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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
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Lindsey Graham: A Voice That Never Wavered for Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 14 July 2026 The death of United States Senator Lindsey Graham at the age […]
Why Russia and China Do Not Fear the West
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 14 July 2026 One of the most striking features of contemporary geopolitics is the […]
The Sea of Azov: Too Dangerous for Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 14 July 2026 There was a time when the Kremlin regarded the Sea of […]
The Silent Signals War: Inside the FSB’s Centre 16
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 13 July 2026 Amongst the many institutions that comprise the Russian Federation’s sprawling security […]
Middle Powers, International Law and the Limits of Idealism
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 13 July 2026 When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the World Economic Forum […]
The Politics Behind Kulevi’s Break with Russian Crude
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 July 2026 The decision by Georgia’s Kulevi oil refinery and terminal to cease […]
Four Futures for Russia: Between Submission, Fragmentation and Isolation
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 July 2026 Russia has often imagined herself as a civilisation apart, neither wholly […]
Ankara and the New NATO: The Summit That Marked Europe’s Strategic Transition
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 July 2026 The NATO summit held in Ankara this week may ultimately be […]
Why Bill Browder Believes Putin Started the War — and Why He Cannot Afford to End It
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 July 2026 Few western observers have spent as much time studying Vladimir Putin, […]
Oligarchy Ascendant: Wealth, Power and the Future of Western Democracy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 July 2026 For much of the twentieth century, western democracies liked to think […]
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Crimea Under Pressure: Ukraine’s Long Campaign Against Russia’s Southern Bastion
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