But after expelling the man who threw the nation into turmoil after briefly declaring martial law last year, South Koreans face another reckoning: The next leader, who will be elected on June 3, will ...

Lower-ranking soldiers, through acts of disobedience, played a crucial role in stopping an undemocratic power grab. That ...

Despite recent presidential turmoil — including an impeachment — and a history of dictatorship, South Korea stands strong as ...

East-West Center's Jean H. Lee joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about the future of one of America’s strongest allies in Asia.

This is a rather grim history of dictatorship, punctuated by violence, yet today South Korea has a functioning democracy ...

Months of uncertainty have battered South Korea’s economy. Without clear leadership, South Korea has struggled to build ties ...

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik burns incense during a ceremony at the April 19th National Cemetery in northern Seoul ...

South Korea is floundering in a time of uncertainty, in which its future as both a relatively new democracy and an old American ally is at stake.

South Korea, a nation with a per capita income of approximately $33,121, has just demonstrated the strength of its democratic ...

Democracy worked as it supposed in South Korea, as a president who abused power was peacefully removed from power. It's a ...

democracy has never been something given ; it was fought for and won through decades of struggle against authoritarian ...

is quoted as saying it was the only way to deal with liberals blocking Yoon’s efforts to fight Pyongyang and Beijing’s campaigns to threaten South Korea’s democracy through cyberattacks ...