Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Best solo travel destination in 2026: Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 25 April 2026 Ukraine does not immediately present herself as a conventional destination for […]
Prince Harry in Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 24 April 2026 In the spring of 2026 a curious figure stepped quietly across […]
Private Equity and Post-War Ukraine: Opportunity Amidst Ruin
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 24 April 2026 There is a temptation, when contemplating Ukraine’s future, to divide time […]
Vladimir Boglaev and the fracture between Russian state narrative and economic reality
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 24 April 2026 In April 2026 at the Moscow Economic Forum, a relatively obscure […]
Conflict in Ukraine: lessons from Tolstoy’s War and Peace
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 24 April 2026 There is a temptation in moments of crisis to reach for […]
Emaciated soldiers on the Ukrainian front line
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 24 August 2026 In war there are moments when the façade collapses — when […]
Ukrainian women in war
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 24 April 2026 Beauty, when spoken of in wartime, risks misunderstanding. It may be […]
The European Union’s twentieth sanctions package against Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 23 April 2026 Today the European Union took a step that was at once […]
Erdoğan’s warning: is the Middle East conflict weakening Europe?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 23 April 2026 In recent days, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has issued a pointed warning: […]
Ukraine’s use of drones to strike Russia’s energy facilities
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 23 April 2026 The war between Ukraine and Russia has entered a phase in […]



