2013MAY02

Asan in the News

[Munhwa Ilbo] “In Need of Support: Middle East Leadership Changes”

Press coverage of the the Asan Plenum 2013 session "Post-Arab Spring Leadership Deficit."

Tags : Arab Spring, leadership

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

2013FEB20

Asan in the News

[Munhwa Ilbo] “Nuclear experts skeptical about a short-term deal on …

Press coverage of the the Asan Nuclear Forum 2013 session "Will Iran Go Nuclear?"

2013FEB07

Past Events

Terje Rød-Larsen, “Middle East in Transition: Risks and Opportunities’

Roundtable with Terje Rød-Larsen, President of the International Peace Institute (IPI).

Tags : Egypt, IPI, Middle East, Muhammad Morsi, power vacuum, Roundtable, Syria, Terje Rød-Larsen, transition, transnational dimensions, US role

2013JAN17

Issue Briefs

Syria and the Arab Spring: Unraveling the Road to Syria’s Protracted Conflict

By Housam Darwisheh

Elite cooptation, a loyal business class, and institutionalized fear and violence may help in understanding the Syrian civil war.

Tags : Arab Spring, Assad, Ba'thist, Housam Darwisheh, Regional Issue, Syria, Uprising, Violence

2013JAN14

Past Events

Vali R. Nasr, “The Arab Spring: Where do we go from here?”

Roundtable with Vali R. Nasr, Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University.

Tags : Arab Spring, Iran

2013JAN11

Past Events

Itzhak Galnoor, “Israel’s Forthcoming Elections”

29th Asan Dosirak Series with Itzhak Galnoor, Herbert Samuel Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Tags : Asan Dosirak Series, coalition building, election, election campaign, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Israeli party system, Itzhak Galnoor, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, voter preference

2012DEC26

Past Events

Asan-Al Jazeera Roundtable (Centre for Studies & Broadcasting Network)

Closed roundtable with the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies and Broadcasting Network.

Tags : Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera Broadcasting Network, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, Arab uprising, Asan-Al Jazeera Roundtable, Egypt, Middle East, MOFA, Salah Eddin Elzein, Syria

2012DEC08

Past Events

Asan Middle East Dialogue 2012: Jordan, UAE, Iran, and Turkey

Meetings, roundtables, conferences, and presentations in Jordan, UAE, Iran, and Turkey.

Tags : ACSIS, Asan Middle East Dialogue, ECSSR, EDAM, Iran, Jordan, Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum, Korea-Turkey Cooperation Dialogue, Turkey, UAE, WMD

2012DEC06

Asan in the News

[Munhwa Ilbo] “Korea Should Share Its ‘Democratization Experience’ with the Middle East”

Press coverage of the Asan-American University in Cairo joint conference in Cairo, Dec. 5, 2012.