Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
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 […]
Kyrylo Budanov: From Intelligence Chief to Presidential Chief of Staff
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 2 January 2026 The appointment today of Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov as Chief of […]
The recent evolution of Ukrainian battlefield strategy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 2 January 2026 Over the past six months, the Ukrainian battlefield has undergone a […]
Europe’s shrinking share of global GDP
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 2 January 2025 Over the past four decades Europe’s share of global gross domestic […]
Could Russia deploy weapons against Starlink?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 2 January 2026 Russia’s interest in developing weapons against Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network […]
When Machines Turn Upon Themselves
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 1 January 2026 The popular imagination has long been preoccupied with the notion that […]
What hopes for Ukraine in 2026?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 1 January 2026 As the bells of another year recede into the frost and […]
Open letter to all Russians
By Jürgen Giebler Wednesday 31 December 2025 How can Putin be stopped? The other Russia. What if Russia joined the […]
Caracas Is Not the War
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 31 August 2025 Any intervention in Venezuela, even one authorised by the United Nations […]



