Author
Keith Richburg
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Opinion – Africa’s coupmakers promised prosperity and security. They failed on both.
Around the world, especially during this “year of elections,” people have shown that when their elected governments fail to deliver economic prosperity, or cannot provide…
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FCCT – The US Election: What’s happening and how it will impact US relations with Thailand
The US Presidential election is just over three weeks away, and every poll shows that the race is neck and neck with very little clarity…
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Opinion – China is trying to fix its economy — except the real problem
THE WASHINGTON POST – China — the world’s second-largest economy — is in the midst of a lengthy period of deflation. China’s leaders know it.…
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Opinion – China is aging. Can it accept the clear solution?
THE WASHINGTON POST – The Chinese government this month announced it was stopping overseas adoptions of Chinese babies, ending a three-decade program and leaving hundreds…
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Opinion – Facing repression on the streets, Africa’s protests spread online
THE WASHINGTON POST – Morara Kebaso Snr is a Kenyan who describes himself in his online profile as “A Dangerously Intelligent Lawyer. Bishop of Merciless…
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Opinion – Kenya’s fed-up Gen Z is delivering a message we need to hear
THE WASHINGTON POST – What in the world happened to Kenya? This started out as a stellar year for the country. In May, President William…
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Opinion – Hong Kong is more Chinese, but don’t call it ‘another Chinese city’
THE WASHINGTON POST – Hong Kong recently marked 27 years since the former British colony was handed over to China. In this time, the city…
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Opinion – South Africa’s new government is making heads explode
THE WASHINGTON POST – That giant whooshing sound you may have heard coming from Africa’s southern tip was a collective sigh of relief. South Africa’s…
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Opinion – A million people marched in Hong Kong — and changed the city forever
THE WASHINGTON POST – Five years ago, on June 9, 2019, I watched 1 million people march through the streets of Hong Kong. Some put…
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Opinion – American students have soured on China. That’s bad for the U.S.
THE WASHINGTON POST – For nearly three decades, throngs of young Americans looking for an exotic overseas adventure have headed to China. They studied Mandarin.…