2023NOV15

Issue Briefs

South Korea’s Quad Opportunity: Aligning Foreign Policy and Public Opinion

By Peter K. Lee, Kang Chungku

[Issue Brief] Peter K. Lee, Kang Chungku

Tags : AUKUS, Australia, China, Climate, public opinion, Quad, South Korea, THAAD, US leadership

2023APR21

Publications

Transitioning Attitudes on North Korea: Perceived Threat and Preferred Response

By J. James Kim, Kang Chungku, Ham Geon Hee

[Asan Report] J. James Kim, Kang Chungku, Ham Geon Hee

Tags : North Korea, Nuclear threat, public opinion, Pyongyang, Security Risk, THAAD, U.S.

2021SEP13

Publications

Fundamentals of South Korean Public Opinion on Foreign Policy and National …

By J. James Kim, Kang Chungku, Ham Geon Hee

[Asan Report] J. James Kim, Kang Chungku, Ham Geon Hee

Tags : Asan Report, foreign policy, global security, inter-Korean relations, Korean Peninsula, national security, North Korea, North Korea as a National Security Threat, public opinion, regional security, ROK-US Alliance, The US in the Eyes of South Koreans, unification

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

2013OCT14

Issue Briefs

Rethinking Public Opinion on Korea-Japan Relations

By Karl Friedhoff, Kang Chungku

There is clear public support for President Park to take steps to repair the relationship with Japan.

Tags : country favorability, favorability of leaders, GSOMIA, Kang Chungku, Karl Friedhoff, Korea-Japan relations, Park-Abe Summit, public opinion, public opinion survey

2013JUN27

Past Events

Asan-Murdoch Commission Roundtable, “Middle Power Cooperation in the …

Closed roundtable with the Murdoch Commission of Western Australia.

Tags : Asia-Pacific, Asian Century, Australia, Korea-Australia relations, Korean foreign policy, middle power, middle power cooperation, Murdoch Commission of Australia, public opinion, regional security, Southeast Asia, University of Adelaide

2013APR09

Issue Briefs

A Perspective on Korea’s Participation in the Vietnam War

By Glenn Baek

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Korea's involvement in the Vietnam War was a "war of choice."

Tags : Asan Survey, Forgtotten War, Glen Baek, Global Korea, Park Chung Hee, Poll, public opinion, Regional Issue, Vietnam, Vietnam War

2013FEB24

Issue Briefs

The Fallout : South Korean Public Opinion Following North Korea’s Third Nuclear Test

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

While North Korea’s non-lethal provocations have a limited effect on the South Korean public, support for nuclear weapons is …

Tags : Economic Sanctions, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, Nuclear Test, nuclear umbrella, public, public opinion, public opinion survey

2012DEC23

Issue Briefs

Right, Wrong, and Ahead : Why Moon Lost, Park Won, and the Road Forward

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

Introduction President-elect Park Geun-Hye had an impre […]

Tags : Ahn Cheol-Soo, Asan Institute Survey, Chaebol, DUP (Democratic United Party), Moon Jae-In, Park Geun-hye, presidential election, public opinion

2012NOV05

Issue Briefs

The Significance of the 2012 US Election for South Korea

By J. James Kim

An insight into how the US electoral outcome may potentially influence South Korea’s national security and/or economy.

Tags : Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Poll, presidential election, public opinion, US Budget, US policy