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by Rashmee
Posted on September 24, 2022
In all the days that the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lay in state in …
Read MoreFrom Bill Clinton to Joe Biden, America’s climate story is one of dizzying change
by Rashmee
Posted on May 8, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… Enough time has elapsed since Joe Biden’s April 22 climate summit for …
Read MoreBritain as a force for uber good?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY I seem to remember Tony Blair popularising the use of the phrase …
Read MoreFrom George W. Bush’s propensity to read books came the US policy of social distancing
by Rashmee
Posted on April 23, 2020
I didn’t realise that George W. Bush read books. The fact that he did matters, …
Read MoreAmerica’s ‘usable power’ is perceptibly in decline
by Rashmee
Posted on May 28, 2019
Every year, the pundits predict China’s rise to the status of global hegemon. Every other …
Read MoreThe fight over America’s forever wars
by Rashmee
Posted on November 19, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
Something extraordinary has happened in the capital of the world’s most powerful country: For the …
Read MoreHow much does Donald Trump really matter to the world?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 18, 2017
How much does Donald Trump really matter to the world? Harvard professor and former US …
Read MoreSixteen years after 9/11, how does America see the world?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 11, 2017 / The National
The “war on terrorism” may have been a misnomer, for how do you fight a …
Read MoreCondoleezza Rice has news about democracy in the MENA region
by Rashmee
Posted on September 10, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
For all those who despair of the patchy and imperfect delivery of democracy after the …
Read MoreThe so-called ‘democracy recession’ doesn’t mean that system is dying
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2017
For those like me who occasionally despair about the state of democracy, Condoleeza Rice has …
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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