{"id":2208472,"date":"2025-02-21T13:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T04:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2208472"},"modified":"2025-02-21T11:50:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T02:50:28","slug":"han-duck-soos-testimony-and-south-koreas-diplomatic-reckoning-ep-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2025\/02\/han-duck-soos-testimony-and-south-koreas-diplomatic-reckoning-ep-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Han Duck-soo\u2019s testimony and South Korea\u2019s diplomatic reckoning \u2014 Ep. 62"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this episode, Jeongmin, John and Joon Ha break down two major developments shaking South Korea\u2019s political and diplomatic landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n First, they analyze former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo\u2019s Thursday testimony in President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s impeachment trial, where he contradicted Yoon\u2019s claims that the Dec. 3 martial law declaration was meant to last only a few hours. Han\u2019s statements suggest Yoon expected the emergency decree to last at least two days, raising further questions about the legality of the move.<\/span><\/p>\n On the foreign policy front, the team discusses Jeongmin\u2019s participation in last week\u2019s Munich Security Conference. The trio delves into the growing rift between the U.S. and its European allies following U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance\u2019s speech at the event. With Washington shifting away from values-based diplomacy and embracing a more transactional approach, the team ponders how South Korea must rethink its own foreign policy strategy going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n About the podcast:<\/b> The Korea Pro Podcast<\/span><\/i> is a weekly 15-minute conversation hosted by Editorial Director Jeongmin Kim (<\/span>@jeongminnkim<\/span><\/a>) and Editor John Lee (<\/span>@koreanforeigner<\/span><\/a>), diving deep into the most pressing stories shaping South Korea \u2014 and dissecting the most complicated ones for professionals monitoring ROK politics, diplomacy, culture, society and technology. Uploaded every Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n This episode was recorded on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Audio edited by Gaby Magnuson<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n