Impeachment

After a night of turmoil, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has backed down from his declaration of martial law and is now likely to face impeachment. While unprecedented, some analysts believe that the events of the last days may ultimately end up strengthening democracy in Korea and help the country move forward. Still, a shift in discourse has clearly taken place, with a former student writing to me: “Feels like there will be blood sooner or later. I hope that blood comes from the damn Yoon”. For those who know anything about Korea, those are clearly not the words that you would expect from a Kånken-carrying bird-loving environmentalist.

Meanwhile, I am spending the day in front of the computer, supervising students and trying to decide what research grants that I should apply for next year. In between, I was able to go for a lunch run that ended with some Thai fried rice. Now back to Zoom.