Clearer skies over the Maghreb? No. Airstrikes aren’t a strategy
by Rashmee
Posted on February 22, 2016
It’s a brighter weekend than before here in the Maghreb. Supposedly. Ten degrees Celsius in …
Read MoreWhy Ash Carter’s hissy fit won’t establish him as #anti-ISIL commander
by Rashmee
Posted on February 12, 2016
Just as well that world powers have agreed to seek a nationwide “cessation of hostilities” …
Read MoreIs Hillary Clinton on to something with Minnesota’s Somali-Americans
by Rashmee
Posted on December 21, 2015
Mrs Clinton has been talking about Isil and how to fight terrorism yet again – …
Read MoreIsil’s so-called ‘state’ can tax but how long can this extortionist system last?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 20, 2015
The only positive bit about Isil’s tax-raising powers in its “state”is an entirely negative reality:…
Read MoreIt’s not as easy as with Al Qaeda to cut off Isil’s funding. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on December 19, 2015
Thursday’s summit on cutting off Isil’s funding, chaired by US treasury secretary Jack Lew, was …
Read MoreIsil’s tech and propaganda progress: a new app and a nasheed in Mandarin
by Rashmee
Posted on December 14, 2015
Following on from news of Isil’s losing streak on both the digital and real battlefield …
Read MoreIsil is losing ground on both digital and real battlefield. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on December 13, 2015
Here’s a bit of pre-Christmas cheer. Isil is losing ground. Literally and figuratively. So says …
Read MoreRome talks on Isil will add urgent Libyan Question to the tangled Syrian one
by Rashmee
Posted on December 12, 2015
John Kerry will be joining Sunday’s Rome talks and presumably, there will be some clarity …
Read MoreThe US and its repeated flip-flop on Syrian Question and how to fight Isil
by Rashmee
Posted on December 7, 2015
Are you as confused as everyone else about America’s view of the Syrian Question? Here …
Read MoreBritain is debating a nullity like airstrikes against Isil because it sounds good
by Rashmee
Posted on November 28, 2015
Honestly, one has to laugh. There’s the British prime minister David Cameron solemnly declaring 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