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South Korea: Yoon Steps Back From the Brink, but Deep Uncertainty Continues

After a sleepless night in Seoul, President Yoon Suk-yeol returned to the airwaves before dawn to announce the lifting of the martial law he had imposed late the previous evening. The cabinet gathered shortly thereafter and confirmed the decision. Troops returned to barracks, and barriers were removed…

December 3, 2024
By Victor D. Cha & James Brady