Why the West must abandon its illusions on Syria
by Rashmee
Posted on January 29, 2019
Former NATO secretary general Javier Solana has hurled what can only be called a truth …
Read MoreBlowback from actions for and by Israel is being felt in Africa
by Rashmee
Posted on January 28, 2019
The blowback from actions of and for Israel is tragically to be seen in parts …
Read MoreHappy New Year: Extreme poverty is at its lowest in human history
by Rashmee
Posted on January 1, 2019
The new year is likely to present us with some of the best news we …
Read MoreThe migration compact doesn’t help a fraught debate
by Rashmee
Posted on December 16, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
It’s being billed as the first international deal on the migration crisis but it’s not …
Read MoreNikki Haley is gone. Long live the Trump doctrine
by Rashmee
Posted on October 14, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
What does it matter that Nikki Haley stays or leaves her job as US ambassador …
Read MoreAmerica’s new game is Risk without rules
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
In 1957, an Academy Award-winning French film-maker named Albert Lamorisse invented a strategy board game …
Read MoreIt is the Iraq invasion that will define Kofi Annan
by Rashmee
Posted on September 2, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
The death of Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general during one of the organisation’s most tempestuous and …
Read MoreCourage is fire, bullying is smoke. Disraeli is apt for Trump’s behaviour at UN
by Rashmee
Posted on December 23, 2017
You know what they say about bullying. Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke. From …
Read MoreIn Bhandari Vs Greenwood, India battles for influence with former imperial master
by Rashmee
Posted on November 20, 2017
Over at the United Nations, it’s India Vs Britain. Each has a candidate for judgeship …
Read MoreIs the US a rich, underdeveloped country? Why else would it allow child marriage?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 24, 2017
Watch this story by the BBC’s Aleem Maqbool. Had I not heard the American accents …
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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