Is economic patriotism a good idea? Sometimes, only sometimes
by Rashmee
Posted on March 21, 2018
Is economic patriotism a good idea? Sometimes, but not when there’s nothing but flag-waving and …
Read MoreIn modern Russia, the pleasing certainties of old have all but disappeared
by Rashmee
Posted on March 20, 2018 / The National
This was the month that parts of the western world seemed to have gone back …
Read MoreBe warned. Tanzania’s Trump shows how quickly democracy can be undone
by Rashmee
Posted on March 19, 2018
Coincidentally, I was reading about Tanzania’s President John Magufuli almost at exactly the same time …
Read MoreShould we care that the US changes its top diplomat?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 18, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
Does it matter that Trump’s America will get a new secretary of state? Not as …
Read MoreThe Skripals have made international headlines. Their suffering not so much
by Rashmee
Posted on March 17, 2018
Just consider the effect of Novichok or the N-series nerve agent used in the attack …
Read MoreFrom 1946, a memo to the future about the Russian view of truth or non-truth
by Rashmee
Posted on March 16, 2018
In the light of Russia’s centrality to our affairs, it’s worth reading George Kennan’s so-called …
Read MoreA rejected film festival in Germany; Islamising kindergarten: Erdogan’s Turkey
by Rashmee
Posted on March 15, 2018
Could it be oversight, cost-cutting, or part of a new cultural war with the West? …
Read MoreI’m accused of being a Trumpo-phile but no one can praise US president’s tone on UK
by Rashmee
Posted on March 14, 2018
On March 13, 2018, for the first time in my life, I was accused of …
Read MoreCould Trump’s transactional approach secure ‘the greatest deal’ when it comes to North Korea?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 13, 2018 / The National
At least half the people with an opinion on the matter think Donald Trump’s plan …
Read MoreRussian spies are falling like flies on British soil. Something needs doing
by Rashmee
Posted on March 12, 2018
Tom Tugendhat, chair of the British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has called for a new …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK