61 years ago, Gagarin became the first man in space. It’s still worth celebrating

by Rashmee

Posted on April 12, 2022


These days, it’s thought to be in bad taste to praise Russia or Russians for …

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Human beings think and feel, which is as it should be

by Rashmee

Posted on March 7, 2022


Some years ago, Nigel Nicholson, a professor of organizational behavior at London Business School, …

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The world is too much with us. How not to deal with it

by Rashmee

Posted on March 6, 2022


The Unabomber way of dealing (or rather not dealing) with the world never helped anyone. …

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Kuwait got it; will Ukraine? (Hint: international help)

by Rashmee

Posted on February 24, 2022


On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded its neighbour Kuwait, occupied it for seven months and …

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America in the Middle East in 2019

by Rashmee

Posted on January 4, 2019


There is every chance America’s half-in half-out posture in the Middle East will create massive …

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Opexit? Qat-exit? Qatar’s decision to leave OPEC is symbolically important

by Rashmee

Posted on December 5, 2018


Call it Opexit, Qat-exit or what you will, but Qatar’s departure from OPEC illustrates the …

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The Skripals have made international headlines. Their suffering not so much

by Rashmee

Posted on March 17, 2018


Just consider the effect of Novichok or the N-series nerve agent used in the attack …

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A year that dives once again into secret worlds – on screens big and small

by Rashmee

Posted on January 3, 2018


The new year is going to be big on a certain kind of cinema. The …

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There’s only one Trump and he happens to belong in a post-scandal world

by Rashmee

Posted on June 14, 2017


If one Donald Trump in the White House weren’t bad enough, there are actually three.…

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America First doesn’t mean Trump gets an alternate planet sans effects of #climate change

by Rashmee

Posted on June 3, 2017


The squabbling over who gains and loses from Trump #Paris climate deal exit is unedifying …

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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