Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

Can existing technology intercept Russia’s Oreshnik missile?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 17 January 2026 The appearance of Russia’s Oreshnik missile in official rhetoric has revived […]

17.01.2026

Criminality and espionage in Russia’s northern fishing industry

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 17 January 2026 Russia’s northern fishing industry, stretching from the Barents Sea to the […]

17.01.2026

The Canada-China trade deal

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 17 January 2026 Canada’s sudden tariff détente with China is not a technical trade […]

17.01.2026

Tankers in the Caribbean, barrels in China: what the seizures are doing, and why they matter

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 17 January 2026 The United States’ seizure on 15 January 2026 of a sixth […]

17.01.2026

The thinning of the East: depopulation in Eastern Europe

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 16 January 2026 Across Eastern Europe, depopulation is no longer a statistic buried in […]

16.01.2026

Is the United Kingdom imposing restrictions on free speech?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 16 January 2026 Allegations that the United Kingdom is imposing restrictions on freedom of […]

16.01.2026

Russian nationalisation of western assets

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 16 January 2026 The slow but deliberate nationalisation of Western business assets in the […]

16.01.2026

Ukraine’s Winter Campaign Against Russian Rear Areas, 2025–2026

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 16 January 2026 As the winter of 2025–2026 settles across the Ukrainian theatre of […]

16.01.2026

How Russia and India Sustain the Trade in Russian Crude

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 15 January 2026 Since the imposition of Western sanctions on Russian hydrocarbons following the […]

15.01.2026

Harley Whitehead and the Quiet Logistics of War

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 15 January 2026 Modern wars are sustained not only by divisions and brigades, but […]

15.01.2026