Publications by pp_editor
The Joint Expeditionary Force and the War at Sea: Britain’s Bid to Confront Russia’s Shadow Fleet
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 13 March 2026 In recent weeks the United Kingdom’s Defence Secretary John Healey has […]
The Canada-India nuclear deal
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 13 March 2026 The unfolding conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has […]
Kharg Island and the Temptation of Amphibious War
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 13 March 2026 In moments of acute geopolitical tension the map exerts an irresistible […]
Glass Towers and Concrete Basements: Suffering in Dubai and Ukraine Under Fire
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 March 2026 When missiles fall, geography matters. So do expectations. So does preparation. […]
Steering Through Fire: The Discipline of Driving in a Contemporary War Zone
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 March 2026 There is a particular illusion, fostered by cinema and sometimes by […]
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 March 2026 The narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have long been […]
Prompts, Rubrics and the Pedagogy of Machines
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 March 2026 Large language models are frequently described as though they were mysterious […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]



