Ban Ki-Moon, Obama close out and most Americans still don’t care about UN confab
by Rashmee
Posted on September 20, 2016
Being physically present in the US does not make the United Nations’ annual jamboree, the …
Read MoreBrexit I to Brexit II? The UK out of UNSC ? It depends on who you ask
by Rashmee
Posted on September 17, 2016
In Bratislava on Friday (September 16), there were, as The Economist said, “forced smiles” all …
Read MorePeoples’ anger & the Austrian re-vote. Read correctly, plan accordingly
by Rashmee
Posted on September 16, 2016
The real takeaway from the forthcoming re-run of Austria’s presidential election (now re-re-scheduled from October …
Read MoreThe British Ambassador’s Belly Dancer said all that one could about Uzbekistan
by Rashmee
Posted on September 3, 2016
News of Ismail Karimov’s “ill health” reminded me of a chilly February night in London …
Read MoreNationalism is the new normal in global politics
by Rashmee
Posted on September 1, 2016 / The National
A week ago, American presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton spoke at length about a phenomenon she …
Read MoreWhy did France stick with the hijab ban but found the one on burqinis hard-going?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 27, 2016
You don’t have to be a lawyer to wonder why France made such a fuss …
Read More#Trump, Farage: Supporters’ willful ignorance beyond #DunningKruger
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2016
I heard the former UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s speech to 15,000 devoted Donald Trump fans …
Read MoreIgnorance, fear and the burqini ban debacle
by Rashmee
Posted on August 25, 2016 / The National
The alleged Islamification of Europe has become an occasionally absurd but critical political fault line, …
Read MoreTwo ways to deal with Europe? Clacton-on-Sea stays closed; Bristol defiantly open
by Rashmee
Posted on July 30, 2016
Chris Giles, the Financial Times’s economics editor, has offered some radical thoughts on what Brexit …
Read MoreTrumping Nato will leave the rest of us vulnerable
by Rashmee
Posted on July 28, 2016 / The National
Nato, a prominent environmental activist once acidly said, was never going to be concerned about …
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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