Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

Can the United Kingdom join the European Defence Fund?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 4 February 2026 The question of whether the United Kingdom should join the European […]

04.02.2026

The erosion of Russia’s shadow fleet

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 4 February 2026 The so-called shadow fleets that have sustained the Russian war economy […]

04.02.2026

Alisher Usmanov v Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 3 February 2026 The judgement delivered by a regional court in Hamburg in January […]

03.02.2026

Police use of facial recognition

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 3 February 2026 The modern Police service is no longer defined only by boots […]

03.02.2026

Russian and Chinese air defences: what did we learn from Venezuela?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 3 February 2026 The United States strike on Caracas on 3 January 2026, culminating […]

03.02.2026

Islamic immigration to Europe: why the anxiety?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 3 February 2026 Europe has, over the past half century, become a destination for […]

03.02.2026

The US trade deal with India: consequences for Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 3 February 2026 On 2 February 2026 the United States and India announced a […]

03.02.2026

Paranoia: Does Google sell your voice?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 2 February 2026 The recent proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit concerning Google […]

02.02.2026

Cultural Memory and Identity in Wartime Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 2 February 2026 War has a peculiar relationship with memory. It compresses time, sharpens […]

02.02.2026

Germany’s Gold and the Question of Sovereignty

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 2 February 2026 Periodic calls within Germany to repatriate her gold reserves from the […]

02.02.2026