The shrill debate over Justin Trudeau should leave some people shamefaced
by Rashmee
Posted on September 23, 2019
The furore over Justin Trudeau’s brownface and blackface costumes tells us two things. First, a …
Read MoreUNGA 2019: there’s always a story behind a no-show
by Rashmee
Posted on September 18, 2019 / The National
Who attends the United Nations General Assembly every year – and more crucially, who doesn’t …
Read MoreA blow to the Trudeau brand
by Rashmee
Posted on March 7, 2019
Have you been following Justin Trudeau’s decline and impending fall? If not, here’s a thumbnail …
Read MoreSummitry is best captured in satire - if only so much of it wasn’t so achingly accurate
by Rashmee
Posted on June 12, 2018 / The National
Sometimes summitry is best captured in satire. Ahead of today’s Singapore meeting between Donald Trump …
Read MoreFashion diplomacy and the perils of overzealous style statements
by Rashmee
Posted on February 27, 2018 / The National
Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has been mocked at home and abroad for his cosplay …
Read MoreAfrica’s old guard holds back change – and the necessary youthquake
by Rashmee
Posted on February 14, 2018
That African leaders are markedly older than the people they rule is a given. That …
Read MoreJacinda Ardern. Sebastian Kurz. Emmanuel Macron. Justin Trudeau…roll call of the young
by Rashmee
Posted on October 19, 2017
With Jacinda Ardern’s ascent (by coalition-deal-making on Thursday) to New Zealand’s highest office, that’s four …
Read MoreGlobalism with a local accent is now officially on the political agenda
by Rashmee
Posted on July 20, 2017 / The National
When Canada’s prime minister recently made a special trip to the US to address the …
Read MoreDid Emmanuel Macron try to copy Justin Trudeau with his carefully balanced cabinet?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 20, 2017
There were echoes of Canada’s prime minister in the cabinet announced by France’s new president …
Read MoreUnlike America’s aspiring leaders, Canada’s Justin Trudeau is dangerously loved up
by Rashmee
Posted on November 8, 2016
Justin Trudeau’s honeymoon with everyone goes on and on and on. Canada loves its 44-year-old …
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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