Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

Should a foreign man come to Ukraine to find a wife?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 The idea that a foreign man might come to Ukraine to […]

22.02.2026

Barack Obama: Back on Centre Stage

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 February 2026 In the modern United States former Presidents have usually treated visibility […]

22.02.2026

The war that was forecast—and the failure to prepare for it

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 22 Feburary 2026 In the months before 24 February 2022, Western intelligence agencies did […]

21.02.2026

What is an Armed Conflict?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 War is easy to recognise and surprisingly difficult to define. A […]

21.02.2026

China’s DeepSeek Large Language Model

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 China’s DeepSeek large language model arrived as a technical statement and […]

21.02.2026

What should we make of J.D. Vance?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 J.D. Vance has emerged upon the world stage as a figure […]

21.02.2026

Donald Trump and the Board of Peace: Ambition, Money and the Ruins of Gaza

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 21 February 2026 In the theatre of post-war diplomacy — where money is pledged […]

21.02.2026

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 […]

20.02.2026

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 […]

20.02.2026

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 […]

20.02.2026