The age of trade blocs? No, probably just Trump-blocks
by Rashmee
Posted on June 14, 2019
Change is the only reliable constant and so it is with global trade. For more …
Read MoreWar on expertise means people just don’t believe facts on free trade and more
by Rashmee
Posted on July 21, 2018
The benefits of free trade. The effects of climate change. The protections afforded by vaccination.…
Read MoreWill the trade war really be Trump’s Afghanistan?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 7, 2018
In March, some eight weeks before the trade war, Adam Posen wrote a piece arguing …
Read MoreTrump of all people should know that corporate patriotism is neither natural nor desirable
by Rashmee
Posted on July 4, 2018 / The National
US President Donald Trump is not the first politician to fulminate about the need for …
Read MoreMr Trump may be America’s Ambien
by Rashmee
Posted on July 3, 2018
Donald Trump is really, really good for world trade, just not for that with the …
Read MoreIs economic patriotism a good idea? Sometimes, only sometimes
by Rashmee
Posted on March 21, 2018
Is economic patriotism a good idea? Sometimes, but not when there’s nothing but flag-waving and …
Read MoreTrump popcorn mix and the nor’easter from North Korea
by Rashmee
Posted on March 9, 2018
Who would’ve thought the nor’easter forecast for Washington, D.C. would be straight from North Korea?…
Read MoreThis Fourth of July, America has a message in its inbox from much of the world
by Rashmee
Posted on July 4, 2017
It started three days after the Pew Research Centre poll that showed Donald Trump’s startling …
Read MoreWill the ‘China solution’ answer the world’s woes?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 6, 2017 / The National
The leaders of America and China — the world’s two largest economies — meet today …
Read MoreBanning electronic devices: Security or economic protectionism?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
Is the Trump administration’s new travel ban — not on people flying out of the …
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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