m0. this shake the us's confidence in south korea at all?- in south korea at all?'t think— in south korea at all? no, i don't think so. _ in south korea at all? no, i don't think so. president i in south korea at all? no, i i don't think so. president yoon has been very active in developing the alliance and directions it hasn't gone before. he has been particularly cooperative with us, building the cultural relationship with relation # japan he has taken the lead and courageously in some important things, but i think the korean public is united in supporting the alliance with the united states. we have a new president coming in who will shake things up coming in who will shake things up a bit as he did in the past, but also, those issues with how thoseissues but also, those issues with how those issues with president from the first time. it will take a while to stabilise the domestic situation in south korea, but i'm very confident that it will take time for the two governments to get used to the incoming us president, but we have had that experience before. so i d

— relations from north korea and south korea _ relations from north korea and south korea reachings| south korea reaching ani all—time low so there is a south korea reaching an - all—time low so there is a real confluence _ all—time low so there is a real confluence of— all—time low so there is a real confluence of foreign - all—time low so there is a real confluence of foreign and - confluence of foreign and domestic— confluence of foreign and domestic factors - confluence of foreign and domestic factors here. i domestic factors here. interesting _ domestic factors here. interesting you - domestic factors here. interesting you end . domestic factors here. i interesting you end there because i was going to ask you a straightforward question, for people watching around the world, why is south korea so important? it world, why is south korea so important?— important? it is important because — important? it is important because it _ important? it is important because it is _ important? it is important because it is a _ important? it is important because it is a hallmark. important? it

explain what we saw on tuesday in south korea leading up to the surprise and short-lived declaration of martial law. guest: good morning and thank you for having me. so, because of the time difference we got to watch what unfolded in korea in the middle of the night in the middle of the day here in washington. basically the president of south korea, yoon suk yeol, called a surprise emergency press conference without notifying many of his members of the cabinet or even his own ruling conservative party, people's power party. at the press conference he declared martial law. this is the first time since 1980 that a south korean leander has declared martial law and the first time has -- the first times in south korea became a democracy in 1987. in 2.5 hours after the direct -- after the declaration, the 190 members of the national assembly, the legislative body in south korea, voted unanimously to ask the president to withdraw the declaration. this is basically from 11:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m., the drama that we watched unfold live with lots of media coverage. the military surrounded the n

— response from north korea, look at south korea, _ response from north korea, look at southcountry _ at south korea, look at the evil country that _ at south korea, look at the evil country that it - at south korea, look at the evil country that it is, - at south korea, look at the evil country that it is, thati evil country that it is, that may— evil country that it is, that nray be _ evil country that it is, that may be tii

of course, south korea is a member of the un security council. it's watching very closely, but i think no one saw this coming. and i actually tried to speak to the south korean un and basset, or on his way into the security council earlier today. and bassett, or when jean cook, came to work like it was a normal day. he walked into the un building past the security council chambers. i asked him if he had any comment on the declaration of martial law. he just smiled, kept walking. he participated in a stake out with the united states representative and went into the council chambers where south korea holds a seat as an elected member of the council gave his remarks on the topic of the day and then left. and every ambassador that i spoke to, to get reaction from said that they were watching the news just like we were and trying to figure out what was happening and so could not respond to the situation without having more information at the un secretary general, apparently watching very closely and very concerned, but again, not in the loop in terms o

and to deploy forces in a public way against the people of south korea. i potentially that of course, would mark a major break with the structure and the organization of the south korean military in the modern age in the past. south korean military was used to quell disturbances, to quell riots domestically. but and in some cases quite tragically but this is a different time. and the south korean military has professionalized itself along the lines of the u.s. military. so the type of domestic issues that would make the south korean military do something like that. i have basically been washed away by the democratic institutions that south korea has created in the last few decades, and like you said at the beginning of your question pamela, the south korean military is a north korea is facing north korea. they their main target is their main reason of being for being is the north korean threat. and if they don't see a north korean threat in the actions of the president, then it stands to reason that they may not follow his orders. and of course, the nation

