Publications by pp_editor
An Existential Crisis for the Russian Federation
By Matthew Parish When Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, he gambled not merely on […]
The United States, Venezuela and Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Since early September 2025 Washington has paired its claim that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is […]
The curious incident of the Belarusian balloons
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In late October 2025, the Baltic state of Lithuania found herself dealing with what appeared […]
The Rise of Fascism: Isaiah Berlin and the Philosophy of Tyranny
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In an age when Europe once again faces the creeping normalisation of authoritarianism, Isaiah Berlin’s […]
Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy in Stages
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor “Gunboat diplomacy” is a somewhat old-fashioned term, harking back to the era of large naval […]
Russia’s Bonus and Bounty System for Combat Personnel
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor When the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, she found […]
Rewards systems for Ukrainian drone operators
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In the protracted struggle against the Donbas-fronted Russian invasion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have […]
Ukraine: military manoeuvres winter 2025/26
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Russia’s winter theory of victory has not changed: she will try to break Ukraine’s electrical […]
Pokrovsk field brief 31 October 2025
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Pokrovsk sits on a road–rail knot that ties the western Donetsk sector to Kramatorsk and […]
A decline in the reading of classical literature
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor There is much anecdotal and statistical evidence to suggest that people do indeed read fewer […]
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