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Clint Richards

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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Posts by Clint Richards
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October 22, 2014

North Korea’s Curious Detainee Release

By Clint Richards
Why has Pyongyang decided to free Jeffrey Fowle now?
October 22, 2014

The Future of Japanese Energy

By Clint Richards
Tokyo hopes to make cheaper LNG and renewables the basis of its energy supply.

October 21, 2014

Yuko Obuchi Resignation and Japan’s Nuclear Strategy

By Clint Richards
How her resignation will affect her Cabinet portfolio.

October 20, 2014

North Korea to Engage or Provoke?

By Clint Richards
North Korea’s erratic behavior continues to draw regional diplomatic attention.

October 20, 2014

Cabinet Scandals Rock Japan’s ‘Womenomics’

By Clint Richards
Forty percent of Abe’s female ministers could be on their way out of the administration.
October 17, 2014

China Calls on Japan for ‘Deep Remorse’ Before APEC Summit

By Clint Richards
Plus ‘two plus two’ talks between the U.S. and South Korea. Northeast Asia regional links.

October 17, 2014

Japanese Nationalists Target Foreign Welfare Recipients

By Clint Richards
The former governor of Tokyo wants to give long-term residents an ultimatum.
October 16, 2014

North Korea Returns Japanese Abductee Issue to Back-Burner

By Clint Richards
North Korea appears to feel that it has loosened the shackles of isolation enough for now.

October 16, 2014

Japan’s State Secret Law Unmolested

By Clint Richards
Civil society and a fractured opposition are unable to influence the government’s new power.

October 15, 2014

Stumbling Blocks to Japan-South Korea Ties

By Clint Richards
Low-level, non-vital issues continue to hold meaningful dialogue just out of reach.

October 15, 2014

Russia and Japan’s Pipeline Dilemma

By Clint Richards
Despite Ukraine, both countries want a deal that could further the global energy rebalance.
October 14, 2014

Is Beijing Pushing for Japanese Concessions Before APEC?

By Clint Richards
Japan has put the ball in China’s court, and waits to see if Beijing will commit.

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