Opinion
South Korea must improve mental health services after the Itaewon tragedy
Young people already under chronic stress now face collective trauma, underlining need for universal mental health care
Yoon’s attacks on the press betray critical misread of what makes democracy work
Rooted in South Korea’s illiberal past, Yoon and conservatives still view too much freedom as risky and destabilizing
Yoon’s media ban latest example of South Korean elite’s disdain for free press
Conservatives and liberals see media freedom as little more than a political tool to be wielded against each other
How anti-Japanism stunts South Korea’s ambition to enhance US alliance
Opposition party chief suggests Japan might re-invade Korea, and these views are surprisingly entrenched in the ROK
Yoon’s attempts to censor media call into question his fitness to govern
If president wants to sell himself as a defender of democratic values, he must be willing to defend those values at home
Yoon and his critics both score foreign policy own goals
Voting no confidence in the foreign minister hardly helps ROK diplomacy
In South Korea, mistreatment of the disabled is far from a relic of the past
Investigation into rape and torture at welfare center decades ago underlines need to confront continuing abuse today
Yoon stands up for ‘universal norms’ but fails to explain how he’ll defend them
South Korean leader’s UN speech misses chance to specify values that guide policy, settling for platitudes about freedom
Fast internet speeds can’t save South Korea’s terrible websites
Proprietary security protocols and bad UI pose barriers to foreigners and fly in the face of country’s global ambitions
Why the next 30 years of South Korea-China ties won’t be as rosy as the last
Seoul will find it difficult to balance relations between U.S. and China due to intensifying great power competition