by Olga Filippova | Apr 8, 2025 | Tartu University
In April 2025, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously confirmed the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, officially removing him from office after he attempted to impose martial law on December 3, 2024—the first such incident in the history of the Sixth...
by Sieun Baik | Apr 2, 2025 | The University of Alabama
On December 3, 2024, at 10:50 P.M., South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol held an emergency address to the nation. Yoon vowed he would protect his country from communists and pro-North Korea sentiments, ultimately declaring martial law and shocking the country. He...
by Michael Villani | Feb 14, 2025 | Brown University
Abstract: South Korea faced an attempted coup in December by President Yoon Suk Yeol with the enactment of martial law. Fortunately the South Korean National Assembly and opposition party were able to overturn and impeach Yoon. What does this mean for South Korean...
by Clara Cho | Feb 13, 2025 | Boston University
On December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol declared martial law, causing widespread panic throughout the nation. His declaration was made in order to protect the country from supposed North Korean sentiments from opposition parties. However, it was...
by Skyler Goodman | Dec 17, 2022 | Suffolk University
The Blue House, Home of South Korea’s Executive Office – Source: Unsplash The success of Yoon’s appeals to anti-feminism reflects the rise of reactionary gender politics within South Korean political discourse as well as the growing divide over issues of...
