May 14th, 2012

Asia "pivot" emphasizes security over economy, says Stanford's Emmerson

The term "pivot" has fallen out of favor in Washington, but the Obama administration's heightened interest in Asia is real and ongoing, says Donald Emmerson, director of Stanford's Southeast Asia Forum. He recently discussed the nuances of what he describes as an important but "lopsided pivot." Read more »

August 17th, 2011

Thomas Fingar: A new book explores the role of U.S. intelligence

In his new book, Reducing Uncertainty: Intelligence Analysis and National Security, Thomas Fingar, the former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, explains what intelligence analysts do, how they do it, and how they are affected by the political context that shapes and uses their work.

April 22nd, 2011

From Democracy to Civil Society

The key involvement of social movement groups in establishing South Korea's democratic government in 1987 laid the groundwork for the country's diverse and politically active social movement sector today, suggests the new publication South Korean Social Movements: From Democracy to Civil Society. Edited by Gi-Wook Shin and Paul Chang, this insightful volume covers South Korea's democratization process and highlights numerous segments of the social movement sector ranging from human and gender rights groups to environmental protection organizations. South Korean Social Movements is the first in a series of six books produced by the Stanford Korea Democracy Project with generous funding from the Academy of Korean Studies.

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December 6th, 2010

Issues of history, values, memory, and identity in the U.S.-South Korea relationship

". . . History, values, memory, and identity are significant elements that can influence the 'soft power' of an alliance built on 'hard power,' and policy makers of both nations should not overlook their importance," says Gi-Wook Shin, director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Stanford Korean Studies Program, in the chapter that he contributed to the recently published book U.S. Leadership, History, and Bilateral Relations in Northeast Asia.

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July 7th, 2005

APARC's Don Emmerson urges Muslim understanding in America

In the post-9/11 world there is an urgent need for Americans to understand the Muslim world, and vice versa. Yet precisely when they should be visiting Muslim countries, Americans are kept at home by fears of terrorism, according to APARC's Donald K. Emmerson. Read more »

October 17th, 2003

North Korea's nukes

A panel of five foreign policy experts, including CISAC Co-director Scott D. Sagan and SIIS Senior Fellow Gi-Wook Shin, debated issues of North Korea and nuclear weapons on October 17, 2003 in a discussion titled "It's a Mad, Mad World: Prospects for Security, Diplomacy, and Peace on the Korean Peninsula." Moderated by Allen Weiner, of SIIS and an associate professor of law and former State Department lawyer, the panelists examined the implications to U.S.-South Korea relations in light of continuing hostilities between North Korea and the United States. Read more »