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Analysis: South Korea faces significant challenges after Yoon removed
South Korea's constitutional court's decision is less a victory for democracy and more a sign of challenges ahead.
Yoon’s impeachment verdict: Another circus passing through Seoul
Every take you hear this Friday will be a feckless rehash. Regardless of the outcome, the damage is already done.
The abrupt end to 75 years of U.S. policy on South Korea?
South Korea is not your grandfather’s country. It’s time to rethink the Korean Peninsula.

March 2025

South Korea’s Gen-Z and the turn to extreme politics
When you take away the social contract, you cannot expect attitudes to the international to stay the same.
North Korea’s troops when the Ukraine conflict ends
What to do with experienced, probably cynical troops aware of the external world with an increased capacity to coordinate and act?
South Korea will accept China’s dominance...
So started a Jerry Springer show style foreign policy debate in a pub with academic, political, and government colleagues
Trump, South Korea, and political chaos
Trump will eventually turn his attention to South Korea. Seoul won't be ready.
South Korea to China and America: I choose not to choose
In balancing its military alliance with the U.S. and its trade interests with China, South Korea has perfected the George Costanza strategic option
Australia in South Korea's foreign policy circles
In Seoul, it makes more sense to learn about Australian policy in Washington rather than Canberra
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The unraveling of the U.S.-Korea alliance
The logic that once made an American military presence indispensable is no longer as strong as it was during the Cold War
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South Korea responds to Trump tariff claim: I didn't steal the lollipop!
South Korea needs a tad more creativity in its diplomatic responses to Trump
Analysis: Marginal increase doesn't solve South Korea's demographic crisis
South Korea's population is on track to halve by the end of the century, undermining economic growth, labor markets, and social stability.
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