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Clint Richards
Clint Richards is an Associate Editor of The Diplomat.
He has worked as an open-source intelligence analyst with Stratfor Global Intelligence and as a geopolitical risk management consultant where he writes his own blog, Asia to Africa Intel. He has worked in the field of geopolitics from Seoul and is currently based in Tokyo. He is also an analytical contributor for Enquirisk, The International Security Observer, and Wikistrat.
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August 18, 2014
Modi Set to Visit Abe in Japan On Aug 31
By Clint Richards
This first state visit will highlight how closely the two leaders can cooperate on trade and defense deals.
August 15, 2014
Could Okinawa Influence Abe’s New Cabinet?
By Clint Richards
Protests and an anti-base governor could distract from Abe’s core policies this fall.
August 15, 2014
Pyongyang’s New Demands Could Derail Japanese Abductee Negotiations
By Clint Richards
New requests for aid could raise the costs of Japan’s continued cooperation with the Hermit Kingdom.
August 14, 2014
Abe: A Shrewd Cabinet Shuffle?
By Clint Richards
While maintaining course on policy, Abe is attempting to retain power and possibly deflect public dissatisfaction.
August 14, 2014
Yasukuni’s Relevance to Japan, and the Region
By Clint Richards
Regular visits by officials not only anger Japan’s neighbors, but can erode the separation of church and state.
August 13, 2014
Japan’s New Remote Island Defense Plan
By Clint Richards
The Japanese government is pursuing a comprehensive plan to exert control over its far-flung islands.
August 13, 2014
Putin Sends Mixed Messages to US and Japan
By Clint Richards
Moscow is drawing a line in the sand in Ukraine, while putting negotiations with Tokyo on ice.
August 12, 2014
Joko Looks to Japan to Boost Indonesia’s Regional Influence
By Clint Richards
Indonesia needs an investment and security partner to assert itself in Southeast Asia.
August 12, 2014
Yasukuni May Be Out, But Does a Meeting With Abe Help Xi?
By Clint Richards
Even if Abe doesn’t visit, Xi will have to decide how much a summit will cost him at home.
August 11, 2014
Code of Conduct for South China Sea Unlikely, Yet ASEAN Made Progress
By Clint Richards
All parties showed interest in conciliation, even if a COC was simply a prop to further dialogue.
August 11, 2014
ASEAN Forum Decries North Korea’s Weapons, While Tokyo and Pyongyang Speak
By Clint Richards
Japan took advantage of a rare opportunity to speak with Pyongyang’s foreign minister.
August 08, 2014
Japan Wants Talks With China in Myanmar
By Clint Richards
Japan is lobbying for a high-level visit this weekend despite a lack of concessions.