2013MAY09

Issue Briefs

Think Twice: A Comparative Perspective on the Political Transition in Egypt

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, J. James Kim

Korea's democratization suggests that conflict does not necessarily contradict the spirit of change in Egypt.

Tags : Arab Spring, democracy, Egypt, Libya, Morsi, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, political transition, regional security

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

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

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 …

Tags : Arab Spring, Iran

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.

2012DEC05

Asan in the News

[Munhwa Ilbo] “The Confusion that Accompanies Democratization .. Korea is a Model for Egypt”

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

2012DEC05

Past Events

“The Arab Spring and Korean Experiences of Political Transition”

Conference in Cairo co-hosted by Asan and the American University in Cairo.

Tags : American University in Cairo, Arab Spring, democracy

2012DEC04

Books

The Arab Spring: Will It Lead to Democratic Transitions?

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

Jang Ji-Hyang and Clement Henry (eds.), The Arab Spring: Will It Lead to Democratic Transitions?

Tags : Regional Issue

2012OCT22

Past Events

Ahmed El-Naggar, “The Post-Arab Spring Economic Outlook in Egypt”

Roundtable with Ahmed El-Sayyed El-Naggar, Senior Researcher, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic …

Tags : Ahmed El-Sayed El-Naggar, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Arab Spring, economy, Egypt

2012SEP27

Issue Briefs

The Curious Case of Post-Authoritarian Politics: Explaining “Muslim Rage” and the Innocence of Muslims Protests

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

New-found political freedom is colliding with the corrosive legacies of decades of authoritarian rule.

Tags : Anti-Americanism, Islam, Muslim, Rage