2013NOV14

Past Events

Asan Beijing Forum 2013, “Korea and China: Next 20 Years”

Session sketches, full videos, photos, and more are now available.

Tags : Asan Beijing Forum, Beijing, China, East Asia, East Asian economic order, East Asian regional order, Korean Peninsula, New Model of China-US Relations, Next 20 Years, politics of history, ROK-China relations

2013NOV04

Asan Poll

Global Economic Influence

By. Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

THE ASAN PUBLIC OPINION BRIEF US-China Political & […]

Tags : infographics

2013OCT30

Past Events

Asan DC Seminar, “Managing ROK-US Relations”

Full-day seminar in Washington, DC on the 60th anniversary of ROK-US relations.

Tags : Asan Seminar, Korean politics, Kurt Campbell, liberal international order, Mark Minton, national security, public opinion, regional security, ROK-US Alliance, ROK-US relations, The Korea Society, unification

2013OCT07

Past Events

Robert Einhorn, “Future of ROK-US Nuclear Cooperation”

Roundtable with Robert Einhorn, Fmr. Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, State Department.

Tags : enrichment, nuclear fuel, nuclear power plant exports, Robert Einhorn, ROK-US nuclear cooperation, Roundtable, spent fuel reprocessing, US-ROK 123 agreement, US-ROK Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

2013SEP23

Issue Briefs

Budget Driven Defense: Implications of Potential Shifts in US Defense Posture for the Korean Peninsula and the Asia-Pacific in …

By. J. James Kim

Sequestration and defense spending cuts in the US are a reality that South Korea must begin planning for.

Tags : Asia-Pacific, Budget Control Act, budget driven defense, DoD, DR307, DRP2020, LPP, North Korean military capability, Regional Issue, SCMR, SMA, US defense posture, US military, USFK, YRP

2013SEP05

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: Intervening in Syria and Lessons for North Korea

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

South Korea should begin planning for North Korean collapse scenarios that may resemble the Syrian civil war.

Tags : Bashar al-Assad, chemical weapons, civil war, contingency planning, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian intervention, international anti-Assad coalition, Middle East, Regional Issue, responsible global actor, Syria

2013SEP02

Past Events

US-ROK-Japan Extended Deterrence Trilateral

Joint workshop between the Asan Institute and Pacific Forum CSIS.

Tags : balance of power, China, extended deterrence, military reform, national defense posture, North Korea, reassurance, regional stability, strategic perspectives, trilateral dialogue, trilateral relations, US-ROK-Japan relations

2013AUG26

Past Events

Bruce Cumings, “Back to the Future: Obama’s ‘Pivot’ to …

Closed roundtable with Bruce Cummings, chairman of the History Department at the University of Chicago.

Tags : Back to the Future, Bruce Cumings, closed roundtable, historical perspective, Obama Administration, Pivot to Asia, University of Chicago, US rebalancing

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

2013JUL25

Asan Poll

Global Political Influence

By. Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

THE ASAN PUBLIC OPINION BRIEF US-China Political & […]

Tags : infographics