What was the point of Joe Biden visiting Northern Ireland?

by Rashmee

Posted on April 12, 2023


The main thing about Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland was its brevity. On his …

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85 minutes as president. Kamala Harris’ place in history

by Rashmee

Posted on November 19, 2021


Her DNA ensured Kamala Harris made history on November 3, 2020, when she became the …

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America’s Democrats can’t risk another ‘basket of deplorables’ moment

by Rashmee

Posted on November 13, 2021


Remember Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” moment? The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee …

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AI, the tank and the ‘blitzkrieg’ concept: The US needs to think in a whole new way

by Rashmee

Posted on April 10, 2021


/ FAITH, HOPE… Can America think asymmetrically in the struggle with China? It’s a pressing …

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In America, the usual suspects start to vote in-person

by Rashmee

Posted on October 20, 2020


In-person voting starts in Wisconsin, Hawaii and Utah on October 20. Only one should have …

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If politics is now a ‘co-ed sport’, women have to take the ball and run… and run

by Rashmee

Posted on November 19, 2019


I was very taken by Ruth Marcus’s comment in The Washington Post on the great …

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From ‘lock her up’ to ‘send her back’, Donald Trump’s evolution continues apace

by Rashmee

Posted on July 18, 2019


From ‘lock her up’ to ‘send her back’, Donald Trump’s political evolution continues apace. He …

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The lessons of Australia’s ‘climate-change’ election

by Rashmee

Posted on May 20, 2019


Be careful not to read the wrong lessons from the surprise result of Australia’s so-called …

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I’m colluding with Russia. The farce to which American politics is reduced

by Rashmee

Posted on November 1, 2017


I write at a desk on which stands a Matryoshka doll. By the US president’s …

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Part II – What’s got a jazzy label and is confusing? The new politics of our age

by Rashmee

Posted on May 23, 2017


Here’s the second lot of new political labels, properly parsed. (Click here for Part I …

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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