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Opinion: South Korea needs a stronger response from the U.S. to help save its democracy

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The Republic of Korea's ascent as a global beacon of liberal democracy and capitalism has been built on its robust alliance with the United States .

It is clearer by the day that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s recent failed attempt to invoke martial law was just the beginning of a major crisis that risks the collapse of the South Korean government and a politically motivated conflict with North Korea .

The U.S. must act decisively by unequivocally condemning South Korea's democratic backsliding, supporting its constitutional mechanisms.

Kwon served as an intelligence analyst for the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Defense . Park has worked in diplomatic affairs in South Korea . This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times ..