Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

Action, Not Applause: The Moral Weight of Doing Over Saying

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 23 February 2026 In an age of relentless commentary — where opinion is instantaneous, […]

23.02.2026

The Ruble’s Paradox: Is Russia Suffering from Dutch Disease?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 In wartime economies currencies typically weaken. Capital flees. Imports become scarce. […]

22.02.2026

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement: at what economic cost?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 In the American imagination the border is often depicted as a […]

22.02.2026

In a world of armed conflict, what hope is there for climate change?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 In February 2022, as Russian armour crossed Ukraine’s borders and Europe […]

22.02.2026

Wagner Group in Equatorial Guinea

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 Equatorial Guinea is small, oil-rich, Spanish-speaking and unusually exposed to the […]

22.02.2026

The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act is not merely a gesture […]

22.02.2026

Elections in wartime Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 The question of elections in wartime Ukraine hovers over the country’s […]

22.02.2026

Should a foreign man come to Ukraine to find a wife?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 The idea that a foreign man might come to Ukraine to […]

22.02.2026

Barack Obama: Back on Centre Stage

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 In the modern United States former Presidents have usually treated visibility […]

22.02.2026

The war that was forecast—and the failure to prepare for it

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 Feburary 2026 In the months before 24 February 2022, Western intelligence agencies did […]

21.02.2026