2013SEP12

Past Events

Viorel Isticioaia Budura, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific, European …

Closed Roundtable with Viorel Isticioaia Budura, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific, European External Action Service

Tags : closed roundtable, Delegation of the EU to the ROK, East Asia, EEAS, EU, Korean Peninsula, Viorel Isticioaia Budura

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

2013SEP03

Past Events

Eric X. Li, “Warring States- The Coming New World (Dis)Order.”

Asan Distinguished Speaker Series with Eric X. Li, founder and managing director of Chengwei Capital.

Tags : Asan Distinguished Speaker Series, Asian value, capitalism, CCP, Chengwei Capital, Chinese characteristics, democracy, Eric X. Li, new world order, Rise of China, US decline, warring states, Western style democracy

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

2013SEP01

Past Events

“ROK and Australian Pivotal Middle Power Cooperation”

Closed roundtable with Sam Gerovich, former Australian Ambassador to Korea.

Tags : closed roundtable, middle power cooperation, pivotal middle power, ROK-Australia 2+2 meeting, ROK-Australia cooperation, Sam Gerovich

2013SEP01

Past Events

Roundtable with ASEAN Junior Diplomats: North Korean Nuclear Issue and Asia

Roundtable with ASEAN Junior Diplomats

Tags : ASEAN, Asia, junior diplomats, MOFA, North Korean nuclear issue, Roundtable

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

2013AUG21

Asan in the News

Jang Ji-Hyang [Arirang TV] “Turmoil in Egypt”

By Jang Ji-Hyang

Dr. Jang Ji-Hyang discusses the political conflict between Egypt's military government and the Muslim …

Tags : brotherhood, Egypt, islamists, military government

2013AUG21

Issue Briefs

Complex and Confusing: Public Opinion Reaction to the NIS Scandals

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

Despite two major scandals involving the NIS, South Korean public opinion has not reacted significantly.

Tags : confidence in institutions, Korean Public, NIS scandals, NLL, party support, public opinion reaction, public opinion survey

2013AUG15

Asan Poll

Willingness to pay increased Taxes to Social Welfare

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

THE ASAN PUBLIC OPINION BRIEF Tax Reform WILLINGNESS TO […]

Tags : infographics