in march of 2022, a unit was elected south korea's 13th president in a timely, contested vote. seems taking office his prioritize, strengthening alliances with the us, addressing what he calls, threats from north korea and enhancing south korea's global leadership. particularly in technology and trade. to discuss these latest developments were joined by to get see one who was the managing editor of korea expos. he's instilled guy and young shake boss who is a visiting professor at your own state university and is an advisor of the ministry of national unification of the south korean government. his life from so young, shake a bone. thank you again for being with us. let me ask you about this latest development in this 9 that are correspondent was telling us about the defense registry, and official saying that that the martial law will hold until the president list said, despite the national assembly voting to blanket who ultimately, what does the law say who ultimately has the final decision on this? as well. of course though, according to the constitution, the prison has to go

you mention south korea i invest in its future. you i mention south korea was invest in its future.ou mention south korea was already underperforming, due some lack of investment going forward? the longer it drags up the mother capital flight will be. joining us from tribeca our analyst, thank you for coming on the show. as markets continue to process this developing story and south korea what does this mean for ages four largest economy? our senior analyst at stonebridge group gave me her insides. i am group gave me her insides. i am tellin: group gave me her insides. i am telling them _ group gave me her insides. i am telling them to _ group gave me her insides. i am telling them to take _ group gave me her insides. i am telling them to take a _ group gave me her insides. i:n telling them to take a deep breath what happened was quite unexpected and quite shocking but the seeds of democracy and south korea are deep, and solid, and i am confident that unfortunately —— fortunately u nfortu nately — — fortu nately things unfortunately —— fortunately things have recovered quickly, and

is out on the street again in georgia. angry over a decision to stop talks on joining the, the south korea has been plunged into a political crisis after president june so killed the clan martial law. and last night, t z e address. he accused the countries main opposition policy of sympathizing with north korea and just anti state activities. just a few hours later, paul, them into voted unanimously to block the president's declaration access. i'm a begins of coverage the, the, the streets outside south korea's parliament for testers. the nose in unprecedented, moved by their president, president to use secures the corporation of martial law since shocked waste through the nation. now i don't mean your open a hit bindix at an emergency motion loop in order to defend the free republic of korea from the subject of north korean communist forces. and to eradicate the shameless from kronos and the state forces, the depriving our people, the freedom and happiness. this measure is necessary to safeguard constitutional, sold a freedom upon the dramatic canals. smith came, is eunice caught up in se

and it is a key us — stable in south korea. and it is a key us ally _ stable in south korea.nd - stable in south korea. and it is a key us ally and a - stable in south korea. and it is a key us ally and a critical| is a key us ally and a critical link in international supply chain what is are the potential spill overs into the global economy that invest tors may be concerned about in this economy that invest tors may be concerned about i— bie concerned about in this is a big issue. _ concerned about in this is a big issue, one _ concerned about in this is a big issue, one we _ concerned about in this is a big issue, one we we - concerned about in this is a big issue, one we we can i concerned about in this is a i big issue, one we we can look at it is the production side of thing, so right now as you mentioned one of the largest umbrella unions, the korea, the kctu is going, is suggesting to all of its member organisations to go on a general strike, calling for president yoon president yoon's resignation in attempting to institute martial law and this is very important for a

of course, we know that right now there are at least $29000.00 us soldiers stationed in south korea to guard against any aggression by north korea. the pentagon specifically has not issued any statement, but we do expect it. there will be something more detailed for us coming when the united states has a clear picture of what exactly is occurring on the ground. what we do know is that there has been observation by various intelligence agencies with the in south korea, the united states. also japan, as there has been growing, concerned about the activity of north korean military presence. i'll be it with regard to its alliance with russia, particularly the combat in you frame the fact that there has been a support of north korean soldiers in that realm. and the fact that there has been constant support to the tune of some, 13000 soldiers. there so this is something that has been one concern. the other is of course you mentioned the strong relationship that the united states has with the south korean military. that is something that was a firmed back in 2023. in fact, the suffering leade

