Realism about Russia, great powers and greater self-interest
by Rashmee
Posted on April 1, 2022
India and China are proving the US president wrong. Joe Biden says Russia is “isolated …
Read MoreReports that America is over may be greatly exaggerated
by Rashmee
Posted on January 21, 2022
American ‘declinism’ is a favourite topic – in the US and everywhere else. So it …
Read MoreTurning the unvaccinated into modern-day lepers?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 7, 2022
On January 6, Italy made a coronavirus vaccination mandatory for everybody over the age of …
Read MoreThree things to watch, four days into the new year
by Rashmee
Posted on January 4, 2022
A narcissist US president inciting a riot to stop a legitimate election result from being …
Read MoreBiden should have called Trump out as Covid’s Typhoid Mary
by Rashmee
Posted on December 7, 2021
I have to say I agree with Jamelle Bouie (paywall): Joe Biden was wrong not …
Read MoreA dam can be a good cover model and infrastructure, a good story
by Rashmee
Posted on November 23, 2021
It was the daily Muck Rack newsletter that offered the following fascinating news nug (that’s …
Read MoreA colour revolution…or not, in Virginia
by Rashmee
Posted on October 4, 2021
Hong Kong is politically colour-coded — yellow signifies support for the protest movement; blue means …
Read MoreKeeping up appearances…in Afghanistan
by Rashmee
Posted on August 17, 2021
Joe Biden has a lot of incoming, as we used to say when we were …
Read MoreBiden Vs Bernie…again, in a different vein
by Rashmee
Posted on August 9, 2021
Could Ohio’s 11th congressional district be the bellwether of Democratic politics? On August 3, Shontel …
Read MoreBelarus is an example of the impotence of the ‘West’
by Rashmee
Posted on August 3, 2021
A Belarusian athlete at the Tokyo Olympics seeks refuge from going home. A Belarusian activist …
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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