Publications by pp_editor
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 Europeโs 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 Europeโs Largest Conflict
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 10 March 2026 The sudden outbreak of large-scale hostilities between the United States, Israel […]
Russiaโs Defeat in the First World War โ 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 […]
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 […]
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