A week after South Korea’s local elections, the country’s political conversation is shifting in an unexpected direction. On June 10, a public opinion survey showed […]
Author: Hanjin Lew
Ballot fiasco shakes faith in South Korea’s electoral system
Free and fair elections are the foundation of liberal democracy, and South Korea has long been regarded as one of Asia’s democratic success stories. Power […]
Starbucks marketing blunder complicates South Korea’s elections
When Shinsegae Group chairman Chung Yong-jin bowed before cameras in Seoul on May 26, 2026, it marked his second public apology in two weeks. The […]
Seoul’s blind spot, Beijing’s red line
On April 10, 2026, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung sparked controversy by sharing a social media video that compared wartime killings to the Holocaust and […]
Korea’s being positioned as logistics base for US-China conflict
For many South Korean viewers, the most memorable image from the 2017 Trump-Xi meeting was a small gesture in the Forbidden City. Walking the imperial […]