Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

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 […]

12.02.2026

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 […]

11.02.2026

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 […]

11.02.2026

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 […]

11.02.2026

Alcohol in wartime Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 To get drunk in a Ukrainian bar during wartime is not, […]

11.02.2026

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 […]

11.02.2026

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 […]

11.02.2026

British military equipment diverted to Russia

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 The revelation that the United Kingdom granted export licences for specialised […]

11.02.2026

Cyber attacks in the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 Operation Midnight Hammer, the American strike package against Iranian nuclear sites […]

11.02.2026

US winter energy assistance to Ukraine: where was it?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 11 February 2026 The winter of 2025–26 has again laid bare the vulnerability of […]

11.02.2026