East Asia Archive

President Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached. But the damage he has done to South Korea in the past two weeks can’t be undone.

President Yoon’s declaration of martial law could strain South Korea’s relationship with the United States. That doesn’t mean it will benefit China.

Yoon’s desperate and ill-fated gamble surprised everyone, but the dynamics in South Korea that drove him to make it have been on display for months.