2019DEC17

Past Events

2020 Asan Geopolitical Outlook

　

Tags : Asan geopolitical outlook, denuclearization, emerging security, Europe, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Middle East, Neo Geopolitics, populism, Russia, security alliance, sessesion, trump administration, WTO

2014FEB15

Books

[Palgrave Macmillan] The Arab Spring

  About the Book Produced as the result of an Asan […]

Tags : Regional Issue

2013NOV28

Past Events

“Myanmar’s Future: The Road Ahead for Reform and Political …

Closed roundtable with senior political advisors to President Thein Sein of Myanmar.

Tags : Ko Ko Hlaing, Myanmar, Myanmar's future, Nay Zin Latt, Political Advisors to the President, political engagement, reform, Than Swe

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

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

2013APR22

Past Events

Bill Gates, “Korea’s Global Giving”

Closed roundtable with Bill Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Tags : Asan Leader's Roundtable, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, development assistance, foreign aid, global giving, Korean 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

2012DEC20

Issue Briefs

Korea’s Public Diplomacy: A New Initiative for the Future

By Ma Young Sam, Song Jung-he, Dewey E. Moore

Better coordination across all functions and levels of government is needed to project a clear unified vision of Korea’s future.

Tags : Global Enterprises, Global Korea, MOFAT, NGO, public diplomacy, soft power

2012MAR11

Issue Briefs

Oil Price Stability Expected Despite the Iranian Crisis: Iran Striving for Depoliticized OPEC

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

International oil prices are likely to stabilize in the long-term owing to the cooperation-inducing systems within OPEC.

Tags : economy, Iran, Oil, OPEC, sanctions

2011JUN07

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 10] The Slow Emergence of an Obama Foreign and Security Policy and the Outlook for Asia

By Patrick M. Cronin

Despite sharp differences with his predecessor, George […]

Tags : Arab Spring, Asia, China, Clinton, Foreign and Security Policy, Kissinger, Middle East, North Korea, Obama, Patrick Cronin, policy