Should Tunisia be following the French model of doing business? Or not…
by Rashmee
Posted on July 14, 2022
We are a pretty confused lot, it strikes me, as I think about two parallel …
Read MoreParis emphatically did not have politics on its mind
by Rashmee
Posted on June 13, 2022
On election day in Paris, there was little sign that people had politics on their …
Read MoreThe French Trump?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 25, 2021
Journalists know that artful comparisons are excellent shorthand to convey nuance. So Bassem Youssef is …
Read MoreYoung though he is, Macron may suddenly feel the intimations of mortality. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on December 4, 2020
News reports on 94-year-old Valéry Giscard d’Estaing’s death routinely described France’s former president as “the …
Read MoreThe third wave of bloodshed in France is not really about Islam but lone wolf criminality
by Rashmee
Posted on October 30, 2020
11 Mar 2004 Spain Madrid train bombings 193 killed, 2,050 injured[69] Al-Qaeda 7 Jul …
Read MoreYou heard right. Some Lebanese want France to revive its colonial oversight
by Rashmee
Posted on August 8, 2020
Imagine Indians imploring Boris Johnson to take back control of the old Raj. Or Brazilians …
Read MoreNever waste a good crisis – especially when it comes to green energy
by Rashmee
Posted on May 30, 2020 / The Focus
On 26 May, French president Emmanuel Macron launched an €8 billion plan to rescue the …
Read MoreBaklava, frites, wine, cannabis, guns. The pandemic classified them as essentials but they’re indulgences
by Rashmee
Posted on May 22, 2020
In Turkey, baklava-makers were deemed essential workers during the coronavirus lockdown because Turks like to …
Read MoreRemember when face-coverings were considered dangerous
by Rashmee
Posted on April 1, 2020
Developments in Austria are rich in irony. On March 30, it decided to join several …
Read MoreWhen it comes to peace, is the EU really a great power?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 21, 2020 / The National
Even before he became the European Union’s new foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, suggested 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