Is Europe toughening up at last?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 1, 2020
In nearly 70 years of Europe’s union, member states have learnt a valuable lesson – …
Read MoreEurope should pay attention to Spain’s un-European harshness towards the Catalans
by Rashmee
Posted on October 21, 2019
Now that Catalonia’s president, Quim Torra, has called for a dialogue with the Spanish government, …
Read MoreThe Trump effect was underway long before Trump. But now, it is empowered
by Rashmee
Posted on October 4, 2019
Israel, India, Britain…The grim rollcall of countries where long-standing norms of political behaviour are increasingly …
Read MoreTurkey’s state of permanent crisis serves Erdogan
by Rashmee
Posted on January 20, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Nearly three years after the failed coup that triggered a massive crackdown in Turkey, Turkish …
Read MoreEver noticed how democracy is described as if it equals justice and virtue?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 22, 2018
The other day a prominent columnist for an American newspaper bewailed “our current democratic travails” …
Read MoreEurope in the #Alternative #2017 of the space-time continuum
by Rashmee
Posted on December 28, 2017
Every year-ender ends on an uncertain note. The space-time continuum demands nothing less. Pay attention …
Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi’s darkening image: From icon to ‘fake news’ ideologue
by Rashmee
Posted on September 6, 2017
Till Wednesday (September 6), Myanman’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi had said nothing about …
Read MoreHere’s the country Donald Trump, defender of ‘western’ values, urges us to admire
by Rashmee
Posted on July 10, 2017
Poland. “Tough,” Mr Trump called it in Warsaw on Thursday, July 6. Poles, he said, …
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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