Articles
The commodification of global military protection could be cataclysmic
US military support is less and less dependent on treaties and values. What would happen if countries turned to the likes of Russia and China to protect them? asks Rashmee Roshan Lall
US corporate patriotism is neither natural nor desirable
Free trade, once at the core of US nation-building, looks threatened by the president's attack on American companies, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
Migration is not at a peak – hysteria is
As EU leaders prepare to meet in Brussels this week, Rashmee Roshan Lall says the unblinking focus on migration is unwarranted
Football could be the great equaliser when it comes to the wealth of nations
Economists studied 25,000 games to conclude the transfer of skills and talent could put poorer nations on a level playing field, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
Summitry is best captured in satire – if only so much of it wasn't so achingly accurate
Satirists might be endlessly entertaining but why do politicians do little more than provide them with material? asks Rashmee Roshan Lall
Cosmopolitanism isn't dead but it might need a rebrand
It should not become a casualty in the clash between rising nationalism and globalisation but should seek to combine the two, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
Why don't we feel a greater sense of pending doom over the fear of a nuclear wipeout?
The abstract nature of the nuclear threat means we have few points of reference beyond the horrors inflicted on Japan by atomic bombs in 1945, argues Rashmee Roshan Lall
'Indirafication' of politics was on shameful display in Karnataka
The 'Indirafication' of politics was on shameful display in the Indian state and could have significant nationwide implications, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
Could capricious American unilateralism leave the US out in the cold?
In the wake of the Iran nuclear deal pull-out, some say it is no longer acceptable for the US to play 'economic policeman of the planet', writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
US primary election candidates are wearing their criminal convictions as a badge of political honour, not shame
Until 2016 election, a conviction was seen as barring anyone from a political career and misdeeds such as adultery, tax evasion, blatant lies and the base abuse of rivals were regarded as beyond the pale, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
The only predictable thing about North Korea is its unpredictability
Startling change in world affairs is not without precedent. It is startling because it is deemed practically impossible before it happens, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
The summit of the two Koreas is the first act in a two-part play
Both acts are crucial to the story that ultimately unfolds but the stage direction and denouement are still unclear, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
The case of an eight-year-old rape victim says justice in India is meted out according to religion and class
The treatment of victims of crime seems to be determined by biography, geography and political expediency, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
As scandal-hit Zuckerberg faces a grilling in the US Senate, what counts as fact in a world of fake news?
Factfulness is the new buzzword defining the verifiable realities of the world, according to a new book, but most people's grasp of the truth is informed by human instinct
Both East and West are tilting towards strongmen rulers in a 'democratic rollback'
The move comes as politicians have failed to remake the market economy model that resulted from Reagonomics and Thatchernomics into a fairer, more just social system, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall
