The US and EU are competing to play peacemaker in the Balkans
by Rashmee
Posted on June 30, 2020 / The National
The Serbia-Kosovo dispute is back in the news more than two decades after the war …
Read MoreThe post-pandemic restaurant
by Rashmee
Posted on June 26, 2020 / The Focus
Robot cooks and servers. Mannequins to enforce social distancing. Two ideas for the post-pandemic restaurant …
Read MoreThe race for justice: will we see meaningful change after Black Lives Matter protests?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 21, 2020 / The Focus
All the activity — and angst — over racial injustice needs to be put in …
Read MoreCorona-alliances, travel corridors and air bridges: taking a flight is no longer business as usual
by Rashmee
Posted on June 17, 2020 / The National
While there is neither vaccine for cure for Covid-19, international travel is tentatively resuming in …
Read MoreReading George Orwell can help us understand Boris Johnson
by Rashmee
Posted on June 16, 2020 / The Focus
In 1946, a year before the British were forced to grant India its independence, George …
Read MoreWe need to talk about empire: Britain is being forced to confront its ‘original sin’
by Rashmee
Posted on June 15, 2020 / The Focus
It all started with the death in Minneapolis on 25 May of an unarmed black …
Read MoreIt’s too early for US museums to be recording the pandemic
by Rashmee
Posted on June 3, 2020 / The National
In late April, as the coronavirus outbreak continued its inexorable spread, a museum in Los …
Read MoreThe world watches America aflame and stands together under a common cause
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2020 / The Focus
In Germany, a Bundesliga football player “took the knee” to show solidarity with George Floyd, …
Read MoreTrump eviscerates G7 - and America’s leadership
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2020 / The Focus
Donald Trump wants to turn the G7 group of advanced economies into the ‘G10 or …
Read MoreNever waste a good crisis – especially when it comes to green energy
by Rashmee
Posted on May 30, 2020 / The Focus
On 26 May, French president Emmanuel Macron launched an €8 billion plan to rescue the …
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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