Publications by pp_editor

Would Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 December 2026 Iranโ€™s periodic threat to close the Strait of Hormuz is designed […]

30.01.2026

An Anglo-Sino relations reset

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 Keir Starmerโ€™s visit to Beijing on 29 January 2026 is being […]

30.01.2026

How to maintain emotional wellbeing during wartime

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 Wartime is not merely a contest of arms. It is an […]

30.01.2026

The challenges facing the Kurdish people

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 The Kurdish people rarely have the luxury of facing only one […]

30.01.2026

Rights of consular access: are they being eroded?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 International law promises a simple, humane proposition: when a state detains […]

30.01.2026

The wealth tax is back in fashion, but Europe has been here before

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 A wealth tax sounds, at first hearing, like an elegant policy. […]

29.01.2026

Pegasus versus Meta: lawsuit

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 29 January 2026 The long-running lawsuit between NSO Group and Meta Platforms over the […]

29.01.2026

Lukoil’s request for financial assistance from the Russian government

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 29 January 2026 The reports that Lukoil has sought financial assistance from the Russian […]

29.01.2026

Russian Shahed drones using Starlink

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 29 January 2026 Russiaโ€™s Shahed drones were never merely a cheap nuisance. From the […]

29.01.2026

The Gulag Archipelago and the Architecture of Fear: Solzhenitsynโ€™s Enduring Guide to Russian Incarceration

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 29 January 2026 When The Gulag Archipelago appeared in the West in 1973, it […]

29.01.2026