Canada needs a stable democratic partner in South Korea

The success of Korea’s democracy is crucial to Canada’s interests in a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.
Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, left, joins Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly for a press conference at Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 1.

South Korea has attracted global attention, particularly via the great success of the K-wave, but its politics has largely escaped such notice. This, even though Korea emerged from decades of authoritarian rule to develop a robust and resilient democracy in ...

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