Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

The European Group of Five

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 The European Group of Five — sometimes abbreviated in diplomatic shorthand […]

27.02.2026

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 […]

27.02.2026

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 […]

27.02.2026

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 […]

26.02.2026

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 […]

26.02.2026

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 […]

26.02.2026

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 […]

26.02.2026

Driving under drone nets

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 26 February 2026 There is a peculiar stillness to roads near the front line […]

26.02.2026

British sanctions on Russia’s Transneft

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 25 February 2026 The newest British sanctions package against Russia is not chiefly a […]

25.02.2026

Joseph Stalin

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 25 February 2026 To write about the personality of Joseph Stalin is to enter […]

25.02.2026