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Mitch Shin
Mitch Shin is a chief correspondent for The Diplomat, covering the Korean Peninsula.
Previously, he was a research fellow at the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy and a regular columnist at the Korea Times. He was also a nonresident Korea Foundation fellow at Pacific Forum and a nonresident research fellow at the Institute for Security & Development Policy, Stockholm Korea Center.
An expert on the South Korean government’s policy on North Korea, his research areas are inter-Korean relations, North Korea-U.S. relations, South Korea-U.S. relations, deterrence, nonproliferation, and U.S. policy on North Korea. His articles and comments have also appeared in various publications including Fox News, Yahoo News, TRT World, WION Media, VOA, Asia Times, and Japan Times.
Shin received his B.A. from the University of Utah.
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January 14, 2025
North Korea Launches SRBMs Toward Its Eastern Waters, South Korea Says
By Mitch Shin
Eight days after Pyongyang launched a hypersonic ballistic missile, it fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.
January 13, 2025
Over 300 North Korean Soldiers Have Died in Russia’s Kursk Region
By Mitch Shin
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reported that more than 300 North Korean soldiers were killed fighting against Ukraine, while more than 2,700 were injured.
January 06, 2025
North Korea Launches Suspected Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
By Mitch Shin
Two weeks before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to White House, North Korea launched an intermediate range ballistic missile.
January 03, 2025
Investigators Fail to Arrest South Korean President
By Mitch Shin
Despite an arrest warrant issued by the court, the presidential security service blocked the CIO from detaining South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.
December 31, 2024
Arrest Warrant Issued Against South Korean President Yoon
By Mitch Shin
For the first time in South Korea’s history, an arrest warrant requested by the investigation agency against the president has been issued.
December 30, 2024
179 Killed in Airplane Crash, South Korea’s Deadliest
By Mitch Shin
On December 29, a Jeju Air plane skidded off the runway at the Muan International Airport after failing to deploy landing gear. Just 2 survived the fiery crash.
December 27, 2024
South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo Impeached
By Mitch Shin
A day after Han Duck-soo vowed not to appoint three judges for the Constitutional Court, the main opposition party impeached the acting president.
December 19, 2024
South Korea’s Yoon Impedes Constitutional Court’s Impeachment Trial
By Mitch Shin
Despite his vow not to avoid legal and political responsibility, President Yoon has repeatedly refused to receive documents from the Constitutional Court that are related to his impeachment trial.
December 14, 2024
South Korean President Impeached by Legislature After Self Coup Attempt
By Mitch Shin
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol is suspended from his duties after the National Assembly passed an impeachment bill on the second try.
December 12, 2024
In Defiant Address, Yoon Denies Treason Charges, Vows to Fight on
By Mitch Shin
Reversing his decision to defer to the ruling party, Yoon implied that the main opposition Democratic Party was the “anti-state forces” he referred to in his declaration of martial law.
December 11, 2024
How North Korea Views Yoon’s Declaration of Martial Law
By Mitch Shin
Amid the political chaos in South Korea, Pyongyang is maintaining a strategic silence.
December 09, 2024
After Blocking Impeachment, South Korea’s PPP Wants to Absorb Yoon’s Presidential Powers
By Mitch Shin
Yoon implied that he would depute his presidential powers and authorities to the ruling party, but it is illegitimate for the PPP to exercise them.