Why warmongers must have skin in the game

by Rashmee

Posted on February 25, 2018 / The Arab Weekly


Would the conflicts in the Middle East suddenly grind to a halt if 21st-century political …

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All those Syrian babies named ‘Putin’ and ‘Elena’ after the Russian military spox

by Rashmee

Posted on November 29, 2017


Here’s all the news about the Russian offensive in Syria that you haven’t heard about. …

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The fight over America’s forever wars

by Rashmee

Posted on November 19, 2017 / The Arab Weekly


Something extraordinary has happened in the capital of the world’s most powerful country: For the …

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The Russians aren’t coming. They’re already here, there, everywhere in the Middle East

by Rashmee

Posted on November 18, 2017


Nikolas Gvosdev says we should’ve known this was coming. Mr Gvosdev, who holds the Captain …

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The glue that joins Russia and the Middle East in dreadful dependence

by Rashmee

Posted on October 30, 2017


What is Russia up to in the Middle East? On the one hand it seemed …

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Sixteen years after 9/11, how does America see the world?

by Rashmee

Posted on September 11, 2017 / The National


The “war on terrorism” may have been a misnomer, for how do you fight a …

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Remember Obama’s ‘red line’ for Syria’s Assad? Trump’s ‘fire’ for Kim sounds similar

by Rashmee

Posted on August 14, 2017


Donald Trump should at least remember his own words (as highly quotable and the “greatest” …

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Can cultural appropriation ever ease Syria’s suffering?

by Rashmee

Posted on June 1, 2017 / The National


This week, an unusual artistic performance in honour of Syria’s victims wrapped up its eight-day …

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Is Trump a pessimist or a prophet? In 2013, he was tweeting about World War III

by Rashmee

Posted on April 21, 2017


“Be prepared,” warned Donald J Trump. “there is a small chance that our horrendous leadership …

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Trump’s 3-imperatives strategy in his quest to be master of the universe

by Rashmee

Posted on April 11, 2017


There were three “imperatives” for Donald Trump’s missile strike on the Syrian airfield: a national …

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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