🇰🇷 South Korea. Republic of Korea · Seoul · 51.5M people · east-n-southeast-asia
Government presidential republic Languages Korean, English Area 99.7K km² Sanctioned entities 23 Active conflicts 5 Mentions 7d 19 ▼ 74% CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score ?How the stability score is computed A weighted composite of seven pillars — conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable ≥ 75.
68.6
High risk
30-day trend
Intelligence brief No brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. South Korea becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
South Korea · 90-day event volume
1,532
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 12
SAMSUNG $650B 2026-04-01 2026-05-16 2026-06-29 Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiers Hover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timeline Last 7 days · 12 milestones · hover for context
South Korean fighter scramble
military_exercise · severity 3
Moderate
Warplanes enter SK ADIZ
border_incursion · severity 6
Elevated
Samsung $650b Investment
economic_indicator · severity 8
Critical
Kospi Trading Halt
economic_indicator · severity 5
Moderate
Korean Index Surge
economic_indicator · severity 5
Moderate
Seoul-UN Command Rift
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
Indonesian Embassy aid
diplomatic_visit · severity 2
Moderate
Maritime accident
diplomatic_tension · severity 5
Moderate
Jaishankar meets Ban Ki-moon
diplomatic_visit · severity 1
Moderate
Jaishankar criticizes prioritization
diplomatic_tension · severity 3
Moderate
Stability components 7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
20/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 3 domestic conflicts: 0 max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
98/100 · 15% wt
target events: 75 actor only events: 21 domestic events: 1 severe domestic: 0 instability rate: 0.80% article coverage 90d: 9,801
Arms Activity
0/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 107 total value usd: $33.75B conflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
82/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 2.00% inflation pct: 2.32% unemployment pct: 2.78%
Market Stress
72/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 411 negative signals 30d: 115
Sanctions Exposure
95/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 23 is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
97/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 83.6 literacy rate: —
Risk matrix 5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparison Same-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · east-n-southeast-asia
Rank 8 of 22
03 People's Republic of China 55.2 04 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 59.4 06 Republic of Indonesia 63.4 07 Republic of the Philippines 67.2 08 Republic of Korea· this country 67.3 Economy World Bank · 10-year series · 18 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024 $1.9T
▲ $30.6B YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024 2.56%
▼ 0.04% YoY
Security 12 recent events · 5 conflicts · 10 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
1532
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
1
High-severity events
SEV 3 South Korean fighter scramble
Military Exercise
SEV 6 Warplanes enter SK ADIZ
Border Incursion
SEV 8 Samsung $650b Investment
Economic Indicator
SEV 5 Kospi Trading Halt
Economic Indicator
SEV 5 Korean Index Surge
Economic Indicator
SEV 4 Seoul-UN Command Rift
Diplomatic Tension
SEV 2 Indonesian Embassy aid
Diplomatic Visit
SEV 5 Maritime accident
Diplomatic Tension
Active conflicts involving South Korea
Iran war
War · 323881 dispatches
Critical · 100
Persian Gulf conflict
War · 63559 dispatches
Critical · 100
North Korea nuclear crisis
Cold War · 18758 dispatches
High · 67.8
World War II
War · 10910 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches 10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Other
Escándalo en Corea del Sur tras salida del Mundial: renunció el entrenador y el presidente ordenó investigar Corea del Sur's coach resigned after a poor World Cup performance, prompting the president to order an investigation.
La Nacion South Korea · Mexico · South Africa
Other
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International Relations
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Tehran Times
Other
South Korean president calls for investigation after World Cup disappointment
Washington Times
Geopolitical Conflict
South Korea Scrambles As Russia, China Conduct Joint Strategic Bomber Patrol | Watch - The Times of India
The Times of India
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Ta Nea
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Ta Nea
Iran war changing public perception shaped by Western media, says S. Korean scholar
Tehran Times
Τηλεοπτικός σταθμός στην Νότια Κορέα έβαλε μπλερ στον προπονητή της ομάδας μετά την αποτυχία στο Μουντιάλ, δείτε βίντεο
Protothema
South Africa v Canada LIVE: Co-hosts kick start knockout rounds with clash against Bafana Bafana
The Independent
Think tanks · this country 20 articles from research institutions tracking South Korea
Stimson Center
All-In on AI: How the United States and Taiwan Are Deepening Their Chip Partnership
The United States and Taiwan formalized the Pax Silica Declaration in January 2026, deepening their semiconductor partnership to secure the AI supply chain, with Taiwan's advanced chip manufacturing capabilities proving essential to both nations' technological and economic security.
May 8, 2026
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Strategic Value of China to Korea
A CSIS-Korea Foundation conference convened leading experts to reassess South Korea's strategic relationship with China amid U.S.-China competition, evaluating China's value, Korea's potential Taiwan role, and Beijing's effectiveness on North Korea restraint.
May 7, 2026
Council on Foreign Relations
Clashes in the Strait of Hormuz Test Ceasefire
U.S. forces sank multiple Iranian boats after Iran attacked commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a fragile ceasefire and challenging American efforts to restart global shipping through this critical waterway.
May 5, 2026
Council on Foreign Relations
The U.S. Economy Was Shaky Before the Iran War. Now It’s in Real Trouble.
The U.S. economy faces mounting pressure from spiking inflation, Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure disrupting global oil supplies, tech layoffs, and trade policy uncertainty, threatening growth ahead of November midterm elections when affordability remains voters' top concern.
May 5, 2026
Brookings
A Look at Hu Jintao’s Visit to Washington D.C.
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Washington for his first state summit with President Obama, seeking to repair strained U.S.-China relations after a difficult previous year marked by mutual distrust, trade concerns, and military tensions.
May 3, 2026
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Governing AI in the Shadow of Giants: Korea’s Strategic Response to Great Power AI Competition
South Korea pursues strategic AI alignment with the United States while leveraging its semiconductor and infrastructure role to maintain geopolitical leverage and industrial autonomy amid U.S.-China dominance controlling over 90 percent of global computing power.
May 1, 2026
Brookings
Rethinking North Korea diplomacy
Trump administration's diminished focus on North Korea amid Venezuela and Iran crises contrasts with Trump and Kim's recent diplomatic signals, yet North Korea's strengthened ties with Russia and China-including $7-14 billion in military support-reduce Pyongyang's incentive to negotiate denuclearization.
May 1, 2026
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
What Does Nuclear Proliferation in East Asia Mean for Russia?
Russia's 2022 Ukraine invasion and deepening North Korea ties prompted Japan and South Korea to seriously pursue nuclear weapons, with South Korean support reaching 76.2 percent by 2025, fundamentally reshaping East Asian security dynamics.
Apr 24, 2026
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Analysis | Korea Chair
Analysts examined North Korea's uranium enrichment capabilities, regional relationships with Belarus, and cryptocurrency theft operations, while assessing security implications for South Korea amid broader geopolitical tensions.
Apr 23, 2026
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+ Methodology · how this profile is builtThis profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of South Korea will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.
