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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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June 25, 2014
Is Abe Trading Economic Reform for Collective Self-Defense?
By Clint Richards
The announcement of Abe’s ‘third arrow’ suggests he is more serious about defense than economic reform.
June 25, 2014
Abe’s Collective Self-Defense Cabinet Approval Imminent
By Clint Richards
A new government draft has garnered coalition support, and could be approved as early as next week.
June 24, 2014
PM Nominee Withdrawals Amid Seoul Gridlock
By Clint Richards
As Xi prepares to visit Seoul, South Korea is confounded by bad blood with Japan and its government grinding to a halt.
June 24, 2014
Assemblywoman Heckling an LDP Concern
By Clint Richards
Last Thursday’s incidents raises serious questions about the government’s commitment to workplace equality.
June 23, 2014
No End in Sight for Marginalization of Japan’s Opposition
By Clint Richards
As opposition parties continue to split, the LDP seems unlikely to face a unified threat.
June 21, 2014
The Three Pillars of Abe’s Oceania Tour
By Clint Richards
Japan will seek to build on progress in energy, defense and trade with its regional partners next month.
June 20, 2014
Japan and South Korea Leave Money on the Table
By Clint Richards
Their history of territorial and wartime disputes continues to prevent wider cooperation on shared goals in the region.
June 19, 2014
Abe, Energy Sector Keep Restart On Track
By Clint Richards
Amidst public opposition, the government and energy companies feel constrained to resume nuclear power.
June 18, 2014
Japan’s Summer of Diplomacy
By Clint Richards
Abe’s government is anticipating regional events by visiting with key partners over the next month.
June 18, 2014
DPRK Cruise Missiles and Energy Leverage
By Clint Richards
North Korea’s relationship with Russia is improving as both seek to gain influence in Northeast Asia.
June 17, 2014
Japan Questions Comfort Women Despite Abductee Progress
By Clint Richards
Even as talks with North Korea are set to resume, Japanese politicians continue to haggle over history.
June 17, 2014
Abe Serious on Agricultural Reform
By Clint Richards
The government is intent on far-reaching changes to farming, while labor reform looks more like window dressing.