South Korea
Energy shock and thinner U.S. cover keep South Korea compressed.
PF Score
52
▲1Authority
64
Reach
43
Under construction
Energy shock and thinner U.S. cover keep South Korea compressed.
Energy rationing strains a still cohesive state apparatus.
Alliance dependence caps projection despite wider Indo-Pacific ties.
Lee Jae-Myung
current President of South Korea
Lee Jae-myung is the current President of South Korea, having come to power as leader of the Democratic Party.
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