South Korea defies return to martial law
The country’s president backed down overnight from an attempt to impose military rule.
By
Katie Stallard
Katie Stallard is senior editor, China and global affairs, of the New Statesman. She is the author of Dancing on Bones: History and Power in China, Russia, and North Korea, and a non-resident global fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington DC.
Latest articles
Features on
All Articles
The revenge of Donald Trump
Americans know who he is. They voted to elect him anyway.
By
US Election: What’s at stake?
For America and the world.
American reckoning
For Maga supporters and Harris voters alike, election day is filled with fear and dread.
By
The real danger of sending North Korean troops to Ukraine
The threat of Russia’s war is expanding beyond Europe.
By
Alexei Navalny’s chronicle of a death foretold
The enemy of Putin survived the first attempt on his life. His memoir Patriot reveals why he returned to…
By
Has Kamala Harris blown it?
For Democrats, the summer’s “politics of joy” has turned into an autumn of deepening anxiety.
By
Kamala Harris vs Fox News
Our Washington correspondents break down the vice-president’s testy sit-down interview.
By
The US election result is already being legally challenged
This is set to be the most litigious election in US history.