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Jan 15, 2025 | 
beyondparallel.csis.org | Victor Cha |Ellen Kim
Analysis, Commentary, Foreign Affairs , by and Yoon Suk Yeol, the lionized prosecutor-turned-politician who led the impeachment of former president Park Geun-hye before becoming president himself, was arrested this morning at 10:33 am Seoul time on charges of insurrection related to his declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024. He is the first sitting South Korean president ever to be arrested. Q1: Why was Yoon arrested? A1: After the National Assembly impeached Yoon on December 14,...
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
csis.org | Ellen Kim
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law plunged South Korea into an unprecedented political crisis. He averted a constitutional crisis by lifting the martial law decree just six hours after it took effect, but the political fallout was immediate as six opposition parties submitted an impeachment motion against him today. Yoon’s political survival appears to hinge largely on the support of his own People Power Party (PPP).
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
msn.com | Ellen Kim
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Ellen Kim
What to Expect from Kim Jong-un in 2025: The war in Ukraine is escalating to a dangerous level. Following North Korea's deployment of over 10,000 troops to support Russia and their subsequent engagement with the Ukraine forces in the Kursk region, the Biden administration lifted the ban on Ukraine from using U.S. long-range missiles to strike inside of Russia, a major policy change to send a warning to Pyongyang and Moscow.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
csis.org | Ellen Kim |Korea Chair
Nowhere in the Indo-Pacific could the U.S. presidential election results precipitate more disparate outcomes than on the Korean Peninsula. Changes could have broad strategic ripple effects throughout the region. South Korea: Nuclearization in the Offing?
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Ellen Kim
Domestic politics significantly shapes the trajectory of inter-Korean relations, leading to different dynamics depending on the government in power in South Korea. Historically, both conservative and progressive governments have pursued the denuclearization of North Korea, but their differing approaches – ranging from pressure to engagement – have produced distinct outcomes.
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Aug 31, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Ellen Kim
Domestic politics significantly shapes the trajectory of inter-Korean relations, leading to different dynamics depending on the government in power in South Korea. Historically, both conservative and progressive governments have pursued the denuclearization of North Korea, but their differing approaches – ranging from pressure to engagement – have produced distinct outcomes.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
csis.org | Victor Cha |Ellen Kim |Korea Chair
In the early hours of Wednesday morning on June 20 (KST), Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Pyongyang for his summit meeting with Kim Jong-un. This is his first visit to the country in 24 years, signaling the importance Putin places on his relationship with the North Korean leader during Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The Putin-Kim meeting came less than 10 months after their last meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Amur Region.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
csis.org | Victor Cha |Ellen Kim |Korea Chair
On March 28, Russia vetoed a UN resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts (PoE), which monitors UN member states’ enforcement of the UN sanctions regime on North Korea. Among the 15 countries currently sitting on the UN Security Council (including South Korea and Japan), Russia was the only country that rejected the annual renewal. China abstained. Russia’s veto will effectively end the mandate for the PoE, which expires at the end of April 2024.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
csis.org | Ellen Kim |Korea Chair
Yoon’s rising popularity stands in stark contrast with U.S. president Joe Biden and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, who are experiencing declining levels of domestic support. All three leaders are facing major elections this year. Biden’s job approval rating, 37 percent, at the end of February, was approaching the lowest in his presidency, according to Reuters.