briefly, the us and south korea _ chaos. briefly, the us and south korea are _ chaos.e us and south korea are very - chaos. briefly, the us and| south korea are very close partners and us a military base in south korea. what do you think the us government is thinking at the moment? i don't thinking at the moment? i don't think this thinking at the moment? i don't thinkthis will— thinking at the moment? i don't think this will affect _ thinking at the moment? i don't think this will affect the - think this will affect the alliance much. even though this was shocking to me and a lot of people around the world, korea still has very strong democracy and ifeel the korean people will defend their democracy. i think korea will recover from the current situation. i don't think it will affect foreign relations especially the alliance with the united states. ~ ., ., ., states. we will have to leave it there. many _ states. we will have to leave it there. many thanks - states. we will have to leave it there. many thanks for - states. we will have to leave | it there. many thanks

korean government, but major companies in south korea and and the south korean people at large. >> but i you know, it's pretty clear that in, in this day and age that the communist threat, the threat from north korea is while it's there, it is not what is governing the situation in south korea. the north koreans are not responsible for the scandals that are plaguing president yoon. they are not responsible for the political turmoil as we as we see it right here, unfolding in front of our eyes, at least not directly. and the way president yoon is using this, it basically amounts to being an excuse for the actions that he took. uh seemingly to protect his his power to try to protect his power. and, you know, like, we mentioned earlier, i don't think he'll be successful at this point. >> well and in the meantime, it's a tremendously destabilizing situation inside the country of a very important u.s. ally, colonel cedric layton. we always appreciate the insights. we're monitoring these live pictures as they are coming in from seoul, south ko

and of course, south korea is a very export reliant economy. so any, a big shift in, in the currency markets is, is going to deal an impact for traders. but at the moment, um, it is very much a wait and see situation and politically, it looks like, at least on the outside of everybody, is for canceling. the, the, the marshal law announcement, but that is something that only president use honey. i can do so many people will be watching to see his next move since declaring that martial law some 4 hours, 5 and a half, 5 hours ago. yeah. everyone watching closely indeed, because economic repercussions, i say, could be huge as this is, asia is 4th largest economy, but also the 12, the largest economy in the world units came in. so thank you very much for the moment. while everyone as unit said that watching the situation unfolding in south korea very closely the united states, which is south korea as close as online the region. cautiously of knowledge, the situation is said, the administration is in contact with the republic of korea as government a

in south korea. is this crisis likely to have on, on, you know, the tensions on the korean peninsula? you know, not likely because notes are not squared. his hands are full. i mean, those cut needs to take care of who gets on business or doing business with data in beaumont, in the war between russia and ukraine. and those kind of vision would happy to see it doesn't use on the go because using us hard line us doing those clear has been really hurting north korean regime. so he isn't present use on your will be eliminated from the point in the power. then there is no reason on those grades and so for not being happy with the result. so you don't see the no friends exploiting this price is because they seems to be concerned from washington that they might so what kind of explication can those can raise? you may try. uh, because uh, this is a very unstable situation yourself. yeah. but no squared availability to manually uh this situation is quite limited. okay. um in terms of, uh, the, you know, the p

i crash like this to happen for south korea?— crash like this to happen for south korea?ke _ south korea? i think, in large accident like this _ south korea? i think, in large accident like this will - south korea? i think, in large accident like this will hit - south korea? i think, in large accident like this will hit the l accident like this will hit the country very hard. remember we have had some pretty devastating accidents in the past, back in 2022 there was the great crash the halloween crash where it well over 100 people died and a ferry disaster in 2014, not too far from the airport with a plane crash. an entire generation of children from one town died when that ferry capsized. always in korea there is a lot of public anxiety when there is a serious accident, lots of concern about whether safety failures were to blame and in those past accidents serious flaws were found, at this stage it is too soon to say what the problems were with this accident, whether there was any floor in the way the plane was handled, all the way it was maintained or whether there was s

