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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Songs of Resistance: Folk Traditions as a Weapon of Cultural Survival in Wartime Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 April 2026 In times of war the survival of a nation depends not […]
The Palantir AI Human Resources system: a study in controversy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 April 2026 Palantir is not, in the ordinary sense, a “human resources application”. […]
A tirade against the use of obscene language in public discourse
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 April 2026 The coarsening of public speech is rarely announced as a revolution. […]
The Ukraine / Russia Easter ceasefire: what prospects for a broader peace?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 11 April 2026 The announcement of a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia over the […]
The rise of Turkey as a regional Middle Eastern power
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 11 April 2026 The rise of Turkey as a regional power broker in the […]
Polymarket: gambling with the future
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 11 April 2026 Prediction markets have long occupied an ambiguous position between finance, information […]
Anthropic: too dangerous for public release?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 April 2026 In April 2026 the American artificial intelligence company Anthropic took the […]
Iran’s fees for using the Strait of Hormuz – cryptocurrency
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 April 2026 The Strait of Hormuz has long been the narrow valve through […]
Serbian and Israeli cooperation over Israel’s Elbit Systems drones
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 10 April 2026 Serbia’s announcement that she intends to deepen cooperation with Israel’s Elbit […]
Russia’s use of foreign soldiers in Ukraine
By Matthew Parish Thursday 9 April 2026 The war in Ukraine has from its earliest days carried echoes of older […]
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