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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
“You Realise How Valuable Life Is When Death Feels Possible Every Day”
By Kathrin Franziska Beck Friday 19 June 2026 “Thank you for supporting our music family,” Mykhailo writes from afar. He […]
The Islamabad Memorandum and the JCPOA: Two Visions of Diplomacy with Iran
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 19 June 2026 The agreement reached this week between the United States and Iran, […]
The Carrier and the Missile
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 18 June 2026 For most of the post-war era since World War II, the […]
Makerfield, Brexit and the Customs Union Question: Could Britain Undo Some of the Economic Damage?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 18 June 2026 As voters cast their ballots today in the Makerfield by-election, a […]
Kyiv and the Northern Frontier: Ukraine’s Renewed Defences Against Belarus
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 18 June 2026 Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Belarus has […]
The Ghost in the Inbox: How to Tell Whether You Are Talking to a Human or a Machine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 18 June 2026 The rise of large language models has quietly transformed electronic communications. […]
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Russian Threats Against the West
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 18 June 2026 For much of the post-Cold War era, discussions of Russian threats […]
Cadbury, Conscience and Commerce: The Cost of Staying in Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 18 June 2026 One of the most enduring debates arising from Russia’s invasion of […]
What is in Trump’s Iran Deal, and What Does It Mean for Ukraine?
By Robert Harris Thursday 18 June 2026 As I write this, it has been about a week since Donald Trump […]
The Aughinish Alumina refinery in Ireland
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 17 June 2026 The controversy surrounding the Aughinish Alumina refinery in County Limerick is […]
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