Domestic Politics
Analysis
Yoon spurns balancing between US and China with foreign policy picks
Many appointees to key posts specialize in US relations as new president seeks closer alignment with Washington
June 22, 2022
Analysis
South Korea’s demographic crisis could be Yoon Suk-yeol’s biggest challenge
Super-low birth rate poised to reduce workforce and undermine national defense without major policy changes
June 7, 2022
Analysis
Local election defeat a reckoning for South Korean liberals on gender issues
Democratic Party has clung to outmoded politics while failing to take stand on social issues, driving away young women
June 2, 2022
Analysis
Good troublemakers are the key to fixing democracy in South Korea
President Yoon may not appreciate that strengthening democratic institutions and norms starts by empowering the people
May 16, 2022
Analysis
Moving South Korea’s presidential office is a step in the wrong direction
Yoon Suk-yeol’s hasty Blue House move does not suggest baseline competence to affect fundamental change in the country
May 9, 2022
