2013JUN10

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A : Turkey’s 2013 Taksim Square Protests

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

The renowned “Turkish Model” must uphold the democratic values that made it so highly-regarded in the first place.

Tags : Arab Spring, democracy, Protest, Regional Issue, Taksim Square, Turkey

2013JUN09

Issue Briefs

Economic Improvement in North Korea

By Go Myong-Hyun

Nutritional indicators suggest that North Korea may not be the economic basket-case we imagine.

Tags : Aid, economy, foreign aid, Global Acute Malnutrition, import, Malnutrition, North Korea, WHO, World Food Program

2013MAY19

Publications

South Korea as a Responsible Nuclear Supplier

 CSIS-Asan Workshop on “Korea as a Responsible Nu […]

Tags : Nuclear

2013MAY09

Issue Briefs

Think Twice: A Comparative Perspective on the Political Transition in Egypt

By Jang Ji-Hyang, J. James Kim

Korea's democratization suggests that conflict does not necessarily contradict the spirit of change in Egypt.

Tags : Arab Spring, democracy, Egypt, Libya, Morsi, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, political transition, regional security

2013MAY08

Issue Briefs

Managing Political Transitions in Seoul and Washington: The ROK-US 123 Agreement

By Bong Youngshik, John J. Lee

Korean and American perspectives on the future of ROK-US civil nuclear cooperation.

Tags : 123 Agreement, alliance, North Korea, Nuclear, Regional Issue, ROK-US

2013APR17

Annual Survey

2012 Asan Annual Survey

South Korea currently finds itself in the geographic mi […]

2013APR09

Issue Briefs

A Perspective on Korea’s Participation in the Vietnam War

By Glenn Baek

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Korea's involvement in the Vietnam War was a "war of choice."

Tags : Asan Survey, Forgtotten War, Glen Baek, Global Korea, Park Chung Hee, Poll, public opinion, Regional Issue, Vietnam, Vietnam War

2013MAR28

Publications

Asan Plenum 2012 – Proceedings

Proceedings book from the Asan Plenum 2012 held on April 25-27, 2013, containing summaries, photos, and more.

2013MAR27

Issue Briefs

X-Events and Social Processes How Human Systems Collapse-and Are Reborn

By John Casti

Human-caused events leading to great social damage should be seen as being as much an opportunity as a problem.

Tags : Assmilation, Complexity, Fukushima, Japan, John Casti, X-events

2013MAR18

Publications

Responsibility Beyond Rules: Leadership for a Secure Nuclear Future

Nuclear Security Governance Experts Group (NSGEG) Repor […]

Tags : Nuclear