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Seungmin Ryu

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The Democratic Dilemma in South Korea’s Local Election Ballot Shortage

President Lee sold Korean democracy abroad as a system that fixes itself. Now his party and the administration have to prove it by holding the...

10.06.2026 20

The Diplomat

Seungmin Ryu

BTS Returned to Gwanghwamun. Not Everyone in South Korea Was Celebrating.

The Korean government treated a BTS comeback concert as a national event. The response at home was more complicated than expected.

23.03.2026 20

The Diplomat

Seungmin Ryu

South Korea’s Foreign Aid at a Crossroads Under Lee Jae-myung

Seoul’s development diplomacy faces a crisis of identity as anti-corruption probes collide with cultural soft power ambitions.

31.07.2025 20

The Diplomat

Seungmin Ryu