Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Should Greenland join the European Union?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 13 January 2026 The suggestion that Greenland might one day join the European Union […]
Russian damage to the Qatari Embassy in Kyiv
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 13 January 2026 On the night of 8–9 January 2026, a Russian strike on […]
Russian tax rises in 2026
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 12 January 2026 Russia enters 2026 with a familiar wartime dilemma: she must fund […]
Is the German economy in crisis?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 12 January 2026 Germany has long been regarded as the economic anchor of Europe: […]
The priesthood in Lviv and the Russian invasion
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 12 January 2026 Lviv is a city where religion is not simply a private […]
Securing the Arctic: Need and Methods in an Era of Russian and Chinese Assertiveness
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 12 January 2026 The Arctic is no longer a distant periphery governed chiefly by […]
Large language models and education
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 11 January 2026 The rapid diffusion of large language models and associated artificial intelligence […]
The Superhumans Centre in Lviv
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 11 January 2026 In a war measured too often in maps and munitions, Superhumans […]
‘We save their lives, so they save ours’
By Kathrin Franziska Beck Sunday 11 January 2026 Ukrainian women are volunteering across the country to support soldiers on the […]
The next Iranian revolution
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 10 January 2026 The next Iranian revolution, if and when it comes, is unlikely […]



