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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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July 04, 2014
Japan’s Consumption Dilemma
By Clint Richards
A strategy to increase consumer spending is needed to sustain Abenomics.
July 04, 2014
First Fruits of the Japanese-DPRK Talks
By Clint Richards
With current cooperation coming at such a low cost, negotiating beyond abductees is a logical next step.
July 03, 2014
Abe’s Marching Orders
By Clint Richards
Government plans are well underway to solidify its new Constitutional interpretation.
July 03, 2014
The Shifting Sands of Northeast Asia’s Alliances
By Clint Richards
China worries about a potential loss of control over Pyongyang, as Japan and North Korea make nice.
July 01, 2014
Timing is Everything: Abe’s Playbook for Military Normalization
By Clint Richards
Abe moves closer to passing collective self-defense, despite public protests.
July 01, 2014
The Summer of Japan’s Energy Discontent
By Clint Richards
With another energy-saving campaign this summer, Japanese utilities may look for profits abroad.
June 30, 2014
TPP Meetings Another Chance for Japan to Reform
By Clint Richards
The US and Japan attempt to iron out differences while there is still time for Japan to join and substantially change its economy.
June 30, 2014
North Korea's Missile Test Shows Its Vulnerability
By Clint Richards
As the region shifts around Pyongyang, it reaches out to reaffirm its meeting with Tokyo.
June 27, 2014
Positive Data Fans Abenomics, But China Could Help Too
By Clint Richards
Employment and inflation are posting record numbers, but a visit to Japan’s largest economic partner could be just as important.
June 27, 2014
New EU Free Trade Talks Good for Abenomics
By Clint Richards
The EU’s agreement to a new round of FTA talks could give Abe’s economic reform additional momentum.
June 27, 2014
Japan and North Korea to Continue Abductee Negotiations
By Clint Richards
There is more to be gained from next week’s negotiations than aid and lost citizens.
June 26, 2014
China-Philippines Duel Over a South China Sea Code of Conduct
By Clint Richards
Both countries are developing their South China Sea strategies, neither of which has much to do with ASEAN.