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DESCRIPTION:South Korea\, long seen as a rare success in adopting the Ameri
 can presidential system\, recently weathered a martial law crisis and secur
 ed a democratic government. President Lee Jae-myung now must reinforce libe
 ral constitutional democracy and navigate growing global uncertainty. Many 
 abroad still misunderstand how his administration will address these challe
 nges. Professor Byong-jin Ahn\, a former member of Lee’s National Policy Pl
 anning Committee\, offers an insider view on the administration’s prioritie
 s\, Lee’s leadership style\, and the role of technology alliances in the ge
 opolitics of South Korea\, the United States\, and Northeast Asia.\n\nAbout
  the speaker:\nByong-jin Ahn is a 2025-26 Visiting Scholar at APARC and he 
 is a professor at Kyung Hee University's Global Academy for Future Civiliza
 tions. He has recently served at the State Affairs Planning Committee\, Lee
 's presidential transition team. He has appeared on major Korean media and 
 newspapers on the U.S. presidential election specials and has been often qu
 oted by the New York Times. His recent publications include a chapter\, “Wh
 y Is Korean Democracy Majoritarian but Not Liberal?“ in the edited volume S
 outh Korea's Democracy In Crisis: The Threats of Illiberalism\, Populism\, 
 and Polarization (Gi-Wook Shin and Ho-Ki Kim\, Stanford University Press\, 
 2022). He earned his Ph.D. in American politics from the New School for Soc
 ial Research.
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LOCATION:Encina Hall\, 3RD Floor\, Philippines Conference Room (C330)
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SUMMARY:A Transformational Political Order? An Early Appraisal of Lee Jae-m
 yung Administration in South Korea
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URL:https://events.stanford.edu/event/a-transformational-political-order-an
 -early-appraisal-of-lee-jae-myung-administration-in-south-korea
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