Publications by pp_editor

The Expanding Union: Stability and Growth at Europe’s Edges

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 10 March 2026 For much of its history the European Union has advanced less […]

10.03.2026

A Strategic Pause in Ukraine: How the Iran War Has Interrupted Europe’s Largest Conflict

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 10 March 2026 The sudden outbreak of large-scale hostilities between the United States, Israel […]

10.03.2026

Russia’s Defeat in the First World War — and the Echo of 2022

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 10 March 2026 The collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917 was not merely […]

10.03.2026

Oil, War, and the Limits of Strategic Reserves

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 10 March 2026 The Group of Seven convened an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss […]

10.03.2026

The United States’ Strait of Hormuz maritime reinsurance backstop

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 9 March 2026 The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the most […]

09.03.2026

Echoes of Imperial Overstretch: Soviet Decline, and Russia’s Failures in Caracas, Tehran and Damascus

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 9 March 2026 Throughout history imperial powers have flattered themselves that their reach exceeds […]

09.03.2026

Pete Hegseth: fit for the role?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 9 March 2026 The outbreak of open war between the United States and Iran […]

09.03.2026

International Women’s Day and the Wartime Imagination of Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 March 2026 International Women’s Day, observed each year on 8 March, carries a […]

08.03.2026

Lukoil’s Forced Retreat — Sanctions, Asset Fire Sales and the Unravelling of Russia’s Global Energy Ambitions

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 March 2026 The forced liquidation of Lukoil’s international assets represents one of the […]

08.03.2026

Oil prices: on the up

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 7 March 2026 The global price of oil has once again become a barometer […]

07.03.2026