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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Use by the European Union of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine: an update
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 The debate about using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s war […]
Are the United Kingdom and the United States becoming more corrupt?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 A recent study claims that the United Kingdom and the United […]
Russia tightens the screws against Telegram
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 The Russian state’s latest move against Telegram is best understood not […]
Missiles for Ukraine: the United States steps up
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 12 February 2026 The steady expansion of United States missile manufacturing for systems used […]
The role of the US intelligence agencies under the current US administration
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 Under the second administration of President Donald Trump, the role and […]
A Finger in the Constitutional Dyke: Due Process, ICE Detention and the American Habit of Forgetting
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 Due process in the United States has never been a single […]
Burkina Faso’s war without a front line — and the politics that keeps it burning, including the Russians
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 Burkina Faso’s conflict is often described as an insurgency. That is […]
Alcohol in wartime Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 To get drunk in a Ukrainian bar during wartime is not, […]
The British Dragonfire laser, and the Long Arc of Directed Energy Weapons
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 The United Kingdom’s Dragonfire programme is often presented as a sudden […]
Sweden, NATO and the Nuclear Question
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 Recent remarks by the Swedish prime minister concerning closer cooperation within […]
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