KELLY is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Pusan National University. With democracies around the world under duress, South Korea seems to stand out as an example of resilience.

The combination of valuable natural resources and economic wealth of North and South Korea could mean a major new economic power if Korean unification ever takes place.

Like their American counterparts, libertarians in South Korea allied themselves with the conservative political factions and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on ...

A Lee Jae-myung presidency will complicate the political landscape in East Asia, forcing Trump to prioritize which security ...

With the passing of “engagement,” the mood had darkened considerably in Seoul, mirroring a new, bellicose swagger evident ...

South Korean President Yoon's recent declaration of martial law highlights the nation's political disfunction. Dr. Yul Sohn ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol tried to demolish his country’s democracy. In a shocking late-night television address, ...

Before participating in this protest ... there were “anti-state” forces sympathizing with North Korea that threatened to cause South Korea’s downfall. The last time martial law was imposed ...

The embattled president had been holed up in his fortified residence for weeks surrounded by his Presidential Security Service team before his ... crime. South Korea’s main opposition Democratic ...

In March 2022, around 50 days before his inauguration ... "The current crisis of democracy in South Korea stems from the actions of its actors, but the solution to this problem can only be ...

Seoul, South ... free democracy,” when invited by the acting chief justice, Moon Hyung-bae, to speak. Dressed in a navy-colored suit with a burgundy tie, Yoon, a career prosecutor before his ...