2012JUN26

Past Events

“The ‘Second Middle East Boom’ and the Search for South Korea’s …

Roundtable examining the causes, characteristics, and potential consequences of the rapidly growing economic ties between South Korea and the Middle East.

Tags : Arab Spring, Asan Roundtable, economic relationship, GCC, MENA, Middle East Boom, Middle East Strategy

2012JUN03

Past Events

Opening Ceremony for the Asan Nuclear Policy and Technology Center

On June 4, 2012, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies […]

Tags : inaugural ceremony, Nuclear Policy and Technology Program, opening ceremony, Shin Chang-Hoon

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

2011DEC15

Issue Briefs

Yellow Sea Turning Red: Darker Views of China among South Koreans

By Woo Jung-Yeop, Leif-Eric Easley

Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishme […]

Tags : China, Poll, public opinion, yellow sea

2011NOV06

Past Events

Lisa Anderson, “The Arab Uprisings: Opportunities and Challenges”

Asan Distinguished Speaker Series by Lisa Anderson, President of the American University in Cairo.

Tags : Arab uprisings, Asan Distinguished Speaker Series, Egypt, Egyptian uprising, Lisa Anderson, Middle East, North Africa

2011NOV03

Past Events

Asan Middle East Conference 2011

Full videos, conference sketches, and more.

Tags : Al Qaeda, Arab Spring, Arang Keshavarzian, Asan Middle East Conference, Bassam Haddad, civil society, Clement M. Henry, democracy, development, Diederik Vandewalle, Eva Bellin, Fawaz A. Gerges, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Jang Ji Hyang, Kemal Kirisci, Lisa Anderson, Michael C. Hudson, Middle East, Mohamed Kerrou, political Islam, political transition, rentier states, Robert P. Parks, Rogue states, social networks, Steven Heydemann, Uzi Rabi

2011NOV02

Past Events

Fawaz A. Gerges, “Arab Revolutions in the Making: Internal, Regional and …

On November 3 Fawaz A. Gerges, professor of Middle East […]

Tags : Arab Revolutions, Asan Distinguished Speaker Series, Fawaz Gerges, internal implications, international implications, regional implications

2011MAY25

Issue Briefs

Analysis of the 4.27 Special Election Results and the 2012 Presidential Election

By Kim Jiyoon

The special election held on April 27, 2011 to fill 38 […]

Tags : April Special Election, Bundang, Democratic Party (DP), Gimhae, Grand National Party (GNP, Korean politics, Park Geun-hye, People's Participation Party (PPP), presidential election, Saenuri)

2011APR18

Past Events

Korea’s Defense Reform 307

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies had a Roundtable […]

Tags : Asan Roundtable, asymmetric threats, Bruce Bennett, defense budget, defense reform, Defense Reform 307, deterrence by denial, Pardee RAND, proactive deterrence

2011APR14

Past Events

“The Socio-Political Analysis of Argentina’s Economic Decline”

Research Project, “The Socio-Political Analysis o […]

Tags : Argentina, development, economic decline, social welfare, socio-political analysis, welfare state