# South Korea’s real-life political drama

An episode of [The Rachman Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1504048545), 9 Jan 2025, 30 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/therachmanreview/e/677ea90f172a299f316e4382/media.mp3

Gideon talks to the FT's Christian Davies about President Yoon’s thwarted attempt to impose martial law in South Korea. What lies behind the shock move, and what does it tell us about the underlying problems of a country better known for the global success of its entertainment industries? Clip: Washington Post Follow Gideon on X @gideonrachman Free links to read more on this topic: South Korea crisis mounts as clock ticks on arrest warrant for president The resilience of South Korea’s democracy remains in doubt South Korea’s tumult is a symptom of China-US strife A hostage situation’: South Korea paralysed in fight against Trump tariffs Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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