Tell me again, why is Donald Trump favouring Britain with his presence right now?

by Rashmee

Posted on June 1, 2019


Those who’re wondering why Donald Trump is favouring Britain with his presence should read Anne …

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Does the ‘greatness and genius of America’ still stand?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 30, 2019 / The National


Every year, pundits forecast China’s inexorable rise to superpower status and the end of the …

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Decoding brand loyalty of the world’s royalty

by Rashmee

Posted on May 11, 2019 / First Post


The birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first child raises a question that used …

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Japan rises on the world stage as a force – for good

by Rashmee

Posted on April 19, 2019


Today, April 19, Japan sends two senior members of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Egypt.…

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Japan-style stew of cautious change and careful continuity

by Rashmee

Posted on February 10, 2019


It seemed like an omen. A recipe for Japanese-style beef stew popped up just as …

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Bit by bit, the new world order is being born…today, it’s with trans-Pacific trade

by Rashmee

Posted on December 30, 2018


Today (December 30), the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) comes into force. This was …

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Trump-Kim summit can set off nuclear dominoes game

by Rashmee

Posted on June 17, 2018 / The Arab Weekly


Ten years ago, in the closing months of George W. Bush’s presidency, the United States …

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Both Turkey & Japan want a baby boom. But Erdogan issued a faux fatwa

by Rashmee

Posted on July 12, 2016


With Shinzo Abe’s July 10 election victory, Japan will be fighting the good fight on …

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American growth a one-time event, says this professor controversially

by Rashmee

Posted on April 22, 2016


I remembered Robert Gordon, economics professor at Northwestern and author of The Rise and Fall …

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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