Editor in chief
Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Is the United Kingdom rejoining the European Union Customs Union?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 13 April 2026 The British government’s emerging legislative proposal to permit the use of […]
Trump’s intention to blockade the Strait of Hormuz
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 13 August 2026 The announcement by Donald Trump that the United States Navy intends […]
A future for Hungary
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 13 April 2026 The sudden electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán yesterday after sixteen uninterrupted […]
Soft Diplomacy Across the Strait: China’s Repatriation of Taiwanese Citizens During the Iran War
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 April 2026 The outbreak of the 2026 Iran war produced a series of […]
Songs of Resistance: Folk Traditions as a Weapon of Cultural Survival in Wartime Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 April 2026 In times of war the survival of a nation depends not […]
The Palantir AI Human Resources system: a study in controversy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 April 2026 Palantir is not, in the ordinary sense, a “human resources application”. […]
A tirade against the use of obscene language in public discourse
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 12 April 2026 The coarsening of public speech is rarely announced as a revolution. […]
The Ukraine / Russia Easter ceasefire: what prospects for a broader peace?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 11 April 2026 The announcement of a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia over the […]
The rise of Turkey as a regional Middle Eastern power
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 11 April 2026 The rise of Turkey as a regional power broker in the […]
Polymarket: gambling with the future
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 11 April 2026 Prediction markets have long occupied an ambiguous position between finance, information […]
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