Libya’s warring governments and the West
by Rashmee
Posted on September 16, 2023
In the tragic aftermath of the deluge that has engulfed Derna in eastern Libya, it’s …
Read MoreLibya’s embarrassment of riches – two governments; little or no governance
by Rashmee
Posted on September 15, 2023
The Libyan Red Crescent says the death toll in the flooded city of Derna is …
Read MoreUS dollar: To be or not to be in new world order
by Rashmee
Posted on August 21, 2023
The funny thing about world news is its iffy-ness, permitting two diametrically opposite suggested developments …
Read MoreIs the world’s green consensus going dark?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 13, 2023
Welcome to the latest instalment of This Week, Those Books, your rundown on books new …
Read MoreIs the world’s green consensus going dark?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 2, 2023 / This Week, Those Books
Welcome to the latest instalment of This Week, Those Books, your rundown on books new …
Read MoreAre the Taliban really in charge?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2021
Tomorrow is the first day the Taliban will be in sole charge of Afghanistan. But …
Read MorePandemic or not, here’s everyone’s idea of heaven…a garden and running water
by Rashmee
Posted on December 23, 2020
I read about (paywall) a fascinating doctoral piece of research the other day. It was …
Read MorePakistan…Palestine: Sacred vs secular spaces in ummah politics
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2020
Does the “Arab street” still exist? I mean in the sense of the broad swath …
Read MoreHow to read the ‘Arab street’ as America pushes rapprochement with Israel
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2020
This week, Donald Trump’s official and unofficial secretaries of state – Mike Pompeo and Jared …
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 …
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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