‘Global China’ conceit is only possible because of America’s rising inability to do diplomacy
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2023
There is a reason the West is watching China’s moves on the world chessboard with …
Read MoreAmerica calling: The Ukraine war needs diplomacy not daredevil talk
by Rashmee
Posted on November 8, 2022
The US midterms matter…to Ukraine. Yes and no. Conventional wisdom has it that if Republicans …
Read MoreThe games diplomats play
by Rashmee
Posted on February 12, 2022
Tom Fletcher, a former UK ambassador to Lebanon and author of ‘The Naked Diplomat’, recently …
Read MoreThe diplomatic high table and Russian see-saw
by Rashmee
Posted on February 11, 2022
After Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met France’s President Emmanuel Macron (on February 7), all the …
Read MoreHalf-a-year in, what about Joe-plomacy?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 25, 2021
/ POLITICS & AMERICA Joe Biden hasn’t been US president very long but six months …
Read MoreGumbo diplomacy vs Swagger
by Rashmee
Posted on December 1, 2020
In May 2018, US diplomacy was supposed to be all about “swagger”. That was the …
Read More‘Global’ Britain is no longer among the world’s top 10 diplomatic powers
by Rashmee
Posted on November 27, 2019
The UK is no longer among the top 10 diplomatic powers. And that’s just in …
Read MoreAmid preparations for Nato’s 70th anniversary summit, no one seems sure about where Europe should be heading
by Rashmee
Posted on November 26, 2019 / The National
Tomorrow, European officials will vote to confirm the new European Commission. If all goes well, …
Read MoreShould data analysis help determine foreign policy decisions?
by Rashmee
Posted on November 5, 2019 / The National
In 1998, Madeline Albright, then president Bill Clinton’s secretary of state, described the United States …
Read MoreCan a middle power like Canada ever presume to sustain the world order?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 16, 2019
“We’re fading…we lost our UN Security Council seat,” the Canadian diplomat said. He looked mournful. …
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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