Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Carving Up the Russian Empire into the Soviet Socialist Republics
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, followed by the civil war that ensued, […]
Today’s peace talks in Kyiv
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In the second half of November 2025, Kyiv has become the locus of renewed diplomatic […]
Why President Donald Trump Is Against BRICS
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The second Trump presidency has revived a familiar style of muscular rhetoric towards countries perceived […]
The spyware known as LANDFALL
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In November 2025 cybersecurity researchers publicly disclosed a sophisticated new family of Android-targeted spyware, codenamed […]
Firing Russian lasers at British aircraft
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Today’s revelation that Russian forces have used lasers against British pilots near UK waters forces […]
How Many Drones Can One Operator Control? Lessons from Ukraine’s Front Lines
By Matthew Parish The question of how many drones a single operator may control lies at the heart of Ukraine’s […]
Overnight Russian Strikes Hit Multiple Ukrainian Cities
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Last night, 18/19 November 2025, the Russian Federation launched an intense barrage of missiles and […]
Sabotage on Polish railways
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor On the weekend of 16–17 November 2025 a serious act of sabotage was perpetrated on […]
Ukraine’s Octopus interceptor drone
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In the context of her ongoing struggle against the Russian Federation, Ukraine has increasingly turned […]
The Russian Revolutions, 1917 and 1989
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The Russian revolutions of 1917 and 1989 stand as two turning points that reshaped not […]



