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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Comparative Advantage — Why Nations Prosper by Doing Less, Not More
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 In times of geopolitical strain and economic anxiety, few ideas are […]
Trump’s tariffs: struck down by the US Supreme Court
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 On 20 February 2026 the United States Supreme Court struck down […]
The Horror Above the Trench: Fibre Optic Drones and the Psychology of the Front
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 In the early months of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, soldiers […]
The trilateral talks in Geneva
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 Geneva has become, once again, the sort of neutral room in […]
British military pilots hired by China: you should be in prison
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 The quiet migration of expertise from West to East has rarely attracted […]
Iran and Trump’s ten-day deadline
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 In February 2026 the Middle East once again finds itself suspended […]
The Alchemy of Prompts: Why Human Judgment Cannot Be Distilled into Machine Instruction
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 In the fevered atmosphere of the contemporary artificial intelligence boom, an […]
Cultural differences between the United States and Europe
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 20 February 2026 In a speech delivered at the Munich Security Conference in February […]
The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 19 February 2026 The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is one of those moments when […]
Institutional Integrity in an Age of Stress
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 19 January 2026 Institutions exist to outlast the passions of the moment. They are […]
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