Publications by pp_editor
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Iran’s Strategic Imagination: Foreign Policy, Defence Doctrine, and the Psychology of Terror
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 7 March 2026 Iran’s contemporary foreign policy and defence posture cannot be understood solely […]
Russian intelligence support for Iran
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 7 March 2026 The war now unfolding in the Middle East has drawn in […]
The geopolitics of Iran’s strike upon Azerbaijan
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 6 March 2026 The Iranian drone strike on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on 5 […]



