Well, that was dangerous — and absurd. On Tuesday, the president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, suddenly declared martial law. He suspended political activity in one of the world’s most advanced and prosperous democracies and attempted to place the
The last time South Korea was under martial law55bet, Chung Chin-ook was in his first year of high school, more than 40 years ago. His home city of Gwangju rose up to protest oppressive measures by the military junta, only to face a brutal, bloody c
For decades, South Korea has been one of the most important U.S. allies in Asia — not only because nearly 30,000 American troops are stationed there, but also because it stands as a beacon of democracy in a region where powerful authoritarian nation
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law and the ensuing political uncertainty have created a constitutional crisis like South Koreans haven’t seen since their country democratized in the late 1980s. Mr. Yoon has been ba
South Korea’s government was paralyzed Sunday, mired in a new constitutional crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea clung to his officejilimacao, but his own party’s leader suggested that he had already been ousted from power. Mr. Yoon
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