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South Korean politics
![South Korean Government and Prosecutors Clash Over Justice Minister Nominee South Korean Government and Prosecutors Clash Over Justice Minister Nominee](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
South Korean Government and Prosecutors Clash Over Justice Minister Nominee
By Tae-jun Kang
The nominee for justice minister -- Cho Kuk -- is at the center of a growing list of allegations.
![South Korean President Moon’s Mid-Term Review South Korean President Moon’s Mid-Term Review](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-42683489675_518e0bba74_o.jpg)
South Korean President Moon’s Mid-Term Review
By Joshua Jervis
Moon’s declining popularity can be widely attributed to a rising domestic focus on his administration’s economic performance.
![Darcie Draudt on President Moon's 2-Year Anniversary Darcie Draudt on President Moon's 2-Year Anniversary](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-28114857418_e127238414_k.jpg)
Darcie Draudt on President Moon's 2-Year Anniversary
By Shannon Tiezzi
How is South Korea’s Moon Jae-in faring two years into his presidency?
![Korean Progressives and Conservatives Split By-Election Spoils Korean Progressives and Conservatives Split By-Election Spoils](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-7779857076_8df355fdc1_z1.jpg)
Korean Progressives and Conservatives Split By-Election Spoils
By Kyle Pope and Adam Pepin-Hall
In by-elections this week, the LKP and the Justice Party each snagged a seat.
![Social Media Manipulation of Public Opinion in Korean Elections Social Media Manipulation of Public Opinion in Korean Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-7779857076_8df355fdc1_z1.jpg)
Social Media Manipulation of Public Opinion in Korean Elections
By Dylan Stent
KBS recently began publishing articles describing how South Korea political parties have manipulated public opinion with social media.
![The Upcoming Inter-Korean Summit Raises the Stakes for Moon Jae-in The Upcoming Inter-Korean Summit Raises the Stakes for Moon Jae-in](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-34403792710_6f440d5396_k.jpg)
The Upcoming Inter-Korean Summit Raises the Stakes for Moon Jae-in
By Ankit Panda
The talks will have deep implications for the trajectory of this year’s remarkable turn towards diplomatic engagement with North Korea.
![Assessing South Korea's Role as an Indo-Pacific Middle Power Assessing South Korea's Role as an Indo-Pacific Middle Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-34403792710_6f440d5396_k.jpg)
Assessing South Korea's Role as an Indo-Pacific Middle Power
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What's driving South Korean thinking about the future of Asia?
![Seeing Through the Familiarity of the Inter-Korean Panmunjom Declaration Seeing Through the Familiarity of the Inter-Korean Panmunjom Declaration](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-20180427081908187_komwtm8h.jpg)
Seeing Through the Familiarity of the Inter-Korean Panmunjom Declaration
By Ankit Panda
How a ‘familiar’ summit put new life into the Korean peninsula’s hopes for peace.
![Censorship Is a Bipartisan Pursuit in South Korea Censorship Is a Bipartisan Pursuit in South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-38101720982_77f1c25df0_k.jpg)
Censorship Is a Bipartisan Pursuit in South Korea
By Geoffrey Fattig
The recent controversies should be viewed in light of South Korea’s long bipartisan history of censorship.
![Lee Myung-bak: Between Justice and Political Retribution in South Korea Lee Myung-bak: Between Justice and Political Retribution in South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18081560324666.jpg)
Lee Myung-bak: Between Justice and Political Retribution in South Korea
By Hyunmin Michael Kang
Another former president has been arrested in South Korea.
![South Korea in the Storm: Managing the US Alliance and North Korea South Korea in the Storm: Managing the US Alliance and North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34440816761_1d730efe3a_z.jpg)
South Korea in the Storm: Managing the US Alliance and North Korea
By Ankit Panda
Steven Denney returns to discuss the Moon Jae-in administration's acclimation to the North Korea threat.
![Can a North Korea Nightmare Fuel South Korea’s ASEAN Dream? Can a North Korea Nightmare Fuel South Korea’s ASEAN Dream?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-08_18-04-33.jpg)
Can a North Korea Nightmare Fuel South Korea’s ASEAN Dream?
By Luke Hunt
Seoul is intensifying its outreach towards Southeast Asia.