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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Why Washington Abandoned the Regime-Change Mirage
President Donald Trump’s costly decision to allow his administration to be guided by an excessively bullish Israeli intelligence estimate is […]
The Pro-Trump Right and the Pro-Russia Far-Right May Be Parting Ways
By Robert Harris Sunday 21 June 2026 In the 1990s, there was a movie called “Street Fighter,” based on the […]
The Arithmetic of Absence
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 21 June 2026 There are some forms of grief for which language feels obscenely […]
Georgia at the Crossroads: The Long Road Back Towards Moscow
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 20 June 2026 For much of the period following the collapse of the Soviet […]
Russian efforts to restrict VPN usage
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 19 June 2026 Russian efforts to restrict access to virtual private networks (VPNs) reveal […]
Leeds to the Front Line: The Quiet Determination of a Yorkshire Charity Supporting Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 19 June 2026 In the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, international […]
“You Realise How Valuable Life Is When Death Feels Possible Every Day”
By Kathrin Franziska Beck Friday 19 June 2026 “Thank you for supporting our music family,” Mykhailo writes from afar. He […]
The Islamabad Memorandum and the JCPOA: Two Visions of Diplomacy with Iran
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 19 June 2026 The agreement reached this week between the United States and Iran, […]
The Carrier and the Missile
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 18 June 2026 For most of the post-war era since World War II, the […]
Makerfield, Brexit and the Customs Union Question: Could Britain Undo Some of the Economic Damage?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 18 June 2026 As voters cast their ballots today in the Makerfield by-election, a […]
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