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South Korean president faces setback in elections
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South Korean president faces setback in elections

Yoon Suk-yeol's foreign policy agenda is likely on ice as the opposition party wins control of parliament

Are North Korea's latest threats rhetorical or real?
Asia-Pacific

Are North Korea's latest threats rhetorical or real?

The new year has seen a more belligerent Kim Jong Un than ever — changing the constitution, firing off missiles, even tearing down monuments

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Asia-Pacific

What the Biden-Yoon summit left out

Nuclear saber rattling hasn't changed North Korea's behavior in the past and it likely won't now.

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Asia-Pacific

Calling in the (micro) chips: why Biden should accommodate South Korea

At home, President Yoon is struggling from the perception that he is caving to Washington’s Great Power politics.

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Asia-Pacific

Leaked docs roil South Korean government ahead of Yoon visit

Is Seoul cracking under intense US pressure to provide ammunition to Ukraine?

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Asia-Pacific

A little alliance tending? US shouldn't make SoKo-Japan row worse

World War II is way in the past but continues to warp present relations. Washington may have to use tough love to make it work.