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A Korea hostile to US and Japan? Yoon’s martial law blunder opens the door
A liberal party, wary of the US, may win the South Korean presidency and totally alter the country’s foreign relations.
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A supporter of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol holds a placard of Yoon (R) and incoming US president Donald Trump (L) that translates as “He responded by sending his special regards to the people of South Korea”, during a rally near his residence in Seoul on January 6, 2025. South Korean investigators trying to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol have asked for an extension to the warrant that expires on January 6, with the embattled leader holed up in his residence. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s abortive attempt on Dec 3 to impose martial law
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) paramount leader Kim Jong Un is the constant in this group. Getting US forces off the Korean peninsula has been a major objective of the Kim family since the Korean War (1950-1953), and is consistent with the minimum DPRK aim of regime survival and the maximum goal of gaining control over the South.
