Aidan Foster-Carter is honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern Korea at Leeds University in the U.K.
Impeached president has shattered South Korea's reputation and poisoned its politics

South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol gestures outside the Seoul detention center after his release on March 8, 2025. © Reuters
Aidan Foster-Carter is honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern Korea at Leeds University in the U.K.