Yoon Administration News Today

After securing 192 seats in the national legislative election held on 10 April, the opposition coalition led by the Democratic Party will retain its majority in the 22nd National...

South Korea’s shifting foreign policy priorities are reflective of leadership changes, but the permanence of its policy pivots remain to be seen, writes Daniel Sneider (Stanford University).

By Jeffrey Wagner and Dae-Han Song

In the face of widespread repression, South Korean workers are rising up for fair pay and labor protections.

On June 26, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held a virtual workshop on U.S.-South Korean policy coordination toward China on democratic values and human rights.

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of traveling to South Korea with my House Foreign Affairs Committee colleagues.

South Korea has broken its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate. Official figures released in November put the number of children a South Korean woman will have in her lifetime at just 0.79. As per OECD, for a country to ensure a stable population, the optimum fertility rate per woman must stand at 2.1 children in a lifetime. However, for South Korea, the number stands at not even half of the recommended rate. This presents challenges for the country, which faces a looming labo...

The Korean Peninsula is in a pattern of tit-for-tat provocation, but what should we expect if North Korea conducts a 7th nuclear test?

Since the inauguration of President Yoon Suk Yeol four months ago, a shift in policy on North Korean human rights has taken place.

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