The mother of parliaments and the world’s oldest existing democracy are in trouble
by Rashmee
Posted on August 31, 2019
Britain’s political crisis resembles the parallel crisis in the United States, Anne Applebaum has written…
Read MoreTo beat climate change, cities would have to shrink to the size of ancient Rome
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2019
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl climate activist, took a yacht across the Atlantic rather than …
Read MoreIt’s not clear Europe can really take on ‘Gafa’ and ‘Bat’
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2019
Brussels is finally trying to become something more than a lifestyle and values superpower. According …
Read MoreIt could get whiffy with everyone eating all that pea protein in the plant-based diet
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2019
News that Cargill, the agricultural trader and processor, is investing a large sum ($ 75 …
Read MoreHow a new multilateralism is emerging from summits and crises
by Rashmee
Posted on August 27, 2019 / The National
The freshly concluded Group of Seven summit in Biarritz and the fires raging through the …
Read MoreCorporate compassion: What Ukraine thought a while ago, US thinks tomorrow
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2019
The good thing is American business wants to rethink its role. The bad news is …
Read MoreBad jihadists make for good politics
by Rashmee
Posted on August 25, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
No Western politician wants to be responsible for bringing potentially dangerous radicals home and he …
Read MoreWhat is it about north African countries and leaders in cages?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 24, 2019
Sudan’s former dictator Omar Al Bashir made a second court appearance today (Aug. 21) four …
Read MoreThere were 4 Koch brothers but we only talk about 2. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on August 23, 2019
Now that one of the two Koch brothers has passed, it’s worth thinking about their …
Read MoreUS needs a manufacturing renaissance rather than paying for computers with corn
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2019
Here’s an interesting point made some little time ago by a former assistant professor of …
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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