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Ten Minutes On...
What to know what's going on? Ten Minutes On... offers context and a concise analysis of major events and news stories from Guy Burton, a politics and international relations scholar.
Guy draws on his knowledge and experience as a politics and international relations researcher, writer, educator and commentator while working in several universities around the world.
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Ten Minutes On... Why Yoon's Self-Coup Misfired: Lessons from Around the World
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.