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People Power Party faces post-election tension as pressure mounts on Jang

South Korea's main opposition People Power Party is facing mounting internal pressure for leadership change after Wednesday's local elections, as calls grow for Chair Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok to take responsibility despite the party avoiding its worst-case scenario. The People Power Party retained four of the 16 mayoral and gubernatorial races, including Seoul, Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province and South Gyeongsang Province. The result allowed the party to avoid a total rout, but it did little to eas

Little-known former US official sets off flurry of election misinfo in Korea

Little to cheer in big win: S. Korean soccer fans question World Cup warmup

The South Korean national team beat Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 on Saturday in the first of two US-based friendlies ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the lopsided victory did little to silence criticism from fans who questioned whether the match offered meaningful preparation ahead of the tournament. “They bring a team ranked 102nd in the FIFA rankings and call it a World Cup warmup match,” one user wrote on X. “Other teams don’t play warmups against sides ranked lower than 100th. The Korea Foot

[Brahma Chellaney] Cost of Trump's crony diplomacy

In most democracies, a leader outsourcing high-stakes diplomacy to family members and business associates would provoke outrage. But US President Donald Trump has faced little pushback for doing so, with many downplaying his crony diplomacy as mere “heterodoxy.” The long-term consequences will be severe. Instead of relying on the secretary of state and the professional diplomatic corps, Trump has placed pivotal diplomacy largely in the hands of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his business par

[Kim Seng-kon]From 'little old men' to great old men

In Greek, “gerontion” means “little old man.” The famous poet T. S. Eliot published a poem titled “Gerontion” in 1920, in which a disillusioned elderly man reflects on Europe after World War I. In the poem, an old man’s voice laments the barren landscape of modern civilization with the intellectual frivolity and spiritual barrenness of postwar Europe. Later, T. S. Eliot called this bleak world "The Waste Land." Just as Eliot’s little old man did in the early 20th century, today’s “little old men