Slavoj Zizek, Melania Trump’s former compatriot, was right about the refugee issue

by Rashmee

Posted on November 11, 2016


After Donald Trump’s triumphant “Brexit plus plus” it may be appropriate to consider Slavoj Žižek’s …

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Will tomorrow’s world be realism redux, liberal resilience or radical uncertainty?

by Rashmee

Posted on October 26, 2016


Harvard professor Stephen Walt offers three models of the future and you can take your …

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The post-Brexit stiff upper lip should’ve quivered about Martin Roth’s imminent departure

by Rashmee

Posted on October 22, 2016


Martin Roth, the gifted German who served as director of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, …

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Ever noticed the British media’s fabulously stiff upper lip about #Brexit?

by Rashmee

Posted on October 21, 2016


British prime minister Theresa May has tootled off to a European Council summit, prompting reflection …

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The world is doing better. Johan Norberg gives us 10 reasons to look forward to the future

by Rashmee

Posted on October 19, 2016


Earlier this month (October 11 to be precise) Johan Norberg’s book-length agreement with Barack …

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Is Putin’s Russia finally leading the world – but only into conspiracy theories?

by Rashmee

Posted on October 11, 2016


Anyone wondering what Vladimir Putin’s Russia is up to flexing muscle in the Black Sea, …

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UK PM’s antidote to globalisation? An international jobs scheme in Ethiopia

by Rashmee

Posted on October 1, 2016


The British prime minister has spoken up on behalf of “too many of those men …

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This is the discussion that could change the world (& I don’t mean the presidential debate)

by Rashmee

Posted on September 26, 2016


Today, September 26, something is on the cards that may change the world and I …

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Can European culture prevent ISIL recruitment?

by Rashmee

Posted on September 22, 2016 / The National


On both sides of the Atlantic, the fight against radicalisation is evolving in unexpected ways. …

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Obama’s final UNGA as US president is a reminder of how much the world has changed

by Rashmee

Posted on September 21, 2016


Some say that this UN General Assembly (UNGA), the last that Barack Obama will attend …

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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