2013AUG05

Past Events

“North Korea’s Technical Skills Analysis”

Closed roundtable discussing the current technological status of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles.

Tags : disclosed data, missiles, North Korea, North Korean nuclear weapons, technical skills analysis

2013JUL04

Issue Briefs

Time to Address North Korea’s Prison Labor Camps

By Roberta Cohen

The U.S. and South Korea must end the exceptionalism accorded North Korea in the human rights area.

Tags : Commission of Inquiry, North Korea, North Korean human rights violation, prison labor camps, Roberta Cohen, The Brookings Institution

2013JUN09

Issue Briefs

Economic Improvement in North Korea

By Go Myong-Hyun

Nutritional indicators suggest that North Korea may not be the economic basket-case we imagine.

Tags : Aid, economy, foreign aid, Global Acute Malnutrition, import, Malnutrition, North Korea, WHO, World Food Program

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

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

2013MAY20

Past Events

Terence Roehrig, "North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program: Motivations, …

33rd Asan Dosirak Series with Experts with Terence Roehrig, Professor in National Security Affairs and Director of the Asia-Pacific Studies Group at the U.S. Naval War College.

Tags : Asan Dosirak Series, deterrence theory, doctrine, motivation, North Korea, nuclear weapons program, nuclear weapons strategy, Terence Roehrig, US Naval War College

2013MAY08

Issue Briefs

Managing Political Transitions in Seoul and Washington: The ROK-US 123 Agreement

By Bong Youngshik, John J. Lee

Korean and American perspectives on the future of ROK-US civil nuclear cooperation.

Tags : 123 Agreement, alliance, North Korea, Nuclear, Regional Issue, ROK-US

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

2013APR09

Past Events

“Do Sanctions Work? The Iran Sanctions Regime and Implications for the …

Roundtable examining the efficacy of sanctions on Iran and North Korea as well as South Korea's economic interests in Iran.

Tags : coercive tools, efficacy, humanitarian aid, Iran, Iran sanctions regime, Korea-Iran relations, Korean Peninsula, North Korea, nuclear program, unintended consequences, UNSC