Publications by pp_editor

The Iran conflict strengthens Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 4 May 2026 The widening conflict involving Iran โ€” though geographically distant from Ukraine […]

04.05.2026

Elon Musk’s vision: will artificial intelligence make money redundant?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 3 May 2026 The proposition advanced by Elon Musk, that human beings may one […]

03.05.2026

From Liberator to Tyrant: Mugabe, Putin, and Authoritarian Rule

By Otto Reynolds Sunday 3 May 2026 The parallel drawn recently in these pages between Ian Smith’s Rhodesia and Vladimir […]

03.05.2026

Five Fairytale Destinations in Ukraine Where Your Travel Insurance Becomes a Work of Fiction

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 3 May 2026 There exists a genre of travel writing โ€“ typified by breezy […]

03.05.2026

Ian Smith, Rhodesia, and the crisis in Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 3 March 2026 The figure of Ian Smith stands awkwardly in the modern historical […]

02.05.2026

Yemen’s 2026 ceasefire

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 2 May 2026 The ceasefire in Yemen is one of those rare political phenomena […]

02.05.2026

The Russian Central Bank’s decision to require lenders to hold reserves in Yuan

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 2 May 2026 The announcement by the Central Bank of Russia under the stewardship […]

02.05.2026

Reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 2 May 2026 The latest reform programme for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced […]

02.05.2026

The pioneering neuroscience of Charles M. Lieber, Chinese government agent

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 2 May 2026 The trajectory of modern neuroscience has increasingly converged with the ambitions […]

02.05.2026

Cryptology as a political instrument

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 1 May 2026 Cryptography is often imagined as a branch of mathematics, an austere […]

01.05.2026