very fluid situation there in south korea, _ . very fluid situation there in south korea, the _ .ation there in south korea, the more - . very fluid situation there in south korea, the more i - . very fluid situation there in l south korea, the more i spoke to robert kelly. we finally hear now from the president, what was your reaction to the address? i what was your reaction to the address? ., , ., , address? i thought rupert was really correct, _ address? i thought rupert was really correct, it _ address? i thought rupert was really correct, it was _ address? i thought rupert was really correct, it was really - really correct, it was really underwhelming. given the scale of what president yoon has done, declaring martial law in circumstances that don't merit it at all, taking south korea back towards echoes or shadows of what was in the military dictatorship a0 years ago, and there are south koreans who remember those days, all of thatis remember those days, all of that is wildly disproportionate to president yoon�*s concerns about parliamentary gridlock. i would have expected t

paula. >> yeah, very likely will be as well as obviously a national tragedy unfolding there in south korea. can you give us just some context in terms of this is a low cost airline? obviously many south koreans, for good reason, have great confidence in this airline. the safety record seems to be fine that's right. >> a pretty solid safety record. we want to say in very relative terms, outside of what happened early this morning. so this is jeju air, which is founded in 2005. and no catastrophes of note that would blemish the reputation of this airline. when you live here in south korea, it is an extremely popular choice. it's not a, you know, to put it in conversational, colloquial terms, this is not an airline that people would say, oh, you know, we've got to think about this. quite the opposite. this is an airline that is certainly trusted, a workhorse aircraft. as you've mentioned, the boeing 737 800, not a max aircraft. we also want to point out this is an older version of the 737. so certainly when south korea has been through so much, be it martial law, three people who have held pr

and south korea who have managed the relationship through thick and thin. korea will change how one looks at how the relationship is managed because investors views are highly personal interactions supporting the relationship. i also want to say this book, we are giving freep copies to people here we also are making available for free to anybody who contacts us at keia.org, if you want to order the book. this is a timely program and i think the topics are relevant in terms of giving a lens through which to understand developments in the relationship. for instance, martial law and the reversal hours later called to mind ambassador lilies gripping account of his personal account or in 1987 with the then president. at which time he presented a letter from president reagan urging to not declare martial law. the account is compelling, detailed and put you in the room during a critical historical juncture that remains relevant. we are pleased to present a very informative and i think entertaining panel consisting of former ambassadors with decades of cumulative ex

he spoke to a former us ambassador to south korea about what lies ahead for the country. i don't think there is going to be a huge impact on business and investors. i think we are seeing a very short—term episode of political drama that will be resolved over the next few weeks, the next few months, and in some way i think we should take heart that the democratic processes in south korea worked. the president and, mind you, very unwisely decided to declare martial law to deal with a political impasse between the two parties, and there is the reality in south korea, a very divided public, a very fragmented political — not fragmented, but very divided political scene in which parties have been alternating in power, they've been alternating in their control of the assembly and the presidency. now we have an unusual situation in which a korean president would have been, may still be the only grand president to serve only with an opposition in control of the parliament, and there have been confrontations in elections, but i think they will work their way through it. essentially

although very few south korea is there, save this in public. i must to remind everyone that there is still still a significant number of south koreans who are more than willing to share more for the cost of american soldiers on the korean peninsula because we feel. ready that the benefits that come from this military alliance, which creates the ability for korea and ne asia, is as in frank with you, priceless. so i just want to add that to young on that subject. of course, those trips of that because of the threat from north korea. how do you think the developments in south korea are going to be seen in pyongyang? and of course they've got the return of donald trump and that was a real scene. so and what happened last time he was president of the un general assembly at the beginning of his time. he said there was a possibility for him to possibly totally destroy north korea. and then he went through those series of to summit. so no visit actually briefly into north korea. and then diplomacy that completely pointed out by the end of his to how co

