Aidan Foster-Carter is honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern Korea at Leeds University in the U.K.
Seoul turmoil should never have happened, but it could have been much worse

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to declare martial law in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2024. © Reuters
Aidan Foster-Carter is honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern Korea at Leeds University in the U.K.