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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
The Return of Childhood Labour? Russia’s Demographic Crisis and the Proposal to Lower the Working Age to Twelve
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 9 June 2026 In recent days controversy has erupted in Russia following statements by […]
The EU’s proposed twenty-first sanctions package against Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 9 June 2026 The European Union’s proposed twenty-first package of sanctions against Russia, unveiled […]
The Ukrainian front line in June 2026
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 9 June 2026 As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth summer campaigning season, […]
Einstein on society and intelligence
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 9 June 2026 Albert Einstein is reputed to have observed that one of the […]
Russian Cash Under the Mattress: Why Russians Are Pulling Their Money from the Banks
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 9 January 2026 For most of the post-Soviet period, one of the Kremlin’s most […]
The Biology of Language: Why Artificial Intelligence May Become the Greatest Proliferation Challenge of the Twenty-First Century
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 9 June 2026 A remarkable joint letter sent to the United States Congress last […]
Is the Admiral Nakhimov a danger to NATO in the Arctic?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 8 June 2026 The return of the Russian battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has attracted considerable […]
International De-Dollarisation and the Future of Private Investment
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 8 June 2026 For more than eighty years, the United States dollar has occupied […]
Women at War: The Changing Face of Ukrainian Combat Units
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 7 June 2026 The image of the soldier has long been associated with men. […]
Russia’s Economic Squeeze on Armenia and Europe’s Response
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 7 June 2026 For most of the post-Soviet period, Armenia occupied a difficult geopolitical […]
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