2013FEB18

Publications

2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: A Review

2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: A Review

Tags : Nuclear

2013JAN17

Issue Briefs

Syria and the Arab Spring: Unraveling the Road to Syria’s Protracted Conflict

By Housam Darwisheh

Elite cooptation, a loyal business class, and institutionalized fear and violence may help in understanding the Syrian civil war.

Tags : Arab Spring, Assad, Ba'thist, Housam Darwisheh, Regional Issue, Syria, Uprising, Violence

2013JAN17

Issue Briefs

The Post-Arab Spring Economic Outlook in Egypt

By Ahmed El-Sayed El-Naggar

While Egypt's political transition remains precarious, it is endowed with enormous economic potential waiting to be unlocked.

Tags : Abmed Ei-Sayed Ei-Naggar, economy, Egypt, Mubarak, natural resources, Regional Issue

2013JAN07

Issue Briefs

The 2012 United States Election and the Implications for East Asia

By T.J. Pempel

What does the US election of 2012 mean for American policies toward East Asia?

Tags : Regional Issue

2012DEC23

Issue Briefs

Right, Wrong, and Ahead : Why Moon Lost, Park Won, and the Road Forward

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

Introduction President-elect Park Geun-Hye had an impre […]

Tags : Ahn Cheol-Soo, Asan Institute Survey, Chaebol, DUP (Democratic United Party), Moon Jae-In, Park Geun-hye, presidential election, public opinion

2012DEC20

Books

Japan In Crisis: What Will It Take For Japan To Rise Again?

By Bong Youngshik, T.J. Pempel

Bong Youngshik & T. J. Pempel (eds.), Japan in Crisis: What Will It Take For Japan To Rise Again?

Tags : Regional Issue

2012DEC20

Issue Briefs

Korea’s Public Diplomacy: A New Initiative for the Future

By Ma Young Sam, Song Jung-he, Dewey E. Moore

Better coordination across all functions and levels of government is needed to project a clear unified vision of Korea’s future.

Tags : Global Enterprises, Global Korea, MOFAT, NGO, public diplomacy, soft power

2012DEC20

Books

Middle Powers and G20 Governance

By Mo Jongryn

Mo Jongryn (ed.), Middle Powers and G20 Governance

Tags : Regional Issue

2012DEC16

Issue Briefs

Eurasia’s Historic Continentalist Transition: Implications for the Broader World

By Kent E. Calder

The engagement of free-market democracies will be crucial in discouraging perverse continentalist configurations from dominating …

Tags : energy, Eurasia, export, import, Kent Calder, new Continentalism, Oil

2012DEC16

Issue Briefs

‘Bulging Ideas’: Making Korea’s Public Diplomacy Work

By Nicholas CULL

What are the guidelines for developing effective public diplomacy?

Tags : economy, Nicholas Cull, public diplomacy, Smart Power