Sanna Marin, Finland’s international star and Northern Light, dims, just a little

by Rashmee

Posted on April 2, 2023


It wasn’t just Finland’s size that made it so much the focus of the weekend’s …

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The visible effects of Ukraine’s powerful currency – soft power

by Rashmee

Posted on May 18, 2022


Off the back of Professor Joseph Nye’s insightful analysis of Ukraine’s soft power, here …

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A clutch of crucial elections this month, not least in the three I’s

by Rashmee

Posted on April 10, 2019


Lots of elections are coming up. The three I’s – Israel, India and Indonesia. As …

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Like Sweden, Finland has its Muslim-bashing populists

by Rashmee

Posted on September 16, 2018 / The Arab Weekly


The rise of the far-right Sweden Democrats, who are hostile to Muslims and migrants, is …

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Things to look forward to in 2016: Can Finnish national income work?

by Rashmee

Posted on December 30, 2015


Finland is planning to give its 4.9 million adult citizens a national basic income – …

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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