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South Korea’s Democracy Held After a 6-hour Power Play. What Does it Say for Democracies Elsewhere?

South Korea Protest
December 9, 2024

Tom Pepinsky, SEAP

“President Yoon’s attempt to declare martial law reveals the fragility of the rule of law in divided societies, especially those with governments in which the chief executive cannot be easily dismissed by the legislature,” says Tom Pepinsky, professor of government.

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