2013SEP16

Past Events

Asan-Asia Foundation Seminars, “Lessons from Asia’s Economic …

Co-hosted seminars between the Asan Institute for Policy Studies and the Asia Foundation in Mongolia and Vietnam,

Tags : Asia, China, DAV, economic development, economic transition, Hanoi, Laos, MDRC, Mongolia, Myanmar, South Korea, Taiwan, The Asia Foundation, Ulaanbaatar, Vietnam

2013SEP05

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: Intervening in Syria and Lessons for North Korea

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

South Korea should begin planning for North Korean collapse scenarios that may resemble the Syrian civil war.

Tags : Bashar al-Assad, chemical weapons, civil war, contingency planning, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian intervention, international anti-Assad coalition, Middle East, Regional Issue, responsible global actor, Syria

2013SEP04

Past Events

Chu Yun-han, “Assessing the Global Significance of China’s Rise”

The 8th Asan China Inji Lecture with Chu Yun-han, President of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange.

Tags : Asan China Inji Lecture

2013SEP02

Asan in the News

Jang Ji-Hyang [Arirang TV] “August 21 chemical weapons attack in …

By Jang Ji-Hyang

Dr. Jang Ji-Hyang discusses the August 21 chemical attack in Syria and possible US intervention.

Tags : chemical weapons, Syria, US military

2013SEP01

Past Events

“ROK and Australian Pivotal Middle Power Cooperation”

Closed roundtable with Sam Gerovich, former Australian Ambassador to Korea.

Tags : closed roundtable, middle power cooperation, pivotal middle power, ROK-Australia 2+2 meeting, ROK-Australia cooperation, Sam Gerovich

2013SEP01

Past Events

Roundtable with ASEAN Junior Diplomats: North Korean Nuclear Issue and Asia

Roundtable with ASEAN Junior Diplomats

Tags : ASEAN, Asia, junior diplomats, MOFA, North Korean nuclear issue, Roundtable

2013AUG26

Past Events

Press Conference: John McCain (R-AZ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Press conference with Senators John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse.

Tags : John McCain, North Korea human rights, Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, trilateral cooperation, United States

2013AUG21

Asan in the News

Jang Ji-Hyang [Arirang TV] “Turmoil in Egypt”

By Jang Ji-Hyang

Dr. Jang Ji-Hyang discusses the political conflict between Egypt's military government and the Muslim …

Tags : brotherhood, Egypt, islamists, military government

2013AUG21

Issue Briefs

Complex and Confusing: Public Opinion Reaction to the NIS Scandals

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

Despite two major scandals involving the NIS, South Korean public opinion has not reacted significantly.

Tags : confidence in institutions, Korean Public, NIS scandals, NLL, party support, public opinion reaction, public opinion survey

2013AUG19

Past Events

Robert Menendez, “Economic Statecraft and the New American …

Special lecture by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Tags : economic statecraft, Robert Menendez, Senator, United States