Korea Studies Fellow in the Asia Program @carnegieendowment.org Researches Korean Peninsula politics, economy, and security. https://www.darciedraudt.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3lr6yuen5ks2cThanks for including my @cfr.org analysis on the South Korean election in your list! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6yuen5ks2chttps://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3lq655pi33k2bIn the latest installment of my analysis of the upcoming South Korean election, I discuss how the Trump-tariff effect has influenced security and economic debates int the upcoming South Korean election for @cfr.org on.cfr.org/3HtzNbm https://on.cfr.org/3HtzNbm27 May 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq655pi33k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3lprajoecok26Been doing a lot of thinking about what Lee Jae-myung means for Korean politics. I'll be sharing a longer report next week, but my analysis of Lee's "right-clicking" is up @carnegieendowment.org now: https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/05/south-korea-election-lee-pragmatist-foreign-policy?lang=en22 May 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprajoecok26https://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3lpfeahka6c2dOn Monday 5/19 at KEI in Washington, I'll be sharing some of the findings of my paper "Beyond the Demographic Cliff: Economic Adaptation in Hyper-Aged Korea"--come in person at 11 am EST or stream online! https://keia.org/event/beyond-the-demographic-cliff-economic-adaptation-in-hyper-aged-korea/17 May 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpfeahka6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3lnzznuk2422oToday marks 100 days of Trump’s second term—and South Korea’s alliance anxieties may be deepening. Without a president in Seoul and facing a transactional US, economic and security pressures mount. My take for @carnegieendowment.org's 'Trump 2.0' series: https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/04/south-korea-trump-100-days-nuclear-weapons-trade-tariffs?lang=en30 Apr 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzznuk2422ohttps://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3llzblmxrec25Had a blast getting super wonky with @korea.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social Andrew Yeo and Yoojin Kim on how to unpack the Korean impeachment process and what it means for the country going forward! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vuwBdQdtTA04 Apr 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzblmxrec25https://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3llzbguqbo225After a historic ruling, Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of Pres Yoon Suk-yeol—a bold rebuke against authoritarian overreach. Yet the victory for democracy comes with a caveat: deep partisan divides have only widened @carnegieendowment.org https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/04/south-korea-impeachment-verdict?lang=en04 Apr 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzbguqbo225https://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3lcpof6fb6k2wReally good point by @joelatkinson.bsky.social. PPP and many conservative citizens fear not just losing control of the executive, but also have a near-existential fear losing the ideological underpinnings of the nation. What does party loyalty mean in this case? What political game are we playing? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Dec 2024 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpof6fb6k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/darciedraudt.bsky.social/post/3lclefovn422iWhat just happened in South Korea? My short explainer video for what happened with Yoon's martial law and what to look for in coming days now up @carnegieendow.bsky.social https://youtu.be/sVsaYXHCSvE?si=DS7ldkr2Zvufiqwc05 Dec 2024 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:uhorta7tfa3obfrisjkmi26a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclefovn422i