Impeached South Korean president argues for his release as court reviews his formal arrest
Lawyers for South Korea’s impeached president say he will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court to oppose a formal arrest over last month’s imposition of martial law.
What lies ahead for South Korea’s impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?
Law enforcement authorities have requested a warrant to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who ...
Clip shows turbulence during flight in September 2024, not from Jeju Air plane before deadly crash
After a Jeju Air plane crash-landed in southwestern South Korea in December 2024, killing all but two of the 181 people on ...
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The Case for South Korea Prohibiting Anti-North Korean Leaflet Launches
That the provocations exchanged between the Koreas – leaflets, balloons, and noise – were of relatively low intensity should ...
South Korea Detains Its President, but Crisis Is Far From Over
Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean leader to be held by criminal investigators, ending a long standoff after he ...
With South Korea in Crisis, Eight Justices Will Decide President’s Fate
The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for ...
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An Agenda for the U.S.–South Korea Strategic Economic Partnership in 2025 and Beyond
In his November 7, 2017, speech to South Korea’s National Assembly, then-President Donald Trump unambiguously noted that “this alliance between our nations was forged in the crucible of war and ...
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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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North Korea Launches SRBMs Toward Its Eastern Waters, South Korea Says
Eight days after Pyongyang launched a hypersonic ballistic missile, it fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the ...