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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Is Belarus being drawn back into the war against Ukraine?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 19 April 2026 The question of whether Belarus is being drawn back into the […]
Victoria Bonya, Kremlin critic
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 19 April 2026 In the controlled theatre of Russian public discourse, dissent is not […]
Modernity: from the Enlightenment to the present day of artificial intelligence
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 18 April 2026 The idea of modernity has never been static. It has been […]
High oil prices, low refinery margins
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 18 April 2026 Refining is, at its essence, a business of margins rather than […]
Hungary’s needed governance reforms
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 18 April 2026 The problem of constitutional reconstruction in Hungary, after some sixteen years […]
The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Empire
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 17 April 2026 Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the […]
The US strikes on Iran and the War Powers Resolution
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 17 April 2026 The war is no longer hypothetical. On 28 February 2026 the […]
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the impending rise in global poverty
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 17 April 2026 The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is often analysed through […]
The Russian economy: sliding ever further downward
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 17 April 2026 The Russian economy in the spring of 2026 presents a paradox […]
Israel’s perpetual conflict with Hezbollah
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 16 April 2026 The recurring wars between Israel and Hezbollah form one of the […]
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