‘Dear Rishi’. The code words of British politics

by Rashmee

Posted on February 28, 2023


It’s astonishing how many cliches, code words, jargon and sporty phrases are being used for …

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Brexit Britain: Grow-your-own-salad country Vs start-up nation

by Rashmee

Posted on February 27, 2023


What’s a sustainable ambition for Brexit Britain? Not to become a start-up nation but to …

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Hope: A story of Ukrainian jugaad on war’s first anniversary

by Rashmee

Posted on February 26, 2023


In some respects, journalist and Volodymr Zelensky’s former political advisor Iuliia Mendel could be said …

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On war’s 1st anniversary, two Ukrainian women provide a lesson in the moral psychology of hope

by Rashmee

Posted on February 25, 2023


It was fitting that we sat down to dinner with two Ukrainians on the first …

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‘War and forgetting’: Could Ukraine ever fall as much out of focus as Syria?

by Rashmee

Posted on February 24, 2023


One of the best pieces I read on the tragic first anniversary of the Russian …

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In Britain, let us root around for a salad

by Rashmee

Posted on February 23, 2023


“What on earth is going on in Britain?” a friend in Wisconsin asked the other …

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New tales of the South Pacific: Vanuatu’s fight for climate justice

by Rashmee

Posted on February 22, 2023


At one time, the words “South Pacific” were synonymous with the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit …

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Right now, it’s hard to rely on apps that claim to detect ChatGPT writing

by Rashmee

Posted on February 21, 2023


On February 22, the creators of GPTZero, the  app that’s meant to spot robot-writing, will …

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One of the most accessible climate data maps possible just popped into my inbox

by Rashmee

Posted on February 20, 2023


Steven Bernard, the Financial Times’ (FT) Senior Visual Journalist, recently created one of the most …

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Even some conservatives aren’t buying Ron DeSantis’s ‘Florida blueprint’ for America

by Rashmee

Posted on February 19, 2023


In his forthcoming book, The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival, …

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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