South Korea Needs to Move on From This Crisis
The president’s attempt to hold on to power is a reminder of how much chaos leaders create when they try to thwart democracy.
What to know about the siege outside South Korea’s presidential compound
For weeks, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained in his compound and refused to respond to detention and search ...
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so ...
Strength of South Korea democracy tested as president defies arrest
Protesters have thronged the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, where officials trying to arrest him ...
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Lessons from self-inflicted blows to democracy in South Korea and the U.S.
The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
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South Korea plane crash is the deadliest in a year marked by several fatal aviation accidents
South Korea’s worst aviation disaster in decades also was the year’s deadliest plane crash worldwide, and time is running out on 2024. A Boeing 737-800 ...
A rallying call for democracy in South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempted martial law declaration sparked a wave of collective resistance from ...
In South Korea, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges Facing Democracies
The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and ...