Ten Minutes On... Why Yoon's Self-Coup Misfired: Lessons from Around the World

TEN MINUTES ON…

In this week’s episode, we unpack the political turmoil in South Korea. After President Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law, only to see it voted down by the legislature on December 3rd, events quickly spiraled. The past week has seen the police attempt to raid his office and the National Assembly vote to impeach him. So, how did Yoon miscalculate so badly?

We compare his self-coup attempt to similar cases in the US, Tunisia, Peru, and Brazil. By analyzing why such efforts succeed or fail in other places, we explore key lessons on preventing them in the future.

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