Matthew Petti
Matthew Petti is a researcher based in Amman. He tweets at @matthew_petti
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
Inside the Iranian diaspora
How the US government and the FBI dealt with Sadeq Qotbzadeh and other opponents of Tehran in the time of the Shah
Don’t make Iran the new Ukraine
American hawks are pushing for war with Tehran
It isn’t ageist to want Joe Biden to drop out
People are concerned about his condition, not his age
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
The illusion of normality in Nikopol
Determination and death on the front lines of Ukraine
War, peace, and architecture in Munster
A welcome if flawed history of Irish architecture
Can Reform perform?
A Farage-less Reform campaign began with more of a splutter than a bang
Fighting lies with lies
What depths will we need to go to in order to tackle disinformation in our own time?
British broadcasting capitulation
Editorial standards have been thrown out, and anti-white discrimination embraced at the BBC
The Tories are victims of themselves
It is futile to complain about the consequences of laws they have established or upheld
The secret diary of a parly staffer
Time to find something more productive for mediocre graduates to do
On the Cusk of austerity
A cerebral critic pleaser, a dramatic crowd pleaser, and a perennial favourite
Why tech execs don’t give their kids phones
Gen Z’s brains have been “rewired” by the online world —can they be restored to factory settings?