2013MAY29

Past Events

UNSCR 1540/1874 Expert Group Meeting

On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, Dr. Shin Chang-Hoon, Director […]

Tags : 3rd nuclear test, Asan Daily Poll, national security, New York, North Korea, North Korean nuclear test, North Korean provocations, nuclear security, nuclear weapons program, South Korean public perception, UNSC, UNSCR 1540, UNSCR 1874

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

2013APR17

Past Events

The Economic Growth of Japan and Korea: The New Administration’s Challenges …

Date/Time: Thursday-Friday, April 18-19, 2013Place: Kei […]

Tags : economic growth, Japan, Keidanren Kaikan, South Korea, Tokyo

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

2013MAR18

Past Events

The Socio-Psychological Analysis of the Public Insensitivity towards North …

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted a conferen […]

Tags : cognitive-psychological models, Lee Na-Kyeung, Lee Young-Ai, North Korea, public insensitivity, risk perception, security threats, signal detection theory, socio-psychological analysis

2013FEB24

Issue Briefs

The Fallout : South Korean Public Opinion Following North Korea’s Third Nuclear Test

By. Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

While North Korea’s non-lethal provocations have a limited effect on the South Korean public, support for nuclear weapons is …

Tags : Economic Sanctions, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, Nuclear Test, nuclear umbrella, public, public opinion, public opinion survey

2013JAN11

Past Events

Itzhak Galnoor, “Israel’s Forthcoming Elections”

29th Asan Dosirak Series with Itzhak Galnoor, Herbert Samuel Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew …

Tags : Asan Dosirak Series, coalition building, election, election campaign, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Israeli party system, Itzhak Galnoor, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, voter preference

2013JAN09

Past Events

L. Gordon Flake, "Post-election Prospects for Korea-US-Japan Relations in …

28th Asan Dosirak Series with L. Gordon Flake, Executive Director of The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation.

Tags : Asan Dosirak Series, Korea-US-Japan relations, L. Gordon Flake, leadership change, North Korea, policy coordination, post-election, rebalancing, trilateral relations

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

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