2013JUN04

Past Events

Asan Transitional Justice Conference 2013

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies held a conference […]

Tags : Amnesty International, Andrew Natsios, Asan Transitional Justice Conference, David Cohen, Frank Jannuzi, human rights, human rights violation, Korean unification, North Korea, post-unification Korea, Raijiv Narayan, Robert King, Roberta Cohen, Ruti Teitel, Shin Dong-hyuk, transitional justice

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

2013MAY01

Past Events

"Escape From Camp 14" Book Launch

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted a book lau […]

Tags : Blaine Harden, book launch, Camp 14, North Korea, political prison camps, Shin Dong-hyuk

2013APR30

Past Events

Asan Plenum 2013 "New World Disorder"

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted the Asan P […]

Tags : Asan Plenum, ASEAN, Asian capitalism, China, cyber security, democracy, East Asia, economic crisis, economic regionalism, G-20, global capitalism, history issues, human security, leadership deficit, maritime security, New World Disorder, North Korea, nuclear security, Post-Arab Spring, post-crisis party systems, refugees, ROK-US Alliance, Syria, trade disputes, US pivot

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

2012NOV21

Issue Briefs

To Apologize and To Forgive: Lessons for Asia from Europe’s Struggle with History

By. Thomas U. Berger, Bong Youngshik

Improved Japanese-Korean relations can provide the kernel around which a truly integrated East Asia can form.

Tags : Comfort Women, Dokdo, Europe, Germany, Guilt, History, Japan, reconciliation, Regional Issue, Thomas Rerger

2012OCT31

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 32] Regional Efforts to Advance Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: APID, the PG20, and a Possible GGAIN1

By. Donald K. Emmerson

Mongolia is the 2011-2013 chair of the Community of Dem […]

Tags : APDP (Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership), APID (Asian Partnership Initiative for Democracy), BDF (Bali Democracy Forum), democracy, Donald Emmerson, human rights, Mongolia

2012OCT14

Past Events

John B. Bellinger III, "The United States Approach to International Law …

24th Asan Dosirak Series with John Bellinger, former US Legal Adviser for the U.S. Department of State and the …

Tags : Asan Dosirak Series, international law, international tribunals, John Bellinger, US, US approach

2012OCT09

Past Events

The ‘Comfort Women’ issue: Is there solution?

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted the A […]

Tags : Comfort Women, Imperialist Japan, Japan, Japanese military, ROK-Japan relations

2012JUN21

Past Events

「2012 Asan North Korea Week」Life on the Other Side: Insights into North …

On June 20-22, 2012, the Asan Institute for Policy Stud […]

Tags : Asan North Korea Week, DPRK, human rights, North Korea