Editor in chief

Editor in chief:  Said Batrouni

PEN Name:  Marcos Fidel

Could the United States successfully defend Taiwan?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 5 January 2026 The question of whether the United States could successfully defend Taiwan […]

05.01.2026

European borders and conflict

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 4 January 2026 Europe’s political geography has never been static. Over the past millennium […]

04.01.2026

A project to establish a frontline dental clinic

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 4 January 2026 A forthcoming project to establish a mobile dental clinic for front-line […]

04.01.2026

Oleh Ivashchenko and the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 4 January 2026 The modern Ukrainian state has been forged under conditions of permanent […]

04.01.2026

Alternative für Deutschland: does it represent a threat to German democracy?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 4 January 2026 The rise of Alternative für Deutschland, commonly abbreviated as AfD, has […]

04.01.2026

The Voight-Kampff test: are you a Replicant?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 4 January 2026 The Voight-Kampff test is a fictional psychological instrument devised within the […]

03.01.2026

Venezuela after the sudden decapitation of the regime

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 3 January 2026 The dramatic arrest this morning by United States special forces of […]

03.01.2026

Russian hybrid attacks on Europe

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 3 January 2026 Russian hybrid attacks on Europe have become one of the defining […]

03.01.2026

Zelenskyy’s defence reshuffle and the turn towards technological war

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 3 January 2026 On 3 January 2026 Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announced his intention […]

03.01.2026

Are We Heading Towards a Third World War?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 3 January 2026 The question of whether the world is drifting towards a third […]

02.01.2026