Publications by pp_editor

What is an Armed Conflict?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 War is easy to recognise and surprisingly difficult to define. A […]

21.02.2026

China’s DeepSeek Large Language Model

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 Chinaโ€™s DeepSeek large language model arrived as a technical statement and […]

21.02.2026

What should we make of J.D. Vance?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 J.D. Vance has emerged upon the world stage as a figure […]

21.02.2026

Donald Trump and the Board of Peace: Ambition, Money and the Ruins of Gaza

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 In the theatre of post-war diplomacy โ€” where money is pledged […]

21.02.2026

Comparative Advantage โ€” Why Nations Prosper by Doing Less, Not More

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 In times of geopolitical strain and economic anxiety, few ideas are […]

20.02.2026

Trump’s tariffs: struck down by the US Supreme Court

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 On 20 February 2026 the United States Supreme Court struck down […]

20.02.2026

The Horror Above the Trench: Fibre Optic Drones and the Psychology of the Front

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 In the early months of Russiaโ€™s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, soldiers […]

20.02.2026

The trilateral talks in Geneva

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 Geneva has become, once again, the sort of neutral room in […]

20.02.2026

British military pilots hired by China: you should be in prison

By Matthewย Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 The quiet migration of expertise from West to East has rarely attracted […]

20.02.2026

Iran and Trump’s ten-day deadline

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 In February 2026 the Middle East once again finds itself suspended […]

20.02.2026