Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

How long will it take Europe to rearm?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Re-arming Europe to a level broadly equivalent to that of the United States, measured proportionately […]

12.12.2025

Friedrich Merz and the Recasting of Europe’s Strategic Posture

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The ascent of Friedrich Merz to the leadership of Germany, and by extension to a […]

12.12.2025

How long would it take Russia to occupy all Ukraine?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor At Russia’s present rate of advance, the notion of seizing Kyiv and then the whole […]

12.12.2025

M23 Rebels seize Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The fall on 10 December 2025 of Uvira to the March 23 Movement rebels marks […]

10.12.2025

Russia’s recent attacks on Kremenchuk

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Kremenchuk, the recipient of a series of Russian attacks over recent days, is a city […]

10.12.2025

The Front Line North-East of Sumy

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The stretch of borderland north-east of Sumy has long been one of the least understood […]

10.12.2025

The Russian Economy in December 2025

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Russia enters the final weeks of 2025 in a condition of tenuous stability, held aloft […]

10.12.2025

On the Recurrence of Fascistic Temptations and the Duty of Europe to Resist Them

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor It is a recurring sorrow of European letters that history seldom moves linearly. She rotates, […]

10.12.2025

Western components in Russian weapons

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The drones and missiles that strike Ukrainian towns are often depicted as the products of […]

09.12.2025

Life in Ukraine after the Collapse of the Soviet Union

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor When the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991, Ukraine entered independence with a mixture of […]

09.12.2025