Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
US efforts to facilitate Belarusian potash exports through Europe
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 29 May 2026 The attempt by the United States to facilitate the renewed export […]
Trump and Zelenskyy Agree on Something: Europe Needs to Do More
By Robert Harris Friday 29 May 2026 From the perspective of conventional wisdom, the words “Donald Trump and Volodomyr Zelenskyy […]
Tony Blair’s latest intervention in British politics
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 28 May 2026 The latest intervention by Tony Blair into British politics has been […]
Where are US forces stationed in Europe?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 28 May 2026 For much of the post-Cold War era, the presence of United […]
Russia’s ban on the export of refined petroleum products
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 28 May 2026 For much of the war in Ukraine, the Russian Federation has […]
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s appeal to Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 28 May 2026 There is something profoundly Russian about a celebrated artist standing before […]
Russia’s threats against foreigners in Kyiv: psychological terrorism
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 26 May 2026 Russia’s warning that foreign diplomats and civilians should leave Kyiv immediately […]
Contemporary Ukrainian music
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 26 May 2026 The contemporary Ukrainian music scene is undergoing a transformation of extraordinary […]
Machiavelli in the digital age
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 25 May 2026 Niccolò Niccolò Machiavelli has long occupied a peculiar position in the […]
Marta Kostyuk and Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 25 May 2026 Amongst the generation of Ukrainian athletes whose careers have unfolded in […]



