Featured Newsletter 10 February 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, February 2026 Kim Geon-hee’s true influence over Yoon Suk-yeol became clearer - as she received a surprisingly light sentence.
Featured Newsletter 26 January 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, January 2026 Han Deok-su was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Meanwhile, South Korea’s political parties realign as the Local Elections approach.
Featured Newsletter 20 January 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, January 2026 One of Yoon Suk-yeol’s trials ended in a prison sentence, and Lee Jae-myung traveled to Japan.
Featured Newsletter 13 January 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, January 2026 Happy new year! TBR kicks off the first week of January with a super-sized issue featuring China, Coupang, insurrection trials and more.
Featured Newsletter 16 December 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, December 2025 TBR looks ahead to a new era in 2026.
Featured Newsletter 9 December 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, December 2025 The Seoul real estate market continued to plague the Democratic Party.
Featured Newsletter 2 December 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, November 2025 One year has passed since Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection attempt.
Featured Newsletter 18 November 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, November 2025 The investigation into Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection continued, with the People Power Party’s existence at stake.
Featured Newsletter 11 November 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, November 2025 Lee Jae-myung continued to push for the transfer of wartime OPCON, while Seoul redevelopment plans heated up.
Featured Newsletter 4 November 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 5, October 2025 South Korea navigated through the APEC summit hosting Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Featured Newsletter 28 October 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, October 2025 South Korea prepared for diplomacy at the APEC summit - while keeping one eye on nuclear armament.
Featured Newsletter 21 October 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, October 2025 South Korea drew one step closer to nuclear armament. Also: troubled times in Cambodia.
Featured Newsletter 14 October 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, October 2025 Preparations for the APEC summit continue, as Seoul reconsiders its relationship with Beijing.
Featured Newsletter 30 September 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, September 2025 The National Assembly eliminated the Public Prosecutors’ Office. Also: a primer on South Korea, Israel, and Palestine.
Featured Newsletter 23 September 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, September 2025 The leader of the Unification Church cult was detained, while Lee Jae-myung traveled to the United Nations.
Featured Newsletter 16 September 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, September 2025 Lee Jae-myung marked off his first 100 days as president. Also: lawfare comes to the judiciary.
Featured Newsletter 9 September 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, September 2025 United States immigration authorities raided a Hyundai plant in Georgia, while the Speaker of the Assembly attended a military parade in China.
Featured Newsletter 2 September 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, August 2025 The Unification Church’s connections to politics came to light.
Featured Newsletter 26 August 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, August 2025 Lee Jae-myung toured Japan and the United States.
Featured Newsletter 19 August 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, August 2025 South Korea marked the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day, and Cho Kuk returned to politics.
