Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Re-arming Europe for Parity with Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The question of whether Europe can achieve fighting parity with the Russian Federation is no […]
Russia’s Winter Strike Strategy for 2025–26
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor As winter returns to Eastern Europe, Russia has initiated yet another campaign of long-range strikes […]
Stalingrad and Pokrovsk: Two Assaults Separated by a Century
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The Second World War’s battle for Stalingrad has entered historical memory as one of the […]
How long will it take Europe to rearm?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Re-arming Europe to a level broadly equivalent to that of the United States, measured proportionately […]
Friedrich Merz and the Recasting of Europe’s Strategic Posture
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The ascent of Friedrich Merz to the leadership of Germany, and by extension to a […]
How long would it take Russia to occupy all Ukraine?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor At Russia’s present rate of advance, the notion of seizing Kyiv and then the whole […]
M23 Rebels seize Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The fall on 10 December 2025 of Uvira to the March 23 Movement rebels marks […]
Russia’s recent attacks on Kremenchuk
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Kremenchuk, the recipient of a series of Russian attacks over recent days, is a city […]
The Front Line North-East of Sumy
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The stretch of borderland north-east of Sumy has long been one of the least understood […]
The Russian Economy in December 2025
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Russia enters the final weeks of 2025 in a condition of tenuous stability, held aloft […]



