South Korea's political crisis began a month ago with the brief declaration of martial law. It's a recent example of power grabs in established democracies that holds lessons for other nations.

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Hyunseung Lee and his family defected from North Korea in 2014 after a series of violent executions by North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un.

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Bulletin's associate editor for nuclear affairs, François Diaz-Maurin, provides his review of the nuclear year.