Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Is the West a soft target for Russian propaganda?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 28 April 2026 In recent testimony before a British parliamentary subcommittee Fiona Hill, a […]
A short history of attempts to assassinate the President of the United States
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 28 April 2026 The history of assassination attempts upon American Presidents is, paradoxically, both […]
Can large language models contribute to litigation?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 27 April 2026 The legal profession has always been susceptible to the seductions of […]
Ukraine’s War Economy: Inflation, Aid and Survival in a State Under Siege
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 27 April 2026 The war in Ukraine has never been confined to trenches, drones […]
Israel’s forthcoming general election
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 27 April 2026 The forthcoming Israeli general election, scheduled for October 2026 unless precipitated […]
This morning’s overnight strikes on Odesa
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 27 April 2026 The night of 27 April 2026 in Odesa unfolded in a […]
On the importance of saying no
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 27 April 2026 The capacity to say no is one of the most underrated […]
Celebrities’ social media cycles
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 27 April 2026 The modern celebrity exists within a peculiar and self-sustaining rhythm — […]
Chornobyl’s fortieth anniversary
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 27 April 2026 On 26 April 1986, in the early hours of a spring […]
Attacks upon the legal profession in the United States
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 26 April 2026 There is a quiet but corrosive tension at the heart of […]



