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South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy

  • Written by Myunghee Lee, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracyA protester holds up an image of President Yoon Suk Yeol with the words 'Leader of insurgents,' Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images

Days after announcing – and then rescinding – martial law in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s future remains uncertain.

Immediate efforts to impeach the president over the attempted power grab have...

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