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Moon Jae-In
The Origins of 2020’s Inter-Korean Tensions
By Ankit Panda
How did the two Koreas go from summitry and diplomacy in 2018 to high tensions in 2020?
North Korea Cuts off Inter-Korean Communication Lines: What Now?
By Ankit Panda
Does Tuesday’s step mark the final end of the rapprochement that began between the two Koreas in 2018?
Moon Jae-in Holds on to His Dream of North Korea Diplomacy
By Sean Lee
South Korea's president is poised for one more push to improve inter-Korean relations.
Moon Jae-in Holds His North Korea Bet
By Ankit Panda
As he heads into the last two years of his term, Moon Jae-in looks to continue his North Korea policy.
After the 2020 Parliamentary Elections, What’s Next for South Korean Politics?
By Joseph Yi and Wondong Lee
The Democratic Party won a massive victory, but the reshaping of South Korea’s right could have longer-term implications.
COVID-19 Factor Powers South Korea’s Ruling Party to Historic Victory
By Cory Bisbee
The Democratic Party wins unilateral control of the National Assembly, while conservatives and minor parties recede.
South Korean Ruling Party Wins Supermajority in Legislative Election
By Associated Press
President Moon’s Democratic Party and its affiliate won 180 out of 300 seats, buoyed by public support for the government’s COVID-19 response.
Inter-Korean Relations Amid COVID-19
By Magnus Lundström
The North’s stonewalling of South Korean assistance is more proof that Kim Jong Un has little interest in reconciliation.
South Korea Goes to the Polls Despite COVID–19 Pandemic
By Bruce Klingner
The election results will set the tone of South Korea’s domestic and foreign policies for the next two years.
South Korea: Elections Amid a Pandemic
By Youngmi Kim
Electoral reforms and inter-Korea relations once looked destined to dominate April’s parliamentary elections. Now a global pandemic will likely be the deciding factor.
South Korea: The Politics of COVID-19
By Timothy S. Rich et al
As an election looms, a survey finds that respondents’ political affiliations predicts their satisfaction with the government’s pandemic response.
South Korean 2020 Legislative Election: A Mid-Term Test for Moon Jae-In
By Ildar Daminov
The 2020 legislative election should be seen as a referendum on Moon’s policies.