Climate refugees is not a new term but get used to hearing it more often
by Rashmee
Posted on September 22, 2020 / The National
This is officially Climate Week and it’s brought to the world by the United Nations …
Read MoreErdorgan waves his refugees trump card in Europe’s face
by Rashmee
Posted on February 28, 2020
Today (Friday, Feb. 28), Turkey’s president Erdogan has been speaking to US President Donald Trump, …
Read MoreNato is not threatened by Macron’s call for strategic clarity but by the values gap with Turkey
by Rashmee
Posted on January 20, 2020
I’m with Peter Ricketts on NATO. The man who served as the UK’s permanent representative …
Read MoreIt’s going to be a year of ‘conscious uncoupling’
by Rashmee
Posted on December 22, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
All bets are off on what lies ahead in 2020 but it probably won’t be …
Read MoreSyria’s woes go much beyond the civil war. There’s geography and connectedness too
by Rashmee
Posted on December 4, 2019
News that the Syrian pound had hit a record low ($1=920 LS) was a reminder …
Read MoreRussia has fair-weather friends and allies in the Middle East
by Rashmee
Posted on November 30, 2019
Former Israeli foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami recently attempted to set everyone right on a crucial …
Read MoreIndia’s internet gag in Kashmir has completed 105 days
by Rashmee
Posted on November 18, 2019
India’s internet gag completed 105 days on Sunday, November 17. The Wire’s Mudasir Ahmed reported…
Read MoreDid you know? The #Syria that’s not in the news
by Rashmee
Posted on November 14, 2019
For a short time, Syria had faded somewhat from the news agenda. That was either …
Read MoreIn Syria, history is repeating itself
by Rashmee
Posted on October 27, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
What will be deemed normal in the Turkish-annexed part of Syria is likely to be …
Read MoreTrump has threatened sanctions on Turkey if it goes too far but he hasn’t defined too far
by Rashmee
Posted on October 12, 2019
Turkey continues to push into Kurdish territory in Syria and the global criticism is rather …
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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