Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

Trump and Zelenskyy Agree on Something: Europe Needs to Do More

By Robert Harris Friday 29 May 2026 From the perspective of conventional wisdom, the words “Donald Trump and Volodomyr Zelenskyy […]

29.05.2026

Tony Blair’s latest intervention in British politics

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 28 May 2026 The latest intervention by Tony Blair into British politics has been […]

28.05.2026

Where are US forces stationed in Europe?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 28 May 2026 For much of the post-Cold War era, the presence of United […]

28.05.2026

Russia’s ban on the export of refined petroleum products

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 28 May 2026 For much of the war in Ukraine, the Russian Federation has […]

28.05.2026

Andrey Zvyagintsev’s appeal to Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 28 May 2026 There is something profoundly Russian about a celebrated artist standing before […]

28.05.2026

Russia’s threats against foreigners in Kyiv: psychological terrorism

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 26 May 2026 Russia’s warning that foreign diplomats and civilians should leave Kyiv immediately […]

26.05.2026

Contemporary Ukrainian music

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 26 May 2026 The contemporary Ukrainian music scene is undergoing a transformation of extraordinary […]

26.05.2026

Machiavelli in the digital age

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 25 May 2026 Niccolò Niccolò Machiavelli has long occupied a peculiar position in the […]

25.05.2026

Marta Kostyuk and Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 25 May 2026 Amongst the generation of Ukrainian athletes whose careers have unfolded in […]

25.05.2026

Fragmentation of the US Congress

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 24 May 2026 The United States Congress has long cultivated the appearance of binary […]

24.05.2026