‘The world’s most effective democratically elected leader today’?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 22, 2021
“Bad news travels. Good news doesn’t”. Thus begins veteran Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani’s piece …
Read MoreAfghanistan’s embassy in Washington, D.C. is like a metaphor for the country
by Rashmee
Posted on September 28, 2021
One of the plants in the big urns that flank the front door of the …
Read MoreAs the West cuts aid lifelines, Afghanistan’s real crisis looms
by Rashmee
Posted on September 21, 2021 / open Democracy
The world must take action now to prevent a deep and lasting humanitarian crisis. But …
Read MoreTwo accounts from rural Afghanistan paint a picture of sudden, unaccustomed peace
by Rashmee
Posted on September 16, 2021
Two accounts about Afghanistan in September in two different publications merit attention. Yaroslav Trofimov’s September …
Read MoreDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcome
by Rashmee
Posted on September 14, 2021 / open Democracy
Nobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human …
Read MoreInside the Afghan resettlement process in London
by Rashmee
Posted on September 8, 2021 / open Democracy
Within hours of Afghan refugees’ arrival in the UK, local councils sprang into action, as …
Read MoreAfghanistan: ‘There is a lot of noise and, both unintentional and intentional, misinformation’
by Rashmee
Posted on September 3, 2021
The truest line in a recent @ChathamHouse interview with Martine van Bijlert, Co-founder of the …
Read More3 different takes on democracy: America, Afghanistan, Venezuela
by Rashmee
Posted on September 2, 2021
When I think of democracy, I look around the world and see three very different …
Read MoreThe Afghan situation comes home to Greenwich
by Rashmee
Posted on August 31, 2021
Late last evening, I received an urgent email from my local authority. “As you know …
Read MoreAre the Taliban really in charge?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2021
Tomorrow is the first day the Taliban will be in sole charge of Afghanistan. But …
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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