Korea received glowing international media coverage for its efforts to contain the virus and reduce the death toll, but the domestic reaction is more mixed.

The strength of Korean institutions has enabled administrations to identify external risks and pursue policies to prepare for a COVID-19 financial crisis.

Travel restrictions that were imposed to contain the ongoing pandemic revealed how reliant South Korea's agriculture industry is on foreign labor.

As a country that has been particularly impacted by financial crises in the past two decades, South Korea continues to face significant risks.

The South Korean government’s responses to Japan's new travel restrictions suggest that bilateral relations have not recovered from tensions last year.

The timing of the two March missile tests is curious in light of the COVID-19 crisis currently gripping much of the world.