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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
The Crime Decline Paradox: Why Western Europeans Feel Less Safe in an Era of Falling Crime
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 June 2026 One of the more curious features of contemporary Western European society […]
The Ukrainian Contribution: A Nation’s Gift to the World
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 June 2026 Ukraine is often discussed today through the lens of war. Images […]
The End of the Haystack: Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of Intelligence Gathering
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 22 January 2026 For generations, intelligence services faced a paradox. The problem was rarely […]
Whatever Happened to the Gaza Peace Plan?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 22 June 2026 When the Gaza peace plan was unveiled amid great fanfare in […]
The Volunteer’s Victory
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 22 June 2026 There are moments in history when nations discover themselves. Not through […]
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham: what next?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 21 June 2026 The rumours swirling around Westminster this weekend are extraordinary even by […]
Contemporary Iran: the Revolution Deferred
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 21 June 2026 There is a particular cruelty in disappointment when it follows hope. […]
The Trump–Meloni Affair: Conservatism, Celebrity and the Limits of Political Romance
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 21 June 2026 Politics has always borrowed its language from romance. Alliances are described […]
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 […]
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