Publications by pp_editor

Germanyโ€™s Gold and the Question of Sovereignty

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 2 February 2026 Periodic calls within Germany to repatriate her gold reserves from the […]

02.02.2026

Should it be taboo to discuss the mental health of politicians?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 2 February 2026 The question of whether it should be taboo to discuss the […]

02.02.2026

The Baltic States’ agreement to create a military mobility area

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 2 February 2026 The three Baltic states โ€“ Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania โ€“ have […]

02.02.2026

Hungaryโ€™s veto, the 2027 horizon and the politics of April

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 2 February 2026 When Viktor Orbรกn declares that he will not consent to Ukraine […]

02.02.2026

A cold Ukrainian winter: effects on the body

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 2 February 2026 Winter is never merely weather in Ukraine; it turns into politics […]

02.02.2026

The concept of beauty in the worlds of artificial intelligence and social media

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 1 February 2026 The concept of beauty has always been a social artefact. While […]

01.02.2026

Does Meta have a backdoor into WhatsApp?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 1 February 2026 In late January 2026 a controversy emerged at the intersection of […]

01.02.2026

Sabotage? A Russian vessel dropped anchor in British waters

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 1 February 2026 When a Russian-flagged cargo ship drops anchor, that is normally a […]

01.02.2026

Eight sanctioned shadow fleet vessels passing through the English Channel

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 1 February 2026 The sight of eight sanctioned Russian โ€œshadow fleetโ€ vessels transiting the […]

01.02.2026

The Russian mobile data ban

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 1 February 2026 Russiaโ€™s newest experiment in information control is not, strictly speaking, a […]

01.02.2026