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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
The US strikes on Iran and the War Powers Resolution
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 17 April 2026 The war is no longer hypothetical. On 28 February 2026 the […]
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the impending rise in global poverty
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 17 April 2026 The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is often analysed through […]
The Russian economy: sliding ever further downward
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 17 April 2026 The Russian economy in the spring of 2026 presents a paradox […]
Israel’s perpetual conflict with Hezbollah
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 16 April 2026 The recurring wars between Israel and Hezbollah form one of the […]
Can large language models predict Court decisions?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 16 April 2026 The suggestion that large language models might one day predict judicial […]
Warfare in the twenty-first century: how the mighty stumble
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 16 April 2026 The early decades of the twenty-first century have exposed a paradox […]
The lived experience of curfews and checkpoints in ordinary urban life
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 15 April 2026 In times of war the transformation of urban space is not […]
The erosion of social trust in an era of artificial intelligence
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 15 April 2026 In every period of technological transformation, societies are compelled to renegotiate […]
Russia’s regional elites and their changing allegiances under wartime strain
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 14 April 2026 When the Russian Federation emerged from the debris of the Soviet […]
Max Weber on labour and artificial intelligence
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 14 April 2026 The sociology of Max Weber retains a peculiar and enduring relevance […]
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