New year, same old problem across the pond?

by Rashmee

Posted on January 6, 2023


It’s reasonable to look at the US Capitol, where the newly Republican-controlled House of Representatives …

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‘Tunisia is a country trapped in a slogan’

by Rashmee

Posted on July 29, 2022 / BBC


Have a listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct39t8…

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Tunisia, a country trapped in a slogan

by Rashmee

Posted on July 26, 2022


For all too long, Tunisia has been a country trapped in a slogan – the …

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Comparing the US and Iran causes a small storm in a tiny teacup

by Rashmee

Posted on July 5, 2022


I had a couple of day-after-the-Fourth-metaphorically-speaking pieces ready to go, but a change of plan …

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‘Trumpian-ness reminds us of just how vulgar democracy is, unless moderated by conventions’

by Rashmee

Posted on January 19, 2022


Harvey Mansfield, who is both politically conservative and philosophically liberal, recently offered one of the …

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How to view the 246-year-old experiment that is democracy in America

by Rashmee

Posted on January 18, 2022


How to view democracy in America? ** A 246-year-old experiment that’s failing? ** A 246-year-old …

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Did democracy in Tunisia fail or did it never succeed?

by Rashmee

Posted on October 14, 2021 / open Democracy


On 11 October, the Arab world’s first female prime minister was sworn into office in …

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3 different takes on democracy: America, Afghanistan, Venezuela

by Rashmee

Posted on September 2, 2021


When I think of democracy, I look around the world and see three very different …

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The US, EU and Democracies Anonymous, a new mutual aid fellowship

by Rashmee

Posted on June 29, 2021


/ POLITICS & AMERICA Renaud Lassus, minister counsellor for economic affairs at the French embassy …

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Mr Biden is right that America is back. For how long is the question

by Rashmee

Posted on June 15, 2021


/ POLITICS & AMERICA The good news is that Joe Biden began his first trip …

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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