2025APR09

Issue Briefs

Policy Recommendations for South Korea’s Middle East Strategy in 2025

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Jang Ji-Hyang

Tags : FTA, Gulf Countries, Israel-Hamas War, Korea-Gulf Cooperation Council, KORUS, Middle East Strategy, Nuclear Power Cooperation, trump administration, UAE

2017SEP08

Past Events

Asan Roundtable with a Delegation from Iran’s Institute for Trade …

Tags : Asan Roundtable, Iran's Institute for Trade Studies and Research

2014MAR20

Asan in the News

Jang Ji-Hyang [KOTRA] Egypt’s Authoritarian Regression and Resurrecting …

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

Korean-language op-ed for the KOTRA Global Window

Tags : Arab Spring, economy, Egypt, military

2014FEB25

Asan in the News

Jang Ji-Hyang [Chosun Weekly] “S.Korea Needs a Long-term Strategy for …

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

Dr. Jang Ji-Hyang is interviewed on the re-entry of South Korean firms into Iran in light of the interim …

2014FEB13

Asan in the News

Jang Ji-Hyang [TBS eFM] Korea faces obstacles in re-entering the Iranian market

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

Dr. Jang Ji-Hyang discusses prospects for lifting sanctions on Iran in light of the recent interim nuclear deal.

Tags : Iran, Korea, sanctions, trade

2013DEC06

Publications

Do Sanctions Work? The Iran Sanctions Regime and Its Implications for Korea

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

Proceedings book comparing economic sanctions on Iran and North Korea.

Tags : Nuclear, regional security

2013AUG11

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: Iran’s New Moderate President and Resetting the Relationship

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

Who is Hassan Rouhani and what does his election mean for South Korean interests in the Middle East?

Tags : DPRK-Iran relations, Hassan Rouhani, Iran, Iranian nuclear program, Middle East, reformist-centrist faction, Regional Issue, resetting the relationship, ROK-Iran trade relations, sanctions, US Iran policy

2012DEC08

Past Events

Asan Middle East Dialogue 2012: Jordan, UAE, Iran, and Turkey

Meetings, roundtables, conferences, and presentations in Jordan, UAE, Iran, and Turkey.

Tags : ACSIS, Asan Middle East Dialogue, ECSSR, EDAM, Iran, Jordan, Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum, Korea-Turkey Cooperation Dialogue, Turkey, UAE, WMD

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

2012NOV25

Publications

The Second Middle East Boom and the Search for South Korea’s Middle East …

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

Proceedings book examining the rapidly growing economic ties between South Korea and the Middle East.

Tags : Regional Issue