2014MAR12

Past Events

Thant Kyaw, Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar

Closed roundtable with Thant Kyaw, Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar.

2014FEB24

Issue Briefs

Evaluating President Park Geun-Hye’s Foreign Policy in its 1st Year

By Choi Kang, Kim Jiyoon, Kim Hankwon, Bong Youngshik, Lee Jaehyon

President Park’s three major foreign policy initiatives can be more fully developed in 2014.

Tags : public opinion survey

2014FEB12

Publications

Challenges and Opportunities for Korea-Japan Relations in 2014

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff, Kang Chungku, Lee Euicheol

Asan Report providing an in-depth examination of South Korean public opinion towards Japan.

Tags : Asan Annual Survey, Asan Daily Poll, China, Japan, Korea-Japan relations, President Park Geun-Hye, Prime Minister Abe, public opinion survey, Security

2014JAN20

Past Events

Sam Crane, “The Revival of Confucianism: Not a Source of Chinese Soft …

39th Asan Dosirak Series with Sam Crane, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at Williams College.

Tags : Asan Dosirak Series

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

2013NOV14

Past Events

Asan Beijing Forum 2013, “Korea and China: Next 20 Years”

Session sketches, full videos, photos, and more are now available.

Tags : Asan Beijing Forum, Beijing, China, East Asia, East Asian economic order, East Asian regional order, Korean Peninsula, New Model of China-US Relations, Next 20 Years, politics of history, ROK-China relations

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