Publications by pp_editor

What is wrong with the International Olympic Committee?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 There are moments in international sport when the line between politics […]

12.02.2026

Use by the European Union of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine: an update

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 The debate about using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraineโ€™s war […]

12.02.2026

Are the United Kingdom and the United States becoming more corrupt?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 A recent study claims that the United Kingdom and the United […]

12.02.2026

Russia tightens the screws against Telegram

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 The Russian stateโ€™s latest move against Telegram is best understood not […]

12.02.2026

Missiles for Ukraine: the United States steps up

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 The steady expansion of United States missile manufacturing for systems used […]

12.02.2026

The role of the US intelligence agencies under the current US administration

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 Under the second administration of President Donald Trump, the role and […]

11.02.2026

A Finger in the Constitutional Dyke: Due Process, ICE Detention and the American Habit of Forgetting

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 Due process in the United States has never been a single […]

11.02.2026

Burkina Fasoโ€™s war without a front line โ€” and the politics that keeps it burning, including the Russians

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 Burkina Fasoโ€™s conflict is often described as an insurgency. That is […]

11.02.2026

Alcohol in wartime Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 To get drunk in a Ukrainian bar during wartime is not, […]

11.02.2026

The British Dragonfire laser, and the Long Arc of Directed Energy Weapons

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 The United Kingdomโ€™s Dragonfire programme is often presented as a sudden […]

11.02.2026