uh, given south korea's uh, pretty recent history. me south korea's democracy is still very young only starting in 1988 after nearly 3 decades of authoritarian rule and much of which had been very harsh. decatur, a very harsh dictatorship under 3 different dictators. the 1st of whom was pop joan, he, he was quite brutal and he had the longest tenure as in a storage area leader. south korea is more noted around the world for its vibrant, massive, almost celebratory democracy movement starting in the 19 eighties and. and then now we know south korea for is k pop and it's cultural exports all over the world as well as it's cars and such. so this is astounding that a democracy that celebrates its newness it's vibrant. see how to do experienced this kind of a backward thrust, perpetrated by mr. young, the president of south korea. katherine, i do want to ask how you perceive this in terms of its impact on the global perception of south korea's democracy. because if we look at the constitution, the declaration of most martial law must be re

security because they have significant installations in south korea. se are two key allies, the u.s. has around 2850 troops stationed in korea, wide-ranging defense and security packs, mutual defense treaty, which is all defined as a bulwark of the threats that they see coming from north korea, and not just that, but regional implications. the dotted administration has continued to foster a relationship with both seoul and tokyo, acting as a bulwark against north korea and what they see as this expansionist aspiration of china. so it is incredibly important, that relationship. i think what we will have now is much more of an examination of the tensions that this will have created, as you say, around security. it was notable, both in the state department briefing today and at the pentagon, both officials were asked whether or not there was a change to either u.s. security posture, troops posture in the region, to which they said there was not at the moment. but also whether they had assessed or seen any changes to the forces posture of the north koreans.

hope that it can become a democratic country again, of the 65 year old australian citizen born and south korea was arrested in 2017 accused of helping north korea obtain weapons of mass destruction. though the accusations were left and shortly after his imprisonment mister choice spent 3 years behind bars. he has now filed a suit against the estrella and government for what he calls the human rights violations he suffered in custody. well, he gains major public support during his in prison met with protesters across the street, la, demanding his release with choice, saying he was forced to plead guilty. his supporters considered him a political prisoner. they've got the full story and an exclusive r t interview. the one do, 1st of all, i would like to thank you for this opportunity. i am very grateful to russia and russia today. i also want to thank my supporters around the world organizations around the world who have supported me and still support me in australia. i'd like to take this opportunity to thank you the season, so we're in early 2017. i was approached by an acquaintance moon j end

north and south korea and it obviously poses a pretty direct challenge to the u. s. s relationship with the republic of korea, which they have had a strong alliance for the last 70 years, a decades long alliance that has really been built upon this idea of in more recent years, south korea's kind of burgeoning democracy and the fact that it stands as one of the most solid democracies in the indo-pacific. and so right now, the pentagon is really just trying to get a handle on what exactly is going on here, whether martial law there is going to continue, what it's actually going to mean for the many american forces that are there, many of whom typically wander the streets, of course, of south korea, of seoul in their american military uniforms. but look, this is a relationship that that secretary of defense lloyd austin has really touted over the last few years of this biden administration, particularly as the u.s. has tried to use its military presence on the korean peninsula as a way to basically serve as a counterweight to the chinese in the region. because of cou

in south korea, cinema admissions are down from pre—covid times.ie—going has rebounded, but not so much here. but amid the gloom, there is some hope. the historical drama seoul spring performed very strongly at the box office, and the action comedy the round—up: punishment was a real crowd—pleaser. it does suggest that things might be improving, and that if south korean audiences are given the right stories, they will still come out to the cinema. as a rule, international audiences still don't get a massive amount of local korean culture on their cinema screens. parasite was perhaps a notable exception. but a film called past lives, with origins very much rooted here in south korea, has been animating audiences around the world. past lives has been a major success story. it earned a very significant accolade, getting a best picture nomination at the 2024 academy awards, as well as an 0riginal screenplay nomination too. it brought forth a positive response from a broad cross—section of moviegoers. the film is very much inspired by the life of its wr

