by Samantha Genzer | Oct 9, 2026 | Boston University
South Korea’s political polarization led to democratic erosion, but its institutions were able to push back. Whether the United States could do the same is far less clear. On Sept. 11, former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol was acquitted in a case related to a...
by Yidian Zhao | Nov 15, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
In July 2023, South Korea was hit by severe monsoon rains. The Marine Corps was dispatched to Yecheon for rescue operations. Corporal Chae Su-geun, a 20-year-old marine, and his team were ordered to enter fast-moving floodwaters without life vests or safety equipment....
by Olga Filippova | Apr 8, 2025 | Tartu University
In April 2025, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously confirmed the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, officially removing him from office after he attempted to impose martial law on December 3, 2024—the first such incident in the history of the Sixth...
by Sieun Baik | Apr 2, 2025 | The University of Alabama
On December 3, 2024, at 10:50 P.M., South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol held an emergency address to the nation. Yoon vowed he would protect his country from communists and pro-North Korea sentiments, ultimately declaring martial law and shocking the country. He...
by Michael Villani | Feb 14, 2025 | Brown University
Abstract: South Korea faced an attempted coup in December by President Yoon Suk Yeol with the enactment of martial law. Fortunately the South Korean National Assembly and opposition party were able to overturn and impeach Yoon. What does this mean for South Korean...
