Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank: Financing a New Era of Strategic Competition

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 14 June 2026 The post-Cold War period was marked by an assumption that security […]

14.06.2026

The Internet Research Agency: The Factory of Digital Discord

By Matthew Parish Sunday 14 June 2026 The story of the Internet Research Agency (IRA) of Saint Petersburg is one […]

14.06.2026

The Myth of the Tech Bro Genius

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 14 June 2026 For much of the early twenty-first century, a particular cultural archetype […]

14.06.2026

Paying for Survival: Ukraine’s New Military Compact

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 14 June 2026 As Ukraine is now well into the fifth year of full-scale […]

14.06.2026

Wealth on the Scale of States: the Stewardship of a Trillion Dollars

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 13 June 2026 A small fortune changes a life. A large fortune changes a […]

13.06.2026

David Hockney: A Life Painted in Light

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 13 June 2026 There are artists who master a technique, artists who define a […]

13.06.2026

Europe’s Long Road Eastward: Ukraine, Moldova and the Opening of the Next Chapter

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 13 June 2026 On Monday, in Luxembourg, a moment of profound historical significance is […]

13.06.2026

Ukraine’s Long War: Turning the Tide Against Russian Aggression

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 12 June 2026 The war in Ukraine has now lasted longer than the First […]

12.06.2026

The politicisation of the 2026 World Cup

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 12 June 2026 The 2026 FIFA World Cup was supposed to be a celebration […]

12.06.2026

Artificial Intelligence and the Renaissance of Philosophy

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 12 June 2026 For much of the twentieth century, philosophy appeared to many people […]

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