What’s your bet the EU will be in good shape on Jan 1, 2028?

by Rashmee

Posted on April 18, 2023


I voted against Brexit but could be excused for wondering if all the angst over …

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How is Hungary’s ‘great replacement’ pushback going?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 26, 2022


How is Hungary’s attempt to push back the great replacement been going? As previously noted, …

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Goodbye 1968, and all that?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 22, 2022


We owe it to The Washington Post to join the dots in what Hungary’s Viktor …

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Orban’s Hungary is now guru to the American right

by Rashmee

Posted on August 7, 2021


On Saturday, August 7, Tucker Carlson speaks at the MCC Feszt, a festival organized to …

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India, Hungary, Turkey, Trump’s America

by Rashmee

Posted on October 29, 2020


In the way of television quizzes, here’s your starter for ten: What unites India, Hungary, …

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Hungary to get a new university – from China. Here’s why it matters and doesn’t

by Rashmee

Posted on October 27, 2020


Axios said “this isn’t news exactly” because it’s a development from December 2019, …

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The cheesy trademark battle over halloumi

by Rashmee

Posted on July 22, 2020 / The Focus


What does cheese say when it looks in the mirror? Halloumi. The cheesy joke may …

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Even a pandemic can’t stop the desperate flow of refugees to Europe

by Rashmee

Posted on April 19, 2020 / The Arab Weekly


In the circumstances, an EU humanitarian package might serve as a band aid but not …

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What state elections in India have in common with Istanbul and Budapest

by Rashmee

Posted on October 29, 2019 / The National


The results of recent elections in two Indian states — Haryana and Maharashtra — have …

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Europe should pay attention to Spain’s un-European harshness towards the Catalans

by Rashmee

Posted on October 21, 2019


Now that Catalonia’s president, Quim Torra, has called for a dialogue with the Spanish government, …

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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