This is a rather grim history of dictatorship, punctuated by violence, yet today South Korea has a functioning democracy ...

General strikes have been the final means to overcome tyrants around the world. What can be done to lay the groundwork for one in the US?

After more than seven weeks of deliberations, South Korea’s Constitutional Court has finally upheld the impeachment of ...

Katharine H.S. Moon traces the country’s recent turmoil to the lasting impact of the Cold War and decades of military rule.

East-West Center's Jean H. Lee joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about the future of one of America’s strongest allies in Asia.

It’s not enough to merely protect democracy — a broad coalition must work hand-in-hand with the Korean people themselves to overcome the myriad crises before us ...

With a snap election for a new president coming up by June 3, the obvious front-runner is the Minju leader, Lee Jae-myung, ...

Democracy worked as it supposed in South Korea, as a president who abused power was peacefully removed from power. It’s a ...

When other countries hear about America's democratic troubles, they like us less—but they'll still work with us. That's the ...

When Yoon Suk Yeol was running for president, he had the word “king” written on his palm. South Koreans dismissed – and ridiculed – it as a shamanistic ritual that reflected his desire for top ...

The rise and fall of Yoon Suk Yeol exposed a vulnerability in South Korean democracy, but also a resilience. Its people were ...

The country’s martial law fiasco is a stark warning for democracies everywhere about what happens when political polarization ...