2014JUN09 The Asan Forum National Identity Frameworks and International Relations in Asia By Leif-Eric Easley As the strategic significance of Asia increases with the region’s economic and diplomatic influence, and as analyses broaden in geographic scope by devoting …
2014FEB10 The Asan Forum The Iran Nuclear Deal and Its Implications for North Korea By 천영우 Iran and North Korea pursue the same ultimate goal: nuclear armament. However, they have chosen fundamentally different strategies and approaches. There are …
2014JAN27 The Asan Forum Special Forum : National Identity under Transformation: New Challenges to South Korea By 김지윤 Eleven years ago, observers of South Korea were stunned as they witnessed two critical events unfold in central Seoul. The first was one of reverie as the …
2013DEC20 The Asan Forum A New Type of Relationship between Major Countries and South Korea: Historical and Strategic Implications By 김한권 After the Sino-US summit at Sunnylands on June 7-8, 2013, the Chinese idea of a “new type of great power relations” (xinxingdaguoguanxi, …
2013NOV06 The Asan Forum ROK and US Views on the Foreign Policy of the Abe Administration By 봉영식 Who is Abe Shinzo? Is he a realist who happens to be an historical revisionist, or is he a revisionist whose realism carries the seeds of revived Japanese …
2013AUG22 The Asan Forum South Korean Perspective (Section : Special Commentaries) By 최강 In April 2009, during his visit to Prague, President Obama announced his plan for “a world without nuclear weapons.” Through a series of negotiations, the …
2013AUG02 The Asan Forum Retrospect and Prospect of the ROK-US Alliance at 60 and Beyond By 최강 The year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the ROK-US alliance. The catch phrase “We go together,” which is used in the Combined Forces Command (CFC), …
2013JUL19 The Asan Forum The ROK-US Alliance – 1 (Section: Topics of the Month) By 최강 The year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the ROK-US security alliance, which was officially established with the signing of the ROK-US Mutual Defense …