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What is a self-coup? South Korea president’s attempt ended in failure − a notable exception in a growing global trend

  • Written by: John Joseph Chin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
imageSouth Korean soldiers try to get into the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2024.Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Something unexpected – but hardly unprecedented – happened in South Korea on Dec. 3, 2024. With little warning, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, citing the threat from “pro-North Korean anti-state...

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