Comparing the US and Iran causes a small storm in a tiny teacup
by Rashmee
Posted on July 5, 2022
I had a couple of day-after-the-Fourth-metaphorically-speaking pieces ready to go, but a change of plan …
Read MoreIn Iran, one man exercises complete control for his lifetime. In the US, it’s now six people
by Rashmee
Posted on July 3, 2022
Political gridlock across the US federal government has made the country’s supreme court uniquely powerful.…
Read MoreThe US system is superior to Iran. Discuss
by Rashmee
Posted on July 2, 2022
To continue the comparison between the US and Iranian structures of power, in the US, …
Read MoreThe US and Iran: spot the difference
by Rashmee
Posted on July 1, 2022
There are some startling similarities between the US and Iranian structures of power. Both countries …
Read MoreThe games diplomats play
by Rashmee
Posted on February 12, 2022
Tom Fletcher, a former UK ambassador to Lebanon and author of ‘The Naked Diplomat’, recently …
Read MoreIran and that Renaissance idea, ‘no means yes’
by Rashmee
Posted on May 9, 2021
/ TRAVELS IN MY MIND Iran is having a moment around the ‘no means yes’ …
Read MoreJohn Bolton and the ‘post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy’ about Iran
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2020
Remember when Donald Trump said he had “the best words”? (Click here to watch …
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 MoreWar is good for… American business
by Rashmee
Posted on January 9, 2020
If you’ve ever wondered why the US continues to talk the language of war while …
Read MoreAfter the assassination…America and the ‘Dr Evil’ syndrome
by Rashmee
Posted on January 8, 2020
I’m with Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times’ chief foreign affairs columnist. He recently suggested that …
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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