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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Russia’s Great Reversal: The New Wave of Nationalisations
\ By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 7 July 2026 The privatisations of the 1990s were once regarded as one […]
After the Siren
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 6 June 2026 The buses still arrive on time, or near enough that nobody […]
Russia’s Comedy Clubs in Wartime: Laughter Under Surveillance
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 6 July 2026 For much of the post-Soviet era, Russia’s stand-up comedy clubs represented […]
Bad Epoll: Why a Tiny Programming Error Could Threaten Millions of Linux Computers
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 6 July 2026 Most people never think about the operating system running beneath their […]
JD Vance, Ukraine and the Politics of Strategic Reassessment
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 6 June 2026 Politics rewards certainty far more readily than it rewards reflection. Public […]
Why Ukraine Is One of Europe’s Best Places to Live
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 6 July 2026 To many outside observers, it may seem paradoxical to describe Ukraine […]
Russia Returns to Africa — One Embassy at a Time
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 5 July 2026 The reopening of Russian diplomatic missions across Africa is a reminder […]
The Next Secretary-General: Who Will Lead the United Nations into an Uncertain Era?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 5 July 2026 The contest to succeed António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United […]
Russia closes her rail borders with Finland and the Baltic States
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 4 July 2026 Russia’s decision to close its remaining railway border crossings with Finland, […]
Russia: the Last European Colonial Empire (the One that Just Won’t Stay Dead)
By Robert Harris Saturday 4 July 2026 Today is July 4th. For US citizens, it’s a beer-and-fireworks-fueled celebration of independence, […]
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