2013MAY23

Latest Activities

The Asan Middle East and North Africa Program Attends the Middle East Institute (MEI)’s Annual Conference in Singapore

From the violence and bloodshed in Syria to Egypt’s pre […]

2013APR09

Issue Briefs

A Perspective on Korea’s Participation in the Vietnam War

By Glenn Baek

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Korea's involvement in the Vietnam War was a "war of choice."

Tags : Asan Survey, Forgtotten War, Glen Baek, Global Korea, Park Chung Hee, Poll, public opinion, Regional Issue, Vietnam, Vietnam War

2012NOV29

Issue Briefs

No Hope Without Change: Myanmar’s Reforms and Lessons for North Korea1

By Jonathan T. Chow, Leif-Eric Easley

Does Myanmar provide a viable model for North Korea to follow?

Tags : ASEAN, geopolitics, Myanmar, North Korea, reform, regional security

2012OCT31

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 32] Regional Efforts to Advance Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: APID, the PG20, and a Possible GGAIN1

By Donald K. Emmerson

Mongolia is the 2011-2013 chair of the Community of Dem […]

Tags : APDP (Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership), APID (Asian Partnership Initiative for Democracy), BDF (Bali Democracy Forum), democracy, Donald Emmerson, human rights, Mongolia

2012SEP18

Issue Briefs

Stressing the Linchpin: The US-ROK Alliance and ‘Rebalancing’ to Asia

By Brad Glosserman

In recent years, the US-ROK alliance has scaled new hei […]

Tags : alliance, Asia, Asia-Pacific Region, Brad Glosserman, CSIS, DPRK, rebalancing, Security, TPP

2012APR26

Past Events

Asan Plenum 2012: Leadership

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted the Asan P […]

Tags : Asan Plenum, Asan Plenum 2012, leadership, Shin Chang-Hoon, Woo Jung-Yeop

2012APR16

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No.24] The 20th ASEAN Summit: Time Is of the Essence

By Jonathan T. Chow

On April 3, 2012, the 20th Summit of the Association of […]

Tags : ASEAN, Cambodia, Economic Community, Jonathan Chow, Myanmar, South China Sea, Summit, Vietnam

2012FEB13

Past Events

Strengthening Democracy in Asia: New Strategies for Regional Partnerships

Topic: Strengthening Democracy in Asia: New Strategies […]

Tags : Asia, democracy, governance, regional partnerships

2012FEB13

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 18] Keeping a Comfortable Distance: Myanmar’s Reforms, the American “Pivot to Asia” and Implications for …

By Jonathan T. Chow

Since the middle of 2011, the nominally civilian govern […]

Tags : ASEAN, China, Jonathan Chow, Myanmar, reform, Trans-Pacific Partnership

2011DEC14

Past Events

Leadership for Nuclear Governance

Asan Leadership Forum   “Leadership for Nuclear Go […]

Tags : Asan Leadership Forum, Asia-Pacific, denuclearization, disarmament, Fukushima, non-proliferation, North Korea, nuclear governance, nuclear issues, nuclear safety, Nuclear Security Summit, weaponization