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Keith Richburg
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Opinion – Gen Z protests differently. This skull flag is one example.
When angry youths in Nepal gathered for violent anti-corruption protests this month, setting fire to public buildings and chasing government officials from their homes, the…
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Opinion – A push for equality that no one wants anymore
One of the world’s oldest affirmative action efforts is coming under fresh criticism — including from many of its former proponents. The program had been…
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Opinion – U.S.-China trade war is a battle to build walls
The Trump administration wants to enlist Southeast Asian countries to build a giant wall around China. The idea is to reduce the countries’ reliance on…
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Opinion – Why tourists are turning away from Thailand
THE WASHINGTON POST – In major cities in southern Europe, protesters have railed against overtourism. In Thailand, the complaint is the opposite; visitor numbers are…
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Opinion – A Philippine family feud with real-world implications
THE WASHINGTON POST – Politics in the Philippines has always been something of a family affair. But lately, it has devolved into a family feud,…
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University of Melbourne Asialink – The First 100 Days: Donald Trump and Geopolitical Disruption in Asia
At the end of April, Donald Trump marks his first 100 days as President of the United States of America. In a timely webinar to…
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Opinion – The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago. Take our quiz, test your knowledge
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago on April 30, 1975, with the departure of the last American helicopter in Saigon and the arrival of…
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Opinion – Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ might only accelerate a trend
THE WASHINGTON POST – President Donald Trump’s edict to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” might have been dismissed as a distraction…
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Opinion – An unlikely country just gave same-sex marriage a big win
THE WASHINGTON POST – On April 1, 2001, just past the stroke of midnight, four same-sex couples in the Netherlands exchanged wedding vows at the…
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Opinion – A dictator’s fall brings jubilation — that quickly turns sour
THE WASHINGTON POST – The fall of a longtime dictator or dynasty typically opens a window of joy, hope and the possibility of healing. Boisterous…