Realism about Russia, great powers and greater self-interest
by Rashmee
Posted on April 1, 2022
India and China are proving the US president wrong. Joe Biden says Russia is “isolated …
Read MoreWhat can China do about Ukraine and will it do it?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 15, 2022
The horror of what’s happening in Ukraine has focussed minds on China’s obligations. After all, …
Read MoreBreaking down the ‘world’ reaction to Putin’s war
by Rashmee
Posted on March 12, 2022
No matter what the western media reports, claiming it as “the world’s” reaction to Vladimir …
Read MoreThe best laid plans of mice and men…and Putin and his gold
by Rashmee
Posted on March 1, 2022
If, like me, you’re wondering how Russia can be so rich – its war chest …
Read MoreA new financial world order denominated in dollars and renminbi?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 28, 2022
Pundits say the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be felt quickly enough. The …
Read MoreXi and Putin grin and bare it and grin and bear it
by Rashmee
Posted on February 4, 2022
It’s been two years since China’s President Xi Jinping met a world leader in person. …
Read MoreBeware the rich, de-dollarised Russian bear
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2022
There are three reasons to wonder if Putin’s Russia is as much on the ropes …
Read MoreSome surprising actors want the Yankees in their backyard
by Rashmee
Posted on January 26, 2022
The Estonians want the Americans to stand guard in the Baltics. So too, it seems, …
Read MoreLiving with – or without – Covid
by Rashmee
Posted on January 24, 2022
On Saturday, it was two years exactly since China put Wuhan in quarantine. On January …
Read MoreThe case for China’s continued rise, even in a deglobalising world
by Rashmee
Posted on December 18, 2021
I recently read a Shanghai-based think-tanker’s view on why China will continue to rise. Zhang …
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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