i was interested in north and south korea. i did it because i want it to be a bridge between north and south korea so that they could understand and respect each other. and so that there would not be a 2nd korean war. i thought a secret communication channel could improve relations between the 2 countries. south korea is a country without sovereignty, acting under the direction and advice of the united states in all its diplomacy. and therefore, it cannot hope for the practical benefits necessary between nations. we thought that if a secret communication channel was established, we could pursue all the interests that both north and south korea had without for an interference. a months old tim there, off the us, wants to maintain tension on the korean peninsula to keep it strong position. and also to use south korea as a proxy in any future conflict with china. i also think nato is engaging with south korea because it wants to get the troops needed and ukraine and the weapons they need. i believe that the special military opera

sydney: president trump comes in, south korea had about a $51.4 billion trade surplus with the uniteds. in terms of the military spending we need that 3% mark that president trump expects allies to produce. already we knew that korea would be within president trump's target range, as it were, in terms of an unfair trade balance that president trump would seek to exploit president yoon's weakness. it would be a natural instinct to see president yoon as vulnerable. but in a way that president trump would not want to totally undermine the relationship and undermine a partner domestically. he would have to balance out his instincts in this regard. scarlet: fair enough. what about north korea? we have about 30 seconds. sydney: north korea probably sees a weakening of president yoon, divisions in the u.s. potentially resulting from this. north korea may see an opportunity to wait and let this play out and become worse on its own rather than play into president yoon's hands by doing something that would only prove president yoon was right. scarlet: really appreciate you giving us your analys

according to our reporting, are citizens of south korea. f the people on board hail from families that were very close to this locality, which is about three and a half hours drive south of seoul, where we're broadcasting from. so again, a lot of unanswered questions, but notable elements of this investigation, participants in this investigation are saying bird strike, but where the tension lies in that is looking at the video where the landing gear is not down and wondering, as investigators are trying to piece this together, how one thing could potentially lead to the other. kim. >> yeah, so many questions. and certainly people who want answers. the families of those loved ones. unbelievable tragedy for so many families. and we have live pictures from the airport where families are presumably waiting for news of their loved ones. and we can see it there. just an unbelievable tragedy for for so many people in, in south korea, their. mike valerio, thank you so much for being here with us. appreciate it. thanks, kim. and david soucie, who is

i happened in south korea overnight?— happened in south korea overniuht? , , overnight?cause we know there _ overnight? i think i've because we know there have _ overnight? i think i've because we know there have been - overnight? i think i've because we know there have been very| we know there have been very dramatic and it all happened within 12 hours. i would say that perhaps it is not a surprise that the south korean political landscape has been acrimonious for so long and the struggle between the people power party and the other major party is a recurring theme in all these years. i think, president yoon is under a lot of pressure for accusations against his wife and other things, imposing martial law as i think in my mind it is a desperate attempt by him to tip the balance in favour of him. but i think given his current weakness both in terms of popularity and the political support, he could not get the result he wants here. i thank the failure and it is unsurprising and there will be more changes to come, we already saw the potential of impeachment, so we think th

what do you think what happened in south korea, what does it do to the u.s.-south korea alliance?i think the election of former president donald trump has led to a lot of uncertainty among korean officials about what is going to happen for the >> there's been a lot of uncertainty for korean officials for what happens in january and he takes space throws that much more uncertainty into alliance management. that level of uncertainty going for alliance and many now the political domestic south koreaen instability adds a whole new level of relying on that yesterday and we have like new leadership turnover in the form of t really about destroying the other side and both conservative party and opposition party controlling thestepping beyond the normal democratic procedure and institutions are not working. not tolerating the other side as the president did and as pro north korea antistated forces chloric. >> talk about the democracy move in south korea. >> yeah, last time we had marshal law declaration in south korea was 1980 and surpris of prodemocracyprising. >> if a goal of korean lib

