2013FEB07

Past Events

Terje Rød-Larsen, “Middle East in Transition: Risks and Opportunities’

Roundtable with Terje Rød-Larsen, President of the International Peace Institute (IPI).

Tags : Egypt, IPI, Middle East, Muhammad Morsi, power vacuum, Roundtable, Syria, Terje Rød-Larsen, transition, transnational dimensions, US role

2013JAN14

Past Events

Vali R. Nasr, “The Arab Spring: Where do we go from here?”

Roundtable with Vali R. Nasr, Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the …

Tags : Arab Spring, Iran

2012DEC06

Asan in the News

[Munhwa Ilbo] “Korea Should Share Its ‘Democratization Experience’ with the Middle East”

Press coverage of the Asan-American University in Cairo joint conference in Cairo, Dec. 5, 2012.

2012DEC05

Asan in the News

[Munhwa Ilbo] “The Confusion that Accompanies Democratization .. Korea is a Model for Egypt”

ress coverage of the Asan-American University in Cairo joint conference in Cairo, Dec. 5, 2012.

2012DEC05

Past Events

“The Arab Spring and Korean Experiences of Political Transition”

Conference in Cairo co-hosted by Asan and the American University in Cairo.

Tags : American University in Cairo, Arab Spring, democracy

2012DEC04

Books

The Arab Spring: Will It Lead to Democratic Transitions?

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

Jang Ji-Hyang and Clement Henry (eds.), The Arab Spring: Will It Lead to Democratic Transitions?

Tags : Regional Issue

2012OCT22

Past Events

Ahmed El-Naggar, “The Post-Arab Spring Economic Outlook in Egypt”

Roundtable with Ahmed El-Sayyed El-Naggar, Senior Researcher, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic …

Tags : Ahmed El-Sayed El-Naggar, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Arab Spring, economy, Egypt

2012SEP27

Issue Briefs

The Curious Case of Post-Authoritarian Politics: Explaining “Muslim Rage” and the Innocence of Muslims Protests

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

New-found political freedom is colliding with the corrosive legacies of decades of authoritarian rule.

Tags : Anti-Americanism, Islam, Muslim, Rage

2011NOV06

Past Events

Lisa Anderson, “The Arab Uprisings: Opportunities and Challenges”

Asan Distinguished Speaker Series by Lisa Anderson, President of the American University in Cairo.

Tags : Arab uprisings, Asan Distinguished Speaker Series, Egypt, Egyptian uprising, Lisa Anderson, Middle East, North Africa

2011NOV03

Past Events

Asan Middle East Conference 2011

Full videos, conference sketches, and more.

Tags : Al Qaeda, Arab Spring, Arang Keshavarzian, Asan Middle East Conference, Bassam Haddad, civil society, Clement M. Henry, democracy, development, Diederik Vandewalle, Eva Bellin, Fawaz A. Gerges, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Jang Ji Hyang, Kemal Kirisci, Lisa Anderson, Michael C. Hudson, Middle East, Mohamed Kerrou, political Islam, political transition, rentier states, Robert P. Parks, Rogue states, social networks, Steven Heydemann, Uzi Rabi