2012NOV21

Issue Briefs

To Apologize and To Forgive: Lessons for Asia from Europe’s Struggle with History

By Thomas U. Berger, Bong Youngshik

Improved Japanese-Korean relations can provide the kernel around which a truly integrated East Asia can form.

Tags : Comfort Women, Dokdo, Europe, Germany, Guilt, History, Japan, reconciliation, Regional Issue, Thomas Rerger

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

2012NOV04

Publications

Asan Brochure 2012

Asan Brochure 2012

2012OCT31

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 32] Regional Efforts to Advance Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: APID, the PG20, and a Possible GGAIN1

By Donald K. Emmerson

Mongolia is the 2011-2013 chair of the Community of Dem […]

Tags : APDP (Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership), APID (Asian Partnership Initiative for Democracy), BDF (Bali Democracy Forum), democracy, Donald Emmerson, human rights, Mongolia

2012OCT22

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 31] Ten Foreign Policy Issues for the Next South Korean Administration

By Troy Stangarone

While there has been little debate on foreign policy to […]

Tags : alliance, China, cooperation, Economic Policy, foreign policy, Japan, Middle East, trade, US

2012OCT10

Issue Briefs

HISTORY AND PRIMARY: THE OBAMA RE-ELECTION

By Helmut Norpoth

Democrat Barack Obama is going to defeat Republican Mit […]

Tags : Democratic, election, Hebmut Norpath, Obama, Primary Vote, Republican, White House

2012OCT09

Special Survey

Asan-GMF Survey Project: International Trends (Korea)

Building of the renowned Transatlantic Trends survey, Asan and GMF partner up for 'International Trends.'

2012SEP27

Issue Briefs

The Curious Case of Post-Authoritarian Politics: Explaining “Muslim Rage” and the Innocence of Muslims Protests

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

New-found political freedom is colliding with the corrosive legacies of decades of authoritarian rule.

Tags : Anti-Americanism, Islam, Muslim, Rage

2012SEP27

Books

CHINA’S FOREIGN POLICY: Who Makes It, and How Is It Made?

　

Tags : Regional Issue

2012SEP18

Issue Briefs

Stressing the Linchpin: The US-ROK Alliance and ‘Rebalancing’ to Asia

By Brad Glosserman

In recent years, the US-ROK alliance has scaled new hei […]

Tags : alliance, Asia, Asia-Pacific Region, Brad Glosserman, CSIS, DPRK, rebalancing, Security, TPP