in the context of the trump bought the ministration, tried to pressure and contain china, then south korea will remain as a very viable and importer on the end, the month to trump the mysterious on of the united states. despite all these politico turmoils and weaknesses in the south spring government, the young, i mean, do we still have co, sorry, sorry, general john, go ahead. yeah. if i may just add to that. although very few south korea is there, save us in public. i must to remind everyone that there is still still a significant number of south korea who are more than willing to share more for the cost of american soldiers on the korean peninsula because we feel. ready that the benefits that come from this military alliance, which creates the ability for korea and northeast asia, is as in frank with you, priceless. so i just want to add that to young on that subject. of course, those trips all that because of the threat from north korea. how do you think the developments in south korea are going to be seen in pyongyang? and of course they've got the return of donald trump and that was

why isn't south korea such a strategic partner for the u.s.? in the region, the relationship between north korea and the u.s., so america sees that as a stalwart against that. that's why they vowed to defend south korea against the north and help with that. but it also goes much broader than that in terms of the region could what we see in the biden administration do his will continue to try and build what they see as an alliance of regional allies, stretching from seoul to tokyo and other key partners of the u.s. in the region. to try come in their view, to stop with acs and increasing china. -- what they see as an increasing china. sumi: tom, thank you for that report today. secretary of state for east asia and and south pacific pacific affairs, daniel russell, thank you for being on our program today. how do you think about the actions today? daniel: it is shocking. helping troops back the barracks, no casualties among demonstrators. one take away is the strength and resilience of korea's democratic institutions and its civil society, but th

-south korea alliance? >> guest: i think the election of former president donald trump has led to a lot of uncertainty among korean officials about what's going to happen for the alliance starting in january when he takes office. this just throws that much more uncertainty into alliance management. under the first trump administration we sort of rocketed or roller coaster did from a year of fire and fury and come close to war with north korea in 2017 to then in 2018 lots of summit meetings between the leaders of the united states and south korea and the leader of north korea. so the level of uncertainty and volatility in the alliance, many officials in south korea were already worried about what a new trump administration coming in, but now the political, domestic south korean instability as a whole new level of uncertainty. the cabinet of president yoon suk yeol offered to resign en masse yesterday come so we have leadership turnover in the form policy and military administration in south korea as well as

but in south korea, at least for now, that seems not to have succeeded. and although it will be a tough road ahead eventually the south korean democracy will be restored one way or the other. >> look and yoon suk yeol is waiting to see what happens to him. he has defended his move. just so everyone is clear. he's defended his move to declare martial law as an act of government governance. he's denied charges of insurrection, but in the meantime, as this winding road continues, is it clear to you what it means for u.s. efforts to counter the threats, the ongoing threat, nuclear threat and beyond from north korea? because, you know, north korea is watching this and i'm sure quite happy what they're seeing. >> right. i mean, north korea is fighting against the in russia. they're ramping up their missile and nuclear technology. they're threatening the region. they've turned their back on south korea. and any process to reunify. so that's a really dangerous situation. it's not really a situation where you want a south korea that's in total chaos. and the wild c

. , ., ., , , when it comes to stability in south korea. , ., , ., korea.ally _ korea. yes, relationship that saw president biden really put - korea. yes, relationship that saw president biden really put a - korea. yes, relationship that saw president biden really put a lot . korea. yes, relationship that saw| president biden really put a lot of time into in his presidency. i know you have done some coverage as well of north korea. how do you think south korea's neighbours to the north are viewing all of this? filth. north are viewing all of this? 0h, robabl north are viewing all of this? 0h, probably - _ north are viewing all of this? 0h, probably - so. — north are viewing all of this? 0h, probably - so. we _ north are viewing all of this? i probably — so, we should north are viewing all of this? oi, probably — so, we should clarify north are viewing all of this? ©“i, probably — so, we should clarify it is probably only a certain number of people who are aware of the full details of the leader of north korea is mostly might —— most likely looking at this

