The 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 …

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A 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, …

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At 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 Britain …

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Turkey’s state of permanent crisis serves Erdogan

by Rashmee

Posted on January 20, 2019 / The Arab Weekly


Nearly three years after the failed coup that triggered a massive crackdown in Turkey, Turkish …

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Ever noticed how democracy is described as if it equals justice and virtue?

by Rashmee

Posted on September 22, 2018


The other day a prominent columnist for an American newspaper bewailed “our current democratic travails” …

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A world of non-traditional coups and justice dispensed with one eye on politics

by Rashmee

Posted on September 4, 2018


In Pakistan, so some have said, the powerful army decided not to have a conventional …

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Does Hungary’s Viktor Orban think he’s a Christian Saladin?

by Rashmee

Posted on August 2, 2018


What gives Hungary the right – or responsibility – to lead the West? Nothing very …

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What did Mark Zuckerberg know about Turkey’s elections and when did he know it?

by Rashmee

Posted on April 19, 2018


On Thursday, April 19 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey suddenly announced that presidential and …

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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