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Mitch Shin
Mitch Shin is a chief correspondent for The Diplomat, covering the Korean Peninsula. He is also a research fellow at The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy and a columnist for The Korea Times.
Shin is a chief correspondent for The Diplomat, covering foreign affairs and national security of the two Koreas. He is also a research fellow at The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy and a regular columnist for the Korea Times.
Previously, he was 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, VOA, Asia Times, and Japan Times.
Shin received his B.A. from the University of Utah.
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September 22, 2022
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol Finally Meets Japan’s Prime Minister
By Mitch Shin
While Yoon failed to hold a formal summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, he succeeded in having an “informal meeting” with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
September 21, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol’s UN Debut Overshadowed by Japan-South Korea Summit Debacle
By Mitch Shin
Yoon emphasized his support for “freedom” in a U.N. General Assembly address, but most attention focused on the dimming chances of a summit with Japan’s Kishida Fumio.
September 14, 2022
South Korea Warns North Korea Over Nuclear Posture
By Mitch Shin
Following Pyongyang’s specification of its conditions for nuclear use, Seoul said the North will self-destruct if it uses nuclear weapons.
September 09, 2022
With New Law on Nuclear Forces Policy, North Korea Says Its Nuclear Status Is ‘Irreversible’
By Mitch Shin
A day before the 74th anniversary of the country’s founding, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to keep strengthening his nuclear power.
September 08, 2022
South Korea Proposes Inter-Korean Talks to Help Separated Families
By Mitch Shin
Amid the stalled inter-Korean dialogue, the South Korean unification minister publicly proposed talks with North Korea to resolve the issues of separated families.
September 06, 2022
North Korea Denounces South Korea-US Joint Military Exercises
By Mitch Shin
Three days after the alliance’s bilateral drills concluded, North Korea’s state media published a statement denouncing the exercises.
September 02, 2022
US-South Korea-Japan Strengthen Joint Commitment in Face of Possible 7th North Korean Nuclear Test
By Mitch Shin
The national security advisors from the three countries met in Honolulu this week to discuss a coordinated response to the growing North Korean threat.
August 26, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol’s Audacious Initiative for Denuclearization Will Fail
By Mitch Shin
The Yoon administration is trying to carry out a policy toward North Korea that has already been tried -- with no success.
August 19, 2022
North Korea Trashes Yoon’s ‘Audacious Initiative’ for Denuclearization
By Mitch Shin
Calling Seoul’s offer “an absurd dream,” Kim Yo Jong derided the South Korean president with North Korean-style insults.
August 17, 2022
North Korea Fires 2 Cruise Missiles Toward Yellow Sea
By Mitch Shin
On South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s 100th day in office, North Korea test-fired its two cruise missiles.
August 15, 2022
South Korea’s President Offers ‘Audacious Initiative’ for North Korea’s Denuclearization
By Mitch Shin
Amid the stalled nuclear and inter-Korean dialogue, President Yoon Suk-yeol again repeated his pledge of economic rewards for denuclearization.
August 11, 2022
Kim Yo Jong Targets South Korean Leaflets as Root Cause of North’s COVID-19 Pandemic
By Mitch Shin
With Kim Jong Un’s declaration of victory over the COVID-19 pandemic, Kim Yo Jong warned of “deadly retaliatory” countermeasures against leaflets sent from South Korea.