2013JUL09

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: Egypt’s 2013 Coup and the Demise of Democracy

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

The Egyptian people have sold their hard-won democracy in exchange for temporary relief from economic frustration.

Tags : 2013 coup, Egypt, Egyptian democracy, Egyptian politics, Middle East, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, North Africa, Regional Issue, regional security

2013JUL08

Asan in the News

[Seoul Shinmun] “Differences between the Egyptian crisis and the …

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

Dr. Jang Ji-Hyang explains the role of the military in Egypt and its impact on the Arab uprisings.

Tags : Arab Spring, Egypt, military

2013JUN10

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A : Turkey’s 2013 Taksim Square Protests

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

The renowned “Turkish Model” must uphold the democratic values that made it so highly-regarded in the first place.

Tags : Arab Spring, democracy, Protest, Regional Issue, Taksim Square, Turkey

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

2013MAY02

Asan in the News

[Munhwa Ilbo] “In Need of Support: Middle East Leadership Changes”

Press coverage of the the Asan Plenum 2013 session "Post-Arab Spring Leadership Deficit."

Tags : Arab Spring, leadership

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