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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Poroshenko’s diplomatic strategy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 23 February 2026 In recent weeks, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has re-emerged as […]
When Machines Form a Crowd: Large language models acting collectively
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 23 February 2026 For several years the public debate about artificial intelligence has revolved […]
Russia’s North Caucasus Embers — Low-Intensity Insurgency in a Centralised State
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 23 February 2026 The Russian Federation presents herself as a hyper-centralised state — fiscally, […]
Schopenhauer on suffering and Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 23 February 2026 Arthur Schopenhauer never witnessed mechanised warfare, satellite reconnaissance or the bureaucratic […]
Deep fake fraud: how can you trust anything on the internet?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor — NOTE: The photo above is a deepfake — ITS REUSE MAY AMOUNT TO A […]
Frozen Lines, Frozen Lights: Has the War in Ukraine Reached Another Stalemate?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 23 February 2026 For much of the winter just passed, Ukraine endured once again […]
Action, Not Applause: The Moral Weight of Doing Over Saying
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 23 February 2026 In an age of relentless commentary — where opinion is instantaneous, […]
The Ruble’s Paradox: Is Russia Suffering from Dutch Disease?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 In wartime economies currencies typically weaken. Capital flees. Imports become scarce. […]
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement: at what economic cost?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 In the American imagination the border is often depicted as a […]
In a world of armed conflict, what hope is there for climate change?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 In February 2022, as Russian armour crossed Ukraine’s borders and Europe […]
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