Featured Newsletter 24 March 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, March 2026 South Korea faced collateral damage from the US-Iran War while preparing for the Local Elections.
Featured Newsletter 10 March 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, March 2026 Parties geared up for the Local Elections. Also: the new crop of Lee Jae-myung supporters.
Featured Newsletter 3 March 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, February 2026 Seoul found itself considering its position in the face of the Third Gulf War.
Featured Newsletter 24 February 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, February 2026 Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to life in prison for leading an insurrection, while the Democratic Party deliberated judiciary reforms.
Featured Newsletter 17 February 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, February 2026 The Democratic Party abandoned plans to merge with the Rebuilding Korea Party, while the People Power Party continued its infighting.
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.
