The most important news out of Brussels this week isn’t happening
by Rashmee
Posted on October 21, 2021
Everything – except the one thing that really matters — is happening in Brussels this …
Read MoreDonald Trump’s America is trying to gaslight the world – without much success
by Rashmee
Posted on August 17, 2020
On August 14, the Trump administration’s attempt to indefinitely extend a UN arms embargo on …
Read MoreOnce upon a time, Trump felt the pain of teetering on the horns of a dilemma over Iran
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2019
Before a formal impeachment inquiry began, Donald Trump’s bullying persona was struggling with his inner …
Read MoreFor now, Trump-Iran talks are about talking
by Rashmee
Posted on September 1, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Chances are the Iranians won’t be as wily — and as smart — as North …
Read MoreWhat would the US do with Iran, come January 2021? It depends on who’s in the White House
by Rashmee
Posted on August 9, 2019
One of the more interesting questions thrown up by Round two of the Democratic presidential …
Read MoreTrumpian diplomacy? Just short of demanding ‘Iranians convert to Christianity’
by Rashmee
Posted on May 24, 2018
One has to wonder about Trump’s America’s notion of diplomacy when it dispatches its top …
Read MoreCould capricious American unilateralism leave the US out in the cold?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 15, 2018 / The National
Those who wait with baited breath for a stinging European response to America’s withdrawal from …
Read MoreAre we forgetting North Korea? Here’s a senior Singapore diplomat’s take
by Rashmee
Posted on October 21, 2017
It’s not gone away. Nothing has changed with the Hermit Kingdom, where by the way, …
Read MoreTypical Trump cop-out or good news? Don’t certify Iranian compliance & let Congress deal with it
by Rashmee
Posted on September 14, 2017
Today (September 14), push comes to shove. It’s the deadline for the Trump administration to …
Read MoreHow weak is this Iran that Trump’s men aggressively put ‘on notice’?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 8, 2017
After the brief Obama-era détente between Washington and Tehran, US-Iranian relations appear destined to return …
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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