Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Russia’s record budget deficit and sale of gold reserves
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 28 March 2026 Russia’s war economy, long presented as resilient in the face of […]
Trump’s negotiations with Iran: a Basil Fawlty farce
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 March 2026 There are moments in diplomacy when tragedy presents itself as theatre. […]
Kharkiv’s Quiet Front: The Work of Chernova Kalyna
By Matthew Parish Friday 27 March 2026 In the long shadow of artillery fire, where front lines bleed into civilian […]
Imagining the best: Three plausible scenarios which would allow Ukraine to recover her territory
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 March 2026 It has become something of a habit, in discussions of the […]
The children of a long war: Ukraine’s alienated youth
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 26 March 2026 There is a quiet transformation taking place in Ukraine — less […]
Russia’s oil export crisis
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 26 March 2026 The contemporary oil market finds itself in a paradox—prices surge to […]
Eastern Ukraine Spring Roads Update