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Mason Richey

Mason Richey

Seoul

Mason Richey is associate professor of international politics at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Seoul, South Korea)

Articles

Global | 08.10.2019

The US's denial about North Korea

It only took one day for US-North Korea talks to break down again. And Kim's January 2020 deadline is just edging closer

Foreign and security policy | 04.03.2019

Hanoi hubris

Kim went big and Trump went home – the US-North Korea summit was an absolute failure. But where do we go from here?

Asia | 12.02.2019

A diplomatic odyssey

The Hanoi Summit or: How I learned to stop worrying and develop muted optimism for Trump-Kim nuclear diplomacy

Asia | 10.10.2018

The North Korea pivot

With the US and South Korea pursuing diverging strategies, Europe could be faced with a catch-22 situation

Global | 15.06.2018

The sizzling, fizzling Singapore summit swindle

How the ‘ultimate deal maker’ failed to extract any meaningful concessions from North Korea

Asia | 07.05.2018

The Moon-Kim overture and the Trump-Kim duet

The historic meeting between the leaders of North and South Korea was inspiring, but the story of peace on the peninsula is only just beginning

Asia | 13.03.2018

Waiting with bated breath

When it comes to North Korea, Europe can no longer stand on the side-lines

Asia | 13.11.2017

Donald Trump’s excellent Asian adventure

The White House circus comes to Japan, Korea, and China

Foreign and security policy | 10.10.2017

Taming the great bear

Russia is using the internet to undermine Western democracies. But Europe has the tools to fight back

Asia | 12.07.2017

Iran 2.0?

A North Korea nuclear deal, and why the EU belongs at the negotiating table