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South Korea President Syngman Rhee, second from right, at his Seoul residence on Aug. 5, 1953 as he met with Walter Robertson, assistant secretary of state, from left, U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. representative to the United Nations. (AP)

Seung-Whan Choi: The US should learn from the Korean War when negotiating with Ukraine

March 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

When Dwight Eisenhower took office intending to end the Korean War quickly, he found himself at odds with South Korea's president.

President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, meet at the Demilitarized Zone in Panmunjom, South Korea, on June 30, 2019. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Seung Whan Choi: Can President Donald Trump persuade North Korea to return to the negotiating table?

February 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

To bring Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table, Donald Trump must provide what Vladimir Putin’s support for North Korea lacks.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the opposition party, at the party’s meeting room at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 9, 2024. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Seung-Whan Choi: If South Korea’s president is impeached, who should replace him?

December 18, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

America must assess whether the next South Korean president would continue the policies of Yoon Suk Yeol, a supporter of U.S. foreign initiatives.

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader, Lee Jae-myung, speaks after watching TV broadcasting results of exit polls for the parliamentary election at the National Assembly on April 10, 2024, in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/AP)

Seung-Whan Choi: South Korea’s president expired politically only after two years. What happens now?

April 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The South Korean midterm election has given the opposition party has more power to investigate the misconduct of President Yoon Suk-Yeol.

South Korean army soldiers gather during a military exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Jan. 17, 2024. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

Seung-Whan Choi: South Korea’s leader is sparking unprecedented aggression from Kim Jong Un

February 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The relationship between Seoul and Pyongyang has been at its lowest point since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol canceled a 2018 agreement.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on April 27, 2023, during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington.

Seung-Whan Choi: How the South Korean president’s visit to the US affects democracy back home

April 30, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

President Joe Biden hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House on Wednesday, marking the first state visit by a South Korean president in 12 years. This...

A TV at the main railway station in Seoul shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaking during a cabinet council meeting Dec. 27, 2022. Yoon called for a stronger air defense and high-tech stealth drones to better monitor North Korea.

Seung-Whan Choi: What could bring the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war

January 13, 2023 at 11:32 a.m.

Since conservative Yoon Suk Yeol became president of South Korea eight months ago, North Korea has drastically increased military provocations. In an incident last month, at least five North Korean...

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