This is the 3rd article in a series exploring APEC within the current political conjuncture. If the previous articles covered “What is APEC?” and “The Making of Global Value Chains,” this article explores the seismic shifts in the unipolar order towards a multipolar one. ...

Late at night on December 3, soldiers stormed into South Korea’s National Assembly in armored vehicles and combat helicopters. Assembly staff desperately blocked their assault with fire extinguishers and barricades. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol had just declared martial law to “eliminate...