As South Korea prepares for the Constitutional Court’s verdict on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment this Friday, an avalanche of special event podcasts and live-streams are well underway. Every dick and his dog man and his dog person and their dog has their own extra special angle gleaned from the hundreds of other commentary pieces piling up across the planet.
South Korea's political landscape is marred by a history of contentious candidate selection processes, leading to public disillusionment and political instability.
I’ve written often about the hollowness of Yoon’s foreign policy and the risks of accepting it at face value. As is often the case in the modern world, any analysis that doesn’t match our own attitudes and opinions is lost in the algorithmic ether as we sit in our own echo chambers.
The Yoon administration’s close alignment with the Biden administration has been a defining feature of South Korea’s recent foreign policy. This tight partnership may now face significant challenges with the return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency.
The controversies surrounding South Korea’s first lady, Kim Keon-hee, and her alleged misconduct—ranging from luxury gift acceptance to political interference—have escalated.
In celebration of Armed Forces Day, the South Korean government will host a large-scale military parade in Seoul on 1 October 2024.
Constitutional reform to change the current single five-year term to two consecutive five-year or four-year terms is a recurrent debate in South Korea. Yoon’s desire to leave a legacy raises hopes that constitutional reform will soon attract greater attention.
Dissatisfaction with Yoon's unilateral leadership style, economic challenges, and diplomatic performance has led to a sharp decline in popularity.
The visit of Yoon to the U.S. will highlight medium term political risks that will increase as late-term opposition to the Yoon Administration grows.
The “Audacious Initiative” - South Korea’s key policy platform to address the plethora of problems that is North Korea.
