Jeffrey Sachs

Presidential election was in its second round, and the lead candidate was saying we should end the war with Ukraine. And the Supreme Court of Romania annulled the election, claiming Russian interference. And so that candidate that was calling for peace could not win election. We're seeing those kinds of events all over. What are we seeing in South Korea?

Presidential election was in its second round, and the lead candidate was saying we should end the war with Ukraine. And the Supreme Court of Romania annulled the election, claiming Russian interference. And so that candidate that was calling for peace could not win election. We're seeing those kinds of events all over. What are we seeing in South Korea?

Presidential election was in its second round, and the lead candidate was saying we should end the war with Ukraine. And the Supreme Court of Romania annulled the election, claiming Russian interference. And so that candidate that was calling for peace could not win election. We're seeing those kinds of events all over. What are we seeing in South Korea?

In South Korea, of course, we saw something that we don't understand that's also mind-boggling, which was an attempted coup by the president of Korea, President Jung, who called out the military to surround and arrest the parliament. And ultimately, the coup failed and the president was thrown out of office. But why he made that coup is not absolutely clear. And the U.S. reaction was...

In South Korea, of course, we saw something that we don't understand that's also mind-boggling, which was an attempted coup by the president of Korea, President Jung, who called out the military to surround and arrest the parliament. And ultimately, the coup failed and the president was thrown out of office. But why he made that coup is not absolutely clear. And the U.S. reaction was...

In South Korea, of course, we saw something that we don't understand that's also mind-boggling, which was an attempted coup by the president of Korea, President Jung, who called out the military to surround and arrest the parliament. And ultimately, the coup failed and the president was thrown out of office. But why he made that coup is not absolutely clear. And the U.S. reaction was...

bizarre the u.s said we're watching with concern that was all uh it didn't say anything about restore the constitutional order or were against the coup or anything else and there was a a a glimmer of possible reason i don't want to overstate any certainty on this because this is of course also not uh

bizarre the u.s said we're watching with concern that was all uh it didn't say anything about restore the constitutional order or were against the coup or anything else and there was a a a glimmer of possible reason i don't want to overstate any certainty on this because this is of course also not uh

bizarre the u.s said we're watching with concern that was all uh it didn't say anything about restore the constitutional order or were against the coup or anything else and there was a a a glimmer of possible reason i don't want to overstate any certainty on this because this is of course also not uh

analyzed properly or made public so we don't have the information but the week before the military action the coup attempt There was a visit by the Ukrainian defense minister for armaments from South Korea, something that the United States has been pushing very hard for. The United States has been trying to get South Korea to ship arms to Ukraine because the U.S. inventories are depleted.

analyzed properly or made public so we don't have the information but the week before the military action the coup attempt There was a visit by the Ukrainian defense minister for armaments from South Korea, something that the United States has been pushing very hard for. The United States has been trying to get South Korea to ship arms to Ukraine because the U.S. inventories are depleted.

analyzed properly or made public so we don't have the information but the week before the military action the coup attempt There was a visit by the Ukrainian defense minister for armaments from South Korea, something that the United States has been pushing very hard for. The United States has been trying to get South Korea to ship arms to Ukraine because the U.S. inventories are depleted.

and South Korea under its law cannot do so because it cannot ship arms to belligerents that are engaged in war, and the parliament opposed it. The parliament president does not have a majority in the parliament, or the former president, and the opposition opposed the armaments. So there's some...

and South Korea under its law cannot do so because it cannot ship arms to belligerents that are engaged in war, and the parliament opposed it. The parliament president does not have a majority in the parliament, or the former president, and the opposition opposed the armaments. So there's some...

and South Korea under its law cannot do so because it cannot ship arms to belligerents that are engaged in war, and the parliament opposed it. The parliament president does not have a majority in the parliament, or the former president, and the opposition opposed the armaments. So there's some...

possible relationship with this, that when Yoon declared martial law, he said that the opposition was siding with the North Koreans. That was his statement. And some read that as a way to clear the way for South Korea to enter the Ukraine war with massive arms shipments. I don't know whether that's the case, but it wouldn't surprise me if that's the case. Maybe we'll find out.

possible relationship with this, that when Yoon declared martial law, he said that the opposition was siding with the North Koreans. That was his statement. And some read that as a way to clear the way for South Korea to enter the Ukraine war with massive arms shipments. I don't know whether that's the case, but it wouldn't surprise me if that's the case. Maybe we'll find out.

possible relationship with this, that when Yoon declared martial law, he said that the opposition was siding with the North Koreans. That was his statement. And some read that as a way to clear the way for South Korea to enter the Ukraine war with massive arms shipments. I don't know whether that's the case, but it wouldn't surprise me if that's the case. Maybe we'll find out.

It happens that the acting president was my first PhD student at Harvard. So I go back with him 44 years, which is nice. Amazing.

It happens that the acting president was my first PhD student at Harvard. So I go back with him 44 years, which is nice. Amazing.