ally after south korea's president declares martial law. and tonight concerns that north korea may be about to take action on this chaos. plus, elon musk's plan to gut the government is quickly taking shape as a democrat now gets on board. wait till you see just how much government waste our harry enten has uncovered. also tonight, a bizarre twist in the search for a missing woman. a 30 year old woman whose father killed himself while searching for her has been found alive. why her family says this search is still far from over not long after, guests leave, viruses and bacteria linger air fresheners add a scent, but only lysol air sanitizer helps erase the trace, eliminating odor and killing 99.9% of viruses and bacteria in the air. >> scent can't sanitize lysol can. >> today is giving tuesday, and at this very moment, children at saint jude are fighting to survive with a gift. right now, you can help save lives. >> these kids, they've done nothing wrong in the world and they end up having to go through all of this to survive. your donation.

i happened in south korea overnight?— happened in south korea overniuht? , , overnight? overnight? i think i've because we know there have been - overnight? i think i've because we know there have been very| we know there have been very dramatic and it all happened within 12 hours. i would say

south korea is a strong u.s. ally.iden, while in angola, said he was briefed on the situation. the administration adding it is relieved president yoon reversed course. >> our hope is and every hope and expectation is that any political disputes will be resolved peacefully and in accordance with the rule of law. >> u.s. officials also say they were blindsided by the martial law declaration and the administration had grave concerns over the move. this morning, south korea's opposition party submitted a motion to impeach its president. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> and as you heard, south korea's political instability is potentially damaging to u.s. interests, especially given the rising tension with china. joining us live now to discuss the implications. kayla ortega, formerly with the defense department and now with the hyundai motor korea foundation center for korean history and public policy at the wilson center in washington, d.c. thank you so much for joining us. with your expertise. >> thank you, kri

we cannot catch a break here in south korea.he pictures are so arresting, and we're just hoping that more people can be saved. you know, those sentiments are coming from friends who are just texting us and trying to figure out what is going on. so again, the hope is that perhaps there will be another miracle. more people who again, perhaps could be saved. but we again are 3.5 hours after this crash and 119 people who remain unaccounted for. >> yeah. and you make a good point, mike, in terms of what south koreans have been through in the last few weeks, and no doubt they will interpret this as a national tragedy in general. if you can give us the character of this airline. i mean, it's the largest low budget airline, and it's something i'm sure many from around the world were used to taking those holiday hops. right, that you do on airlines like this. >> yeah, yeah, that's exactly right. so this is jeju airlines, jeju air, named after jeju island, which is the hawaii, so to speak, of south korea, a beautiful island in the souther

given it does seem a bit out of step with what the contemporary political culture looks like in south korea. the language that we view is the anti north korea or anti state forces to create inside state forces that he's talking about. really harks back to an earlier day. and the 20th century, when korea was under martial law during the military dictatorship, in the 1960 seventy's and an 80. this one of the language was really what was used by the military dictators, 1st pop funky and then tend to want to justify their take control of society and implement some very heavy surveillance across the country. but this is really out of step with in 2024 where the country has really looked beyond the pundents a lot and its daily political life. it's really a much more global cold country. and so using this language, really, as the target audience is probably a very small segment of the right or older koreans, but that would, this would resonate with the large what we're hearing from south korea right now, is this, this feels like cover for what was really a political action as so language from a, a

i know you're not in south korea, but can you just give us an idea of if the people of south korea will actually stand for this, that effectively they could potentially be having some of the democratic rights taken away will by listen to this curfew and will by stand for marshal being declared. and i think that's where the whole flies very successful raising a very different position competitive 40 years ago. i cannot believe that the electron, we actually scans for this. and if you will look back at the development from 2016 to 17, when millions of south koreans took to the street to protest government corruption and essentially enabled the impeachment of been president impact in a. i think it's very likely that we're going to see a very similar development in solar and other major cities around the country. and the question is, of course, to what extent does president use a good one to deploy the powers at his disposal to prevent it? considering that he's already declared curfew, and the military has made a statement that they all understand by 2 and any noticing the prepared rights a