Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

Reintegrating without Returning: The United Kingdom and Europe’s Search for Practical Alignment

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 December 2026 The question of how far the United Kingdom might reintegrate herself […]

30.01.2026

Ukraine: Foreigners drawn to war zones

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 Foreigners have always been drawn to wars. Not only soldiers, diplomats […]

30.01.2026

In Defence of Analytical Philosophy

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 December 2026 A curious fashion has emerged in recent intellectual commentary: a sustained […]

30.01.2026

Would Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 December 2026 Iran’s periodic threat to close the Strait of Hormuz is designed […]

30.01.2026

An Anglo-Sino relations reset

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 Keir Starmer’s visit to Beijing on 29 January 2026 is being […]

30.01.2026

How to maintain emotional wellbeing during wartime

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 Wartime is not merely a contest of arms. It is an […]

30.01.2026

The challenges facing the Kurdish people

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 The Kurdish people rarely have the luxury of facing only one […]

30.01.2026

Rights of consular access: are they being eroded?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 International law promises a simple, humane proposition: when a state detains […]

30.01.2026

The wealth tax is back in fashion, but Europe has been here before

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 30 January 2026 A wealth tax sounds, at first hearing, like an elegant policy. […]

29.01.2026

Pegasus versus Meta: lawsuit

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 29 January 2026 The long-running lawsuit between NSO Group and Meta Platforms over the […]

29.01.2026