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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
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We live in violent times
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 28 February 2026 We flatter ourselves that we inhabit an enlightened age. We possess […]
The United States prepares to strike Iran
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 As Washington considers preparatory measures for possible military strikes against Iran […]
The Last Human Editors: On the Rise of a Hyper-Intellectual Clerisy in the Age of Large Language Models
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 There is a peculiar humiliation in being interviewed by a machine […]
The European Group of Five
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 The European Group of Five — sometimes abbreviated in diplomatic shorthand […]
The conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 The conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan that has erupted into open […]
Russian use of British offshore territories for sanctions evasion
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 Britain’s offshore territories sit in an awkward place in the political […]
Britain’s response to Ukrainian refugees: irresponsible
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 26 February 2026 Britain’s Ukraine policy now contains a quiet contradiction — and it […]
The new Russian conscripts: central Asian women
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 26 February 2026 There was a time, not so long ago, when the story […]
Yemen’s frozen war
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 26 February 2026 Yemen’s war is sometimes described as “frozen”. That is only half […]
The slowest army: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 26 February 2026 The social media claim that Russia’s advance in her full-scale invasion […]
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