Lauren Richardson
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Biography
Publications
Lauren Richardson is Director of Studies and Lecturer at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy. Previously she taught Northeast Asian Relations at the University of Edinburgh and Keio University (Japan). Her research focuses on the role of non-state actors in shaping transnational diplomatic interactions in the context of Northeast Asia, particularly Japan–Korea relations. From 2015–16 she was a member of the US-Korea NextGen Scholars Program.
![Japan and South Korea’s diplomatic dispute doesn’t need US mediation](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1159016214%20LI1308.jpg?itok=ZQxRihjM)
Japan and South Korea’s diplomatic dispute doesn’t need US mediation
If history is a guide, the interests of Korean victims, not US strategic goals, must be put first.
![Abe’s visit to Australia: raising the stakes](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/LYVz8fgXb6pfVv8hmG146ixgdxHgK5u7.jpg?itok=8_ahUBHU)
Abe’s visit to Australia: raising the stakes
A deal for more frequent and larger joint military drills with Australia is part of Japan’s push for stronger partners.
![Should Shinzo Abe happen to meet Kim Jong-un](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/APR0xZl382F3zHVe34XxfjcebgYAAcV4.jpg?itok=mHMHpHgf)
Should Shinzo Abe happen to meet Kim Jong-un
Overcoming the politics of victimhood is one way Japan’s leader could involve himself again in regional denuclearisation talks.
![Trump–Kim: an agenda for forgotten nuclear victims](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-92424104mini.jpg?itok=61GsQHCF)
Trump–Kim: an agenda for forgotten nuclear victims
Donald Trump has a unique chance to turn negotiations to his advantage and that of about 2000 survivors of the A-bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki who wound up in North Korea.