The train to peace in the Koreas has left the station, no thanks to Donald Trump

by Rashmee

Posted on December 1, 2018


On November 30, a South Korean train with a sign reading ‘Seoul to Sinuiju’ crossed …

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What did the third inter-Korean summit have to do with Trump?

by Rashmee

Posted on September 20, 2018


Believe me, to use one of Donald Trump’s favourite phrases, the third inter-Korean summit had …

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Timepass summitry? Kim Jong Un and a vacuous American president

by Rashmee

Posted on September 13, 2018


There’s an Indian slang word for Kim Jong Un’s request for a second summit with …

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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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Two views of Trump-Kim summit: Helped peace generally but hurt the US

by Rashmee

Posted on June 13, 2018


Who can deny that it’s better for a US president to be exchanging gracious phrases …

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Summitry 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 …

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Why don’t we feel a greater sense of pending doom over the fear of a nuclear wipeout?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 30, 2018 / The National


What comes to mind when nuclear war is mentioned? The on-off Singapore summit? The shifting …

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The only predictable thing about North Korea is its unpredictability

by Rashmee

Posted on May 1, 2018 / The National


Here’s an answer for those who question the potential of the peace process which recently …

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North Korea’s Mr Kim has a new foreign policy. Now he needs a new hairstyle

by Rashmee

Posted on April 28, 2018


In the past two months, North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un has acquired a global …

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The Potato Rosti summit. With a side order of #Byungjin

by Rashmee

Posted on April 27, 2018


At the end of it all, it is the potato rosti said a great deal. …

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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