17 March 2022 | KOREA CHAIR EXPLAINS
Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Yoon Suk-yeol was elected as the next South Korean president on March 9th. The election campaign did not focus on foreign policy issues for the most part, but president-elect Yoon has pledged to make South Korea a more active player in global affairs. We can expect this to include relations with Europe: European countries, the EU, and NATO. In fact, discussions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine became part of the election campaign, which shows that South Korea’s more prominent role in global affairs demands that it pays more attention to developments in Europe. Indeed, the Yoon Suk-yeol and the Lee Jae-myung foreign policy teams kindly answered questions by the KF-VUB Korea Chair regarding their policies towards relations with Europe. Their answers are available here. This was the first time that South Korean presidential candidates’ foreign policy teams had answered this type of questions, which is a testament to the growing importance of South Korea-Europe ties. Read more…