What does Danish pastry have to do with Finlandisation?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 10, 2022
If you go to Denmark, don’t ask for Danish pastry. If you go to India, …
Read MoreThe four ‘tribes’ of Britain, circa 2021
by Rashmee
Posted on April 26, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY Once upon a time there were Tories and Labour supporters. Then, there …
Read MoreWhat links the late Idriss Deby’s Chad to Egypt and India
by Rashmee
Posted on April 21, 2021
/ TAKE UP ONE IDEA The death of Idriss Deby, president of Chad for …
Read MoreHow will Joe Biden deal with the foreign policy ‘hinge’?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 3, 2020
Henry Kissinger called America’s indecision between its values and its interests the “hinge”. Rightly so. …
Read MoreOn the world stage, men and women leaders are merely players. They have their exits and entrances
by Rashmee
Posted on November 11, 2020
Many are offering a grim roundup of the disappointment being felt by some leaders and …
Read MoreWhat to make of Mike Pompeo’s ‘crusade’ against China
by Rashmee
Posted on August 16, 2020
Jeffrey Sachs’ contextualisation of America’s “crusade” against China is worth reading, what with Mike Pompeo, …
Read MoreTime for the age of ‘postdevelopment’
by Rashmee
Posted on July 31, 2020
Development is a failed project, says Julia Schöneberg, and she should know. Dr Schöneberg’s research …
Read MoreHow much will the EU’s ‘historic’ new deal change life in Europe?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 26, 2020 / The National
For the first time in nearly seven decades of Europe’s union, the 27-member bloc is …
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 MoreWhy a small American state can have a big impact on the world
by Rashmee
Posted on February 12, 2020 / The National
The battle for the US presidency gets properly under way with Tuesday’s election in New …
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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