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, …
Read MoreHungary 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, …
Read MoreThe 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 …
Read MoreEven 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 …
Read MoreWhat 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 …
Read MoreEurope 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, …
Read MoreThe Trump effect was underway long before Trump. But now, it is empowered
by Rashmee
Posted on October 4, 2019
Israel, India, Britain…The grim rollcall of countries where long-standing norms of political behaviour are increasingly …
Read MoreThe Orbanisation of India? Before that, there was the Modi-fication of Hungary
by Rashmee
Posted on May 23, 2019
The Orbanisation of India? Before that, there was the Modi-fication of Hungary. Now that Narendra …
Read MoreA legitimating moment for European bigotry?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 19, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Opinion polls indicate a surge in support for the far right ahead of the elections, …
Read MoreAt the rate European disunion is going, Britain won’t need to exit
by Rashmee
Posted on February 8, 2019
Remember, before the Brexit referendum there was Viktor Orban. In 2014, two years before …
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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