History couples well with journalism, except when it doesn’t. See Washington Post on Turkey quake – II
by Rashmee
Posted on February 12, 2023
The Washington Post’s February 7 deep dive into the massive earthquake that hit Turkey and …
Read MoreThe 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 MoreHow Erdogan’s faux-religious economic scruples matter to Nutella-lovers
by Rashmee
Posted on December 22, 2021
Turkey produces most of the world’s hazelnuts – 70 per cent, to be precise – …
Read MoreBelarus is weaponizing human beings. For years, Europe has done the same, in reverse
by Rashmee
Posted on November 14, 2021
Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, was spot on when he said that the border crisis…
Read MoreTurkey takes a dissident’s nephew off Kenya’s streets. Yes, May was glorious — for impunity
by Rashmee
Posted on June 2, 2021
/ TAKE UP ONE IDEA May was a glorious month for impunity. The skies over …
Read MoreThere may be room for experienced optimists yet in the Middle East
by Rashmee
Posted on March 9, 2021
/ POLITICS & AMERICA A former Israeli prime minister once said that in the Middle …
Read MoreOn the world stage, men and women leaders are merely players. They have their exits and entrances
by Rashmee
Posted on November 11, 2020
Many are offering a grim roundup of the disappointment being felt by some leaders and …
Read MoreA presidential son-in-law steps down
by Rashmee
Posted on November 10, 2020
When Berat Albayrak resigned as Turkey’s finance minister it wasn’t immediately clear if his father-in-law, …
Read MoreThe war for Libya is not what it seems
by Rashmee
Posted on July 15, 2020 / The Focus
The war for Libya is getting hot again. The country’s eastern-based parliament has said it …
Read MoreThis isn’t Trumpgate: here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on July 1, 2020 / The Focus
Legendary Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein has a scoop of sorts. Using authoritative accounts of …
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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