2014AUG18

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: ISIS, Kurdistan, and Korea

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

The Korean government also has a stake in defending the people of Iraq against the ISIS onslaught.

Tags : iraq, kurds, Middle East, regional security, terrorism

2014JUL17

Issue Briefs

Unknown Horror or Deliberate Indifference?

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights Violations in North Korea and Syria.

Tags : North Korea, North Korean human rights, Regional Issue, Syria

2013DEC06

Publications

Do Sanctions Work? The Iran Sanctions Regime and Its Implications for Korea

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

Proceedings book comparing economic sanctions on Iran and North Korea.

Tags : Nuclear, regional security

2013SEP26

Publications

The Syrian Civil War and Its Implications for Korea

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

Report examining the Syrian civil war and the lessons it holds for dealing with future North Korean …

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

2013AUG11

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: Iran’s New Moderate President and Resetting the Relationship

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

Who is Hassan Rouhani and what does his election mean for South Korean interests in the Middle East?

Tags : DPRK-Iran relations, Hassan Rouhani, Iran, Iranian nuclear program, Middle East, reformist-centrist faction, Regional Issue, resetting the relationship, ROK-Iran trade relations, sanctions, US Iran policy

2013JUL09

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: Egypt’s 2013 Coup and the Demise of Democracy

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

The Egyptian people have sold their hard-won democracy in exchange for temporary relief from economic frustration.

Tags : 2013 coup, Egypt, Egyptian democracy, Egyptian politics, Middle East, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, North Africa, Regional Issue, regional security

2013JUN10

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A : Turkey’s 2013 Taksim Square Protests

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

The renowned “Turkish Model” must uphold the democratic values that made it so highly-regarded in the first place.

Tags : Arab Spring, democracy, Protest, Regional Issue, Taksim Square, Turkey

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

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