Is Europe toughening up at last?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 1, 2020
In nearly 70 years of Europe’s union, member states have learnt a valuable lesson – …
Read MoreNato is not threatened by Macron’s call for strategic clarity but by the values gap with Turkey
by Rashmee
Posted on January 20, 2020
I’m with Peter Ricketts on NATO. The man who served as the UK’s permanent representative …
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 MoreAn ‘international’ tribunal for ISIS fighters?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 26, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Today, Nuremberg could be a style, if not the template, for establishing a proper trial …
Read MorePro-Brexit or against it? Here’s why it doesn’t really matter to the world
by Rashmee
Posted on January 14, 2019
The late economist John Kenneth Galbraith was unstuffy enough to have poked fun at his …
Read MoreHungary’s Orban says he wants ‘protect Europe’. Which one?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 14, 2018
It was striking that Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban declared that his country took as …
Read MoreIs Tripoli the place to watch re. Europe’s ‘disembarkation platforms’?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 2, 2018
Anyone who believed the guff that came out of Brussels on Friday morning probably regards …
Read MoreMigration is not at a peak - hysteria is
by Rashmee
Posted on June 27, 2018 / The National
If we had little data and nothing more than political discussions in western capitals to …
Read MoreHow I was drawn into the strangest debate of them all. That #India-is-not-a-sub-continent
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2017
“Dear Rashmee Lall,” the email began, omitting part of my surname. “I admire your work …
Read MoreShameful amounts of energy, emotion expended on modest garment, modest ruling
by Rashmee
Posted on March 15, 2017
A shameful amount of time, energy and emotion has been spent on a garment that …
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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