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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]



