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The demise of The Washington Post
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 The slow fading of The Washington Post is not marked by […]
Japan’s snap election and the return of the post-war centre of gravity
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 Japan’s snap election of Sunday 8 February 2026 looks set to […]
Kharkiv’s closed lecture halls and the society they once held together
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 Kharkiv has long been one of Ukraine’s great university cities. Before […]
Staying warm in Lviv
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 By February the cold in Lviv is no longer a visitor; […]
Why Gold and Silver Are Falling: A Retreat from the Ancient Havens
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 For much of recorded history, gold and silver have occupied a […]
What are the health effects of cannabis usage?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 Cannabis has travelled an unusually short distance from counterculture symbol to […]
Expatriates and Ukraine: opportunity, obligation and uncertainty
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 For expatriates considering relocation, Ukraine presents a paradox. She is a […]
When the Sky Closes: Drones, Weather and the Enduring Utility of Indirect Fire
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 The modern battlefield is often described as transparent. Sensors watch everything; […]
Is Zaporizhzhia in danger?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 Zaporizhzhia has always lived under the shadow of the southern front. […]
Von Neumann’s views on mathematics as a nervous system for civilisation
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 8 February 2026 John von Neumann was one of the twentieth century’s most formidable […]
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