Investigations into Yoon's alleged corruption & mishandling of domestic issues are underway, placing pressure on his administration. The fallout may redefine South Korea's political landscape for years to come. More on this from @kaitlynking.bsky.social & I here: www.stimson.org/2024/implica...

Implications of South Korea’s Failed Impeachment Vote • Stimson Center

Discussing the domestic and foreign policy implications of the failed vote to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following his short-lived declaration of martial law

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Following #SouthKorean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law, @kaitlynking.bsky.social and @nslavney.bsky.social discuss the domestic and foreign policy implications of the failed vote to impeach the president. www.stimson.org/2024/implica...

Implications of South Korea’s Failed Impeachment Vote • Stimson Center

Discussing the domestic and foreign policy implications of the failed vote to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following his short-lived declaration of martial law

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In a video interview with @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy, Program Assistant @kaitlynking.bsky.social spoke on #SouthKorea's history of democratization in the context of the pushback on President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr-w...

South Koreans demand President Yoon quit after martial law debacle

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In a video interview with @cbcnewsofficial.bsky.social, Program Assistant @kaitlynking.bsky.social spoke to #SouthKorea's political discontent with Yoon's administration, contextualizing the President's attempt to declare martial law to combat political dissent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kj8...

Martial law: How South Korean politics spun out of control | About That

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ICYMI: 38 North in the news on the #SouthKorea President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law and its immediate overrule by the country's parliament

My colleague @kaitlynking.bsky.social did an amazing profile of Kim Yong-hyun, the defense minister who reportedly advised President Yoon to declare martial law: www.stimson.org/2024/profile...

The Yoon admin has been facing falling approval ratings for a while now, and the legislative election in April--resulting in a landslide victory for the opposition party--set the stage for him as a lame duck www.stimson.org/2024/south-k...

South Korea’s 2024 Legislative Election Primer • Stimson Center

This primer provides an overview of South Korea’s upcoming legislative elections, the key players involved and what’s at stake.

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While Yoon previously vowed to fight corruption and improve transparency, his presidency has been marred by abuses of power. Imposing martial law is a serious backslide of democracy in South Korea and follows a trend of a worrying chilling effect in the media since he entered office in 2022.