South Korea
South Korea’s President Lee shouldn’t attend NATO- Amidst crises, peace is pragmatic
South Korea’s President Lee shouldn’t attend NATO: Amidst crises, peace is pragmatic

Lee’s pragmatic foreign policy must disengage from the US-led NATO expansion into Asia that destabilizes the Indo-Pacific.

To stop coups in South Korea, expand democracy

If Yoon’s impeachment opened extraordinary spaces of participation, now they must become integrated into the ordinary workings of democracy.

Massive celebrations after South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from his post

Yoon, whose government was highly unpopular due to authoritarian policies and escalating war efforts, was impeached by the country’s parliament for imposing a short-lived martial law over the country last year in December.

Movements across the world call for an end to all US military exercises on the Korean peninsula

The call to cancel the military exercises takes on increased urgency given the military accident last week when South Korean jets bombed their own citizens in the region bordering North Korea during the preparation of yet another joint military exercise with the US.

South Korea – After the failed coup: Dae-Han Song & Mikaela Nhondo Erskog

Dae-Han Song discuses with Mikaela Nhondo Erskog last December’s attempted coup in South Korea – why it took place, how it was defeated and the effect that will have on the country’s politics.

“US out of everywhere!” Hundreds demonstrate against US war games in Korea

Activists stage protests across the United States against the expansion of the “Freedom Shield” military exercises

Hundreds of activists set to protest expansion of US militarism in Korea

Activists are set to mobilize across the country to call for the cancellation of Freedom Shield military exercises between the US and Republic of Korea

Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over martial law decree

Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s first sitting president to be arrested, is under investigation over his martial law decree in December 2024.

Was South Korea’s coup an attempt to restart the Korean War?

Opposition lawmakers are alleging the full scope of President Yoon’s coup involved a months-long plot to trigger a “limited war” with North Korea

With martial law defeated, now is a decisive moment for change in South Korea

Following Yoon’s failed attempt to impose martial law, the situation continues to unfold as each passing moment shakes the foundation of the current social order and further opens the horizon of possibility.

South Korea’s impeachment fails—what’s next?

Yoon Seok Yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law and the subsequent impeachment vote have blown the lid off of a much deeper political crisis in the country.

People across US mobilize in solidarity with South Koreans calling for resignation of President Yoon

Demonstrators stage rallies across the US, joining popular demands within South Korea for the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol