What links the UK’s DIY-asylum system and that novel about ‘tractors in Ukrainian’?

by Rashmee

Posted on March 17, 2022


More than 100,000 potential refugee sponsors have signed up for the voluntary job since Britain …

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Britain’s DIY-asylum for Ukrainian refugees has potential…and perils

by Rashmee

Posted on March 16, 2022


It was Keir Starmer’s Labour Party that called out the British government’s efforts on Ukrainian …

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What 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, …

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Why parse world’s reaction? To get the truth, not what you wish were the truth

by Rashmee

Posted on March 14, 2022


On the very day that Ethiopia was flying the flag for Russia so to speak, …

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Russia has undoubtedly won friends and influenced people in Africa

by Rashmee

Posted on March 13, 2022


Countries across the African continent have suited themselves in their response to Russia’s invasion of …

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Breaking 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 …

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Ukraine as a worthy cause…parsing the ‘world’s’ reaction

by Rashmee

Posted on March 11, 2022


The Ukraine situation is a useful moment to appraise the state of “the world’s” media. …

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Where is Putin’s mind at?

by Rashmee

Posted on March 10, 2022


After the bombing of Mariupol Hospital in Ukraine – all those heartbreaking images of the …

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Two views of the nuclear threat and ‘the end times’

by Rashmee

Posted on March 9, 2022


In light of the profound fear expressed by some interlocutors, let’s be clear about …

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Three recent conversations about Putin and ‘the end times’

by Rashmee

Posted on March 8, 2022


It’s been a few hours since I properly realised just how frightened people are that …

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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