Bruce Klingner

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Bruce Klingner specializes in Korean and Japanese affairs as the senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. Read his research

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    South Korean Leader’s Brief, but Ill-Advised Flirtation With Martial Law

    Bruce Klingner
    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abruptly declared martial law on Tuesday, blaming “anti-state forces” planning to overthrow the government. Yoon had previously complained of media and opposition groups pushing false information to subvert society, but gave no indication he would take such drastic measures. Yoon’s action reversed decades of South Korean democratization from its…
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    North Korea’s Bizarre Balloon Stratagem: Sending Trash, Feces to South Korea

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    Election Loss for South Korea’s Ruling Party Unlikely to Affect Pro-US Security Policies

    Bruce Klingner
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    North Korea Signals More Provocations, Tensions

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    Why US Should Roll Out Red Carpet for South Korean President

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    US, South Korea to Resume Military Exercises

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    North Korea’s Support for Russian-Occupied Ukraine Would Violate UN Sanctions

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    Killing of Former Prime Minister Shocks Japan, but Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Lives On

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    Strengthening US Alliance Coordination in Indo-Pacific

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    China, Russia Again Block UN Action on North Korea

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    COVID-19 Conditions Deteriorating Rapidly in North Korea

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    South Korea’s New President Is Welcome Development for US Policy on North Korea, China

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    Japan Is Becoming Increasingly Valuable Partner in Resistance to China’s Authoritarian Advances

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    North and South Korea Just Test-Fired Missiles. Here’s What You Need to Know.

    Bruce Klingner
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    North Korea Ramps Up Nuclear Weapons Production

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    Is Kim Jong Un’s Regime on Cusp of Collapse?

    Bruce Klingner