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December 12, 2024

South Korea
The Costs of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Defiance

South Korea continues to reel from President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration on December 3. Although the National Assembly overwhelmingly nullified the declaration in a few hours, political t…

Rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in Seoul

June 12, 2025

Daily News Brief
United States to Review AUKUS Pact

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U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks after a trilateral meeting about AUKUS on March 13, 2023.

April 15, 2025

South Korea
South Korea's Politics After Impeachment

With the Constitutional Court upholding Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, South Korea heads for a presidential election scheduled for June 3.

Lawmakers sit inside the hall at the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law

April 10, 2025

South Korea
Separation of Powers Defeats Imperial Presidency in South Korea

Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law triggered a four-month-long constitutional crisis in South Korea that was finally resolved last week by the decision of the Constitutional Court to uphold t…

An Gwi-ryeong, spokesperson of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party attends an interview with Reuters in Seoul

May 27, 2025

South Korea
Duty Calls: Trump’s Tariffs and the Stakes of Korea’s Snap Election

On June 3, Korean voters will head to the polls for a snap presidential election. The outcome will reverberate far beyond Korean domestic politics.

South Korea Presidential Debate

May 22, 2025

South Korea
South Korea’s Democracy Remains Vulnerable

Democratic institutions eventually prevailed in impeaching and removing a president who employed an undemocratic tool.

People gather as they wait for the Constitutional Court ruling

December 9, 2024

South Korea
President Yoon's Impeachment? The View From Seoul

CFR’s Sheila A. Smith spoke with Dr. Duyeon Kim with the Center for a New American Security, who is based in Seoul, to get her assessment of the fallout of President Yoon’s attempt to impose martial …

People hold candles and signs during a candlelight vigil to demand the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law which was reversed hours later, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea

June 3, 2025

Daily News Brief
Russia and Ukraine Agree to Prisoner Swap

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Delegations from both sides attend a meeting at Ciragan Palace on the day of the second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 2, 2025. Murad Sezer/Reuters

August 18, 2022

South Korea
Why North Korea Might Reject Yoon Suk-yeol’s Audacious Initiative

There are at least three reasons why the North Koreans are likely to reject South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's "audacious" initiative outlined in his Liberation Day speech. 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a ceremony to celebrate Korean Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, at the presidential office square in Seoul, South Korea, August 15, 2022.