essays in English in about 800-1,000 words, as well as personal information including name, major area of study, year-level, email and phone number. All submissions will be placed in the same judging pool.

The subject of the essay must be chosen from the following three topics:

Topic 1

An analysis of the erosion of international nuclear governance devices such as the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) among others, and prescriptions to revive them

Topic 2

The strategic nuclear rivalry between China and the U.S. as well as newly emerging patterns of a nuclear arms race in the Asia-Pacific region

Topic 3

The North Korea nuclear problem involving an analysis of the current stalemate in negotiations with the United States as well as prescriptions to resolve this

Deadline for submission: Oct. 31 (Saturday)

Where to submit:

apln@apln.network with the subject line “APLN-KT Essay Contest_NAME”

Announcement of winners: November

Prizes

Winners of the contest will receive awards from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Korea Times president-publisher and the APLN chairman. They will receive a monetary prize and a certificate in addition to having their work published in the APLN and The Korea Times. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a sponsor of the event.