Editor in chief
Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
The Fire Point Ukrainian ballistic missile
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 5 June 2026 The recent emergence of Fire Point as one of Ukraine’s most […]
Libya’s Competing Sovereignties — Militias, Ministries and the Mirage of Unity
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 4 June 2026 Since the overthrow and death of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya […]
From Geneva to Kyiv: The Evolution of Humanitarian Law Under Fire
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 4 June 2026 The laws of war are born in paradox. They seek to […]
The proposed privatisation of the Canadian Trans-Mountain pipeline
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 4 June 2026 In the political mythology of modern Canada, there are few national […]
Pre-Paulism and large language models
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 3 June 2026 Pre-Paulism, as a theological concept, refers to the earliest phase of […]
The Iran conflict: how is the balance of power changing in the Middle East?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 3 June 2026 The proposition that the United States and Israel have permanently shifted […]
The Ruins Vladimir Putin Will Leave Behind
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 3 June 2026 When historians eventually come to write the final chapter of Vladimir […]
The Gripen Question: Will Swedish Fighters Change the Balance of the War in Ukraine?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 2 June 2026 The prospect of Sweden supplying Saab Gripen fighter aircraft to Ukraine […]
Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel: The Rise and Fall of a Criminal Empire
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 31 May 2026 In the modern imagination, few criminals have acquired the notoriety of […]
Arab Reluctance and the Limits of American Diplomacy: Why the Abraham Accords Have Stalled
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 31 May 2026 The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, were presented in Washington as […]
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