About this episode

William Barclay discusses the political unrest in South Korea and its implications.

William Barclay is an award-winning political theorist, policy consultant and Global Affairs columnist for Western Standard. We discuss the growing political unrest in South Korea, China’s interference in recent elections and influence over Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s Democratic Party, and the eerie similarities between South Korea and Canada under Mark Carney’s Liberal government. Read more from William Barclay: https://westernstandard.news/author/william-barclay Follow William on X: https://x.com/WillBarclayPCBG Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube: https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Jason James

Guest: William Barclay

Topics covered

• political unrest
• China interference
• South Korea politics
• democracy
• Canada comparison

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Western Standard, Brave New Normal, Liberal government

Places: South Korea, China, Canada

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