Martial Law
Revisiting Yoon’s Martial Law Decree: A Wake-Up Call
Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law decree in December of last year was a shock to South Koreans, Americans, and the entire world. How did this plot evade so many...
Post-Martial Law, How Will South Korean Politics Play?
The irony of Yoon Seok-yeol’s downfall is that, for all his domestic unpredictability and poor political judgment at home, he was far more stable in foreign policy, and had set...
Korea’s Six-Hour Martial Law: Three Common Misunderstandings About Security
On December 3, 2024, President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea declared martial law, citing the need to address threats to the state posed by North Korea’s hostility...
South Korea’s Democracy Endured Yoon’s Authoritarian Nostalgia, but Trilateral Cooperation May Not
Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2022 election came as a relief to the U.S. foreign policy community, given his support for the U.S. alliance, openness to improved ties with Japan, and a...
South Korea’s Coup That Wasn’t
Washington, DC is fourteen hours behind Seoul. London is nine hours behind, Berlin is eight, and New Delhi is three. No matter your time zone, you may have slept through the...
Would Donald Trump Declare Martial Law? The U.S. Military Won’t Help.
“There is no role for the U.S. military in determining the outcome of an American election,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said in a joint...