Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
China’s rare earth policy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Edito Rare earth elements (REEs) frequently feature in headlines about modern technology supply-chains and geopolitics. Although […]
Clans, Patrons and Power: The Enduring Logic of Georgian Politics
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Modern Georgia presents herself as a parliamentary democracy aspiring to European integration, the rule of […]
Iran’s Water Crisis and its Geopolitical Implications in the Middle East
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Iran, a nation defined by deserts, mountains and rivers that have sustained ancient civilisations, now […]
The Conflict in Myanmar: Historical Roots and Contemporary Realities
By Matthew Parish Myanmar, also known as Burma, is today the site of one of the world’s longest-running and most […]
The Gold War in Eastern Congo
By Matthew Parish Associate Editor The Current Flashpoint In early 2025, fighting intensified in North and South Kivu provinces, […]
The Return of the M23: Conflict, Capture, and Continuity in Eastern Congo
Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In the dense, mineral-rich hills of North and South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo […]
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐬, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐪 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠.
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡.
The anger of the global south, and in particular in Latin America, is raging over the ongoing ethnic cleansing by Israeli […]
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐀𝐥-𝐀𝐪𝐬𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝” 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
♦ According to a recent study on the planning of the Palestinian resistance’s “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation against Israel on October […]



