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

2013MAR24

Past Events

Vuong Thua Phong, “Key Issues in Northeast Asian Security Architecture”

Roundtable with a senior Vietnamese delegation led by Mr. Vuong Thua Phong, Deputy Head of the Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Tags : Roundtable, territorial disputes, Vietnam, Vuong Thua Phong

2013MAR11

Issue Briefs

The Way Ahead: The Next Decade of PRC-ROK Relations

By 刘 群, Shan Wu

Promoting and deepening PRC-ROK relations is key to ensuring peace and stability in Northeast Asia.

Tags : Bilateral Relations, China, Economic Cooperation, Goguryeo, Liu Qun, mutual, North Korea, Poll, PRC (People's Republic of China), PRC-ROK Relations

2012DEC20

Issue Briefs

Korea’s Public Diplomacy: A New Initiative for the Future

By Ma Young Sam, Song Jung-he, Dewey E. Moore

Better coordination across all functions and levels of government is needed to project a clear unified vision of Korea’s future.

Tags : Global Enterprises, Global Korea, MOFAT, NGO, public diplomacy, soft power

2012DEC20

Books

Japan In Crisis: What Will It Take For Japan To Rise Again?

By Bong Youngshik, T.J. Pempel

Bong Youngshik & T. J. Pempel (eds.), Japan in Crisis: What Will It Take For Japan To Rise Again?

Tags : Regional Issue

2012NOV21

Issue Briefs

To Apologize and To Forgive: Lessons for Asia from Europe’s Struggle with History

By Thomas U. Berger, Bong Youngshik

Improved Japanese-Korean relations can provide the kernel around which a truly integrated East Asia can form.

Tags : Comfort Women, Dokdo, Europe, Germany, Guilt, History, Japan, reconciliation, Regional Issue, Thomas Rerger