Updated
Dec 04, 2024, 11:37 PM
Published
Dec 04, 2024, 10:30 PM
SINGAPORE/TOKYO – A botched attempt by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law calls into question the country’s reliability as a major security partner, at a time when South Korea is playing an increasingly significant role in regional affairs.
The episode has shaken regional confidence in the country’s part in a trilateral grouping that includes Japan and the United States, as well as a budding rapprochement with Japan, amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait and an assertive North Korea.
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