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Why South Korea's president suddenly declared martial law
Episode 1078

Why South Korea's president suddenly declared martial law

The Take · Al Jazeera

December 5, 202423m 18s

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Show Notes

A wild six hours ensued in South Korea after President Yoon Suk-yeol suddenly declared martial law. Parliament swiftly countered, ending the brief crisis, but Yoon’s political future now hangs in the balance. How did South Korea get here? And how will its brief brush with martial law reshape its political future?

In this episode:

  • Se-Woong Koo, Managing Editor of Korea Exposé

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Ashish Malhotra, Tamara Khadaker, and Sonia Bhagat with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Cole Van Miltenburg, and our host, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Topics

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