Guess who’s holding a national election on Nov. 3. A republic with the world’s first nuclear-free constitution

by Rashmee

Posted on October 12, 2020


So who’s holding a general election on November 3? (Hint: It’s a democratic republic.) This …

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A pandemic isn’t an existential threat to humanity; nuclear weapons are

by Rashmee

Posted on May 5, 2020


A philosopher on the radio the other day said a pandemic isn’t as much of …

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Nearly half of North Korea’s population needs humanitarian aid. But the missile programme goes on

by Rashmee

Posted on March 8, 2019


How do we know North Korea had its worst food harvest in more than a …

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World watches, from a distance

by Rashmee

Posted on March 2, 2019 / First Post


The initial international reaction to the India-Pakistan crisis has been a study in the technique …

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The Trump-Kim Show, Season 2, Day 2

by Rashmee

Posted on February 28, 2019


What was the point of Donald Trump meeting Kim Jong Un twice in two years? …

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Message from Mohammed bin Salman visit: It is Pakistan first

by Rashmee

Posted on February 23, 2019 / First Post


The Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to New Delhi was historic, but perhaps only for the …

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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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Behind India and Pakistan’s sabre-rattling lies a chance for change

by Rashmee

Posted on September 26, 2018 / The National


That India and Pakistan are talking of war yet again illustrates the competing truths about …

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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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‘The fear of nuclear warfare was the fear of death and the fear of life’

by Rashmee

Posted on June 19, 2018


What comes to mind when you think of nuclear war? The now fantastically cordial situation …

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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