2014JAN22

Past Events

Science and Technology to Prevent and Respond to CBRN Disasters: U.S. and …

Asan-American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) joint workshop on CBRN disasters.

2014JAN17

Publications

2013 US Policy Overview

By. J. James Kim, Han Minjeong

An annual review of major US policy decisions in 2013.

Tags : Asan Report, Regional Issue

2014JAN16

Upcoming Events

Sen. Marco Rubio, “U.S. Policy Toward Asia”

A Conversation with Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) about U.S. Policy Toward Asia.

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

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

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