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Michael Breen

The Korea Times

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Choosing Korea’s next president

13.04.2025 20

The Korea Times

Michael Breen

A red card, but for which side?

Before the verdict in President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial, is the Constitutional Court telling the opposition to stop abusing the power to impeach? When...

01.04.2025 50

The Korea Times

Michael Breen

A red card, but for who?

Before the verdict in President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial, is the Constitutional Court telling the opposition to stop abusing the power to impeach? When...

28.03.2025 7

The Korea Times

Michael Breen

Acting President Choi is proving to be a good leader

Nobody is really saying it out loud, but acting President Choi Sang-mok is proving to be, well, a good actor. Choi assumed his role as the nation’s...

21.03.2025 20

The Korea Times

Michael Breen

Revisiting the impeachment of Park Geun-hye

Here’s a question I have been bouncing off people since President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached in December. Given how clear it is what he did wrong...

01.03.2025 9

The Korea Times

Michael Breen

Public anger, protest and judiciary

Here’s a question I have been bouncing off people since President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached in December. Given how clear it is what he did wrong...

28.02.2025 10

The Korea Times

Michael Breen

Who is progressive and who is conservative?

In the subheading of a recent profile piece on main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, The Economist labeled the man it said may be Korea’s next...

07.02.2025 9

The Korea Times

Michael Breen

Korean democracy upgrade: Goodbye public sentiment, hello law

Ever since President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in early December, we have experienced one surprise after another....

10.01.2025 10

The Korea Times

Michael Breen

Was there method in President Yoon's martial law madness?

In the wake of Tuesday night’s on-off declaration of martial law, as bewilderment turned to anger and the nation, it seemed, realized President...

05.12.2024 5

The Korea Times

Michael Breen