Editor in chief
Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini: Revolution, Theology and a Legacy of Enduring Confrontation
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 6 March 2026 When historians examine the ideological earthquakes of the twentieth century, few […]
Can Ukraine support the United States and her allies in the Middle East?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 6 March 2026 Ukraine’s war against Russia has forced her to innovate in ways […]
The Political Psychology of Nikita Khrushchev and the Arithmetic of Missiles
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 5 March 2026 The political psychology of Nikita Khrushchev cannot be understood without appreciating […]
Alliance, law and reluctance: Britain, the United States and the politics of joining other people’s wars
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 5 March 2026 In March 2026 the question of whether the United Kingdom should […]
The Arithmetic of Destruction: Why Eliminating Iran’s Ballistic Missiles May Mean a Long War
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 5 March 2026 In the opening stages of the present conflict between the United […]
A Kurdish invasion of western Iran
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 5 March 2026 The widening war between the United States, Israel and Iran has […]
The war with Iran: good or bad for Ukraine?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 4 March 2026 The question of whether the recent United States-Israeli strikes upon Iran […]
Gulf states as business hubs: really?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 4 March 2026 For two decades the Gulf States have sold the world an […]
Israel and Hezbollah: another round of combat
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 4 March 2026 In the past three days the long-dormant conflict between Israel and […]
Ali Khamenei and the Unintended Consequences of Decapitation
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 4 March 2026 The removal of Ali Khamenei from Iran’s political architecture marks a […]
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