There may be room for experienced optimists yet in the Middle East
by Rashmee
Posted on March 9, 2021
/ POLITICS & AMERICA A former Israeli prime minister once said that in the Middle …
Read MoreHubris and humility: Remembering Ozymandias, ‘that colossal wreck’
by Rashmee
Posted on January 21, 2021
Just the other day Donald Trump was likened to Ozymandias, the Greek name for the …
Read MoreThe war for Libya is not what it seems
by Rashmee
Posted on July 15, 2020 / The Focus
The war for Libya is getting hot again. The country’s eastern-based parliament has said it …
Read MoreLibya arms embargo is a ‘joke’, said a UN envoy. But it’s peace-making that is a farce
by Rashmee
Posted on February 26, 2020
Now that European foreign ministers have agreed on a new Mediterranean naval mission to enforce …
Read MoreWhat is it about north African countries and leaders in cages?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 24, 2019
Sudan’s former dictator Omar Al Bashir made a second court appearance today (Aug. 21) four …
Read MoreThe Long Arab Spring? A guide to Sudan and Algeria
by Rashmee
Posted on June 4, 2019
The gloves have come off in Sudan. Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) has indicated it …
Read MoreJapan rises on the world stage as a force – for good
by Rashmee
Posted on April 19, 2019
Today, April 19, Japan sends two senior members of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Egypt.…
Read MoreThe lessons of Sudan and Algeria: Democracy has to be forced like a hyacinth bulb
by Rashmee
Posted on April 13, 2019
I think what’s clear from the continuing protests in Sudan and Algeria is that ordinary …
Read MoreOut of its own league? The Arab League
by Rashmee
Posted on March 30, 2019
The Arab League is meeting in Tunis – to general indifference. Few – perhaps even …
Read MoreShed a tear or two for the funny business underway in El Sisi’s Egypt
by Rashmee
Posted on February 16, 2019
It’s funny (in a profoundly sad way) how little the world is talking about 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