Skip to content
Search
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

national assembly

What's next for South Korea after President Yoon's impeachment?
Quick Take

What's next for South Korea after President Yoon's impeachment?

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: South Korea faces uncertainty as it transitions into a caretaker government after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer discusses the implications for the country's global alliances and what's to come.

A 24-hour Yonhapnews TV broadcast at Yongsan Railway Station shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering a speech at the Presidential Office in Seoul. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, defended his botched martial law declaration, as an act of governance and denied insurrection charges facing him, while vowing to fight until the last moment against whether it is impeachment or a martial law probe.
What We're Watching

Yoon Suk Yeol can’t take “yes” for an answer

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol looks highly likely to be impeached on Saturday after the leader of his own party on Thursday told members to vote according to their “conviction and conscience.”

Why South Korea's president declared martial law
Quick Take

Why South Korea's president declared martial law

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea deciding to suddenly declare emergency martial law, announcing together with the military all political activities prohibited. All media now under state control. No strikes, demonstrations allowed. Ian Bremmer breaks down the reason for this decision in this Quick Take.