The most important news out of Brussels this week isn’t happening
by Rashmee
Posted on October 21, 2021
Everything – except the one thing that really matters — is happening in Brussels this …
Read MoreWhat Hungary does today, America does tomorrow?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 15, 2021
It was Disraeli who supposedly said of the English heart of the industrial revolution that …
Read MoreColumbus Day is hit by a great rethink and the ‘everything shortage’
by Rashmee
Posted on October 10, 2021
Rumours of the death of Columbus Day may be greatly exaggerated, but it sure is …
Read MoreWhat’s with the Gallic ire?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 17, 2021
France is hopping mad that the US, UK and Australia have announced a new three-way …
Read MoreAs Mrs Merkel prepares to exit, the old debate continues: do women make better leaders?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 7, 2021
As German chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to step down, it’s worth remembering the understated nature …
Read MoreOrban’s Hungary is now guru to the American right
by Rashmee
Posted on August 7, 2021
On Saturday, August 7, Tucker Carlson speaks at the MCC Feszt, a festival organized to …
Read MoreBelarus is an example of the impotence of the ‘West’
by Rashmee
Posted on August 3, 2021
A Belarusian athlete at the Tokyo Olympics seeks refuge from going home. A Belarusian activist …
Read MoreWhy the livestock farmer is the world’s next guru
by Rashmee
Posted on July 26, 2021
I was very taken by a British professor’s assertion the other day that bankers and …
Read MoreThere’s a whole bookshelf of new books on cities
by Rashmee
Posted on July 20, 2021
/ TAKE UP ONE IDEA Not too long ago, I took delivery of my copy …
Read MoreEurope promises ‘Fit for 55’. It’s not an advert for personal training for the over-50s
by Rashmee
Posted on July 17, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… Jargon emissions. That’s not my phrase but I’m awfully glad Politico’s Playbook …
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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