Mats Engman talked about “South Korea’s democracy in crisis: How and when will the chaos end?” in TRT
January 15, 2025: Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center and a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, talked about “South Korea’s democracy in crisis: How and when will the chaos end?” in Turkish TRT.
South Korea faces its deepest political crisis in decades after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed declaration of martial law. With both President Yoon Suk Yeol and acting president Han Duck-soo now impeached. As protesters wave American flags and shout “stop the steal,” the crisis draws stark parallels to recent global political upheavals. With Yoon also facing arrest on insurrection and rebellion charges while barricaded in the presidential palace, can South Korea’s four-decade democratic stability survive?