The 2023 election calendar has some big ones
by Rashmee
Posted on January 5, 2023
New year, new election cycles with 2023 seeing five key races: Nigeria, Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand …
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 MoreWhat to look forward to (or not) in 2019
by Rashmee
Posted on January 10, 2019
It’s going to be a politically busy 2019 though there’s no certainty it’ll be a …
Read MoreAround the world, the perils and potential of democracy will be laid bare
by Rashmee
Posted on January 2, 2019 / The National
From the inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro to the upcoming Indian election, 2019 is set to …
Read MoreIf we want to save Britain from its post-Brexit economic fate, we should support Theresa May’s investment in Africa
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2018 / The Independent
Theresa May has joined in a new scramble for Africa but this one is neither …
Read MoreIn Nigeria, women are blowing up babies & themselves. And 7 countries still have child soldiers
by Rashmee
Posted on February 6, 2017
In Nigeria, children are being harnessed to acts of terrorism in a particularly horrible way …
Read MoreDonald Trump’s G & G cabinet. Goldman Sachs and Generals make for a khakistocracy
by Rashmee
Posted on December 16, 2016
It was Claire McCaskill, the Democratic senator from Missouri, who pithily described the emerging cabinet, …
Read MoreIraq. Bangladesh…Are some countries second-class triggers of global grief?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 11, 2016
Some countries are second-class triggers of global grief. It’s true, for all that we pretend …
Read MoreThank god the Buharimeter is nothing like wearable tech for politicians
by Rashmee
Posted on July 26, 2015
The after-arguments of the Buharimeter – a website that tracks the Nigerian president’s performance on …
Read MoreDance, there’s just so much to celebrate about Nigeria this week
by Rashmee
Posted on April 3, 2015
Even the cynical would have to admit that there’s something hugely uplifting about the end …
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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