Publications by pp_editor
The Sea of Azov: Too Dangerous for Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 14 July 2026 There was a time when the Kremlin regarded the Sea of […]
The Silent Signals War: Inside the FSB’s Centre 16
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 13 July 2026 Amongst the many institutions that comprise the Russian Federation’s sprawling security […]
Middle Powers, International Law and the Limits of Idealism
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 13 July 2026 When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the World Economic Forum […]
The Politics Behind Kulevi’s Break with Russian Crude
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 July 2026 The decision by Georgia’s Kulevi oil refinery and terminal to cease […]
Four Futures for Russia: Between Submission, Fragmentation and Isolation
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 July 2026 Russia has often imagined herself as a civilisation apart, neither wholly […]
Ankara and the New NATO: The Summit That Marked Europe’s Strategic Transition
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 July 2026 The NATO summit held in Ankara this week may ultimately be […]
Why Bill Browder Believes Putin Started the War — and Why He Cannot Afford to End It
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 July 2026 Few western observers have spent as much time studying Vladimir Putin, […]
Oligarchy Ascendant: Wealth, Power and the Future of Western Democracy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 July 2026 For much of the twentieth century, western democracies liked to think […]
Why Are the Russian Armed Forces So Bad?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 July 2026 The Russian Armed Forces present one of the great paradoxes of […]
Izolyatsiya: The Prison That Became a Symbol of Occupation
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 July 2026 The story of Izolyatsiya is one of the most disturbing episodes […]



