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Best of 2023: South Korea

South Korea's (ROK) role in global politics has evolved significantly in recent years, with the country emerging as a pivotal player in the Indo-Pacific region. Under President Yoon Suk-yeol, it has strengthened its security alliance with the US and pursued a more assertive stance towards North Korea.

We review some of our most-read analyses about South Korea from the last year.

Editor's Picks9DLJanuary 4, 2024Best of 2023: South Korea, South Korea, Seoul’s Indo-Pacific strategy will not make big waves in Southeast Asia, Alessandro Vesprini, Matteo Piasentini, Should South Korea develop nuclear weapons?, yulgok kim, Evaluating South Korea's democratic backsliding, Dr Mi-son Kim, Conservative zealots: evangelical politics in South Korea, Dr Yong Jae Kim, No Country for Asylum-seekers: the Complexity of Refugee Protection in South Korea, Dr Angela Y. McClean, 9dashline

Conservative zealots: Evangelical politics in South Korea

Written by Dr Yong Jae Kim

The critical conundrum for the political success of conservative evangelicals nowadays lies in the uncertainty of the relationship between evangelicals and the established conservative parties.