Editor in chief
Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
International supervision of the Donbas?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Amongst the various institutional precedents occasionally invoked in discussions about a post-war settlement in eastern […]
The Berlin talks and a US security guarantee for Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The recent talks in Berlin between United States envoys and European leaders have placed the […]
A free economic zone in the Donbas?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor A free economic zone in the Donbas has surfaced in December 2025 as a proposed […]
Hungary in late 2025
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Hungary approaches her April 2026 parliamentary election with an unfamiliar sensation: uncertainty. Since 2010, Prime […]
Are lasers next?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Lasers have always promised a particular sort of military elegance: a weapon that strikes at […]
Russia’s deteriorating navy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Russia’s naval fleet has long occupied a central place in her strategic imagination. From the […]
How many peacekeepers would it need?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The prospect of a negotiated ceasefire in Ukraine, mediated principally by the United States, inevitably […]
The troop numbers Europe would need to withstand a Russian invasion
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor To ask how many troops Europe would need is really to ask three separate questions. […]
Minsk as mediator?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The release yesterday of more than one hundred Belarusian political prisoners, secured in exchange for […]
Mandatory military service in Europe
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The question of whether mandatory national service is required across Europe to deter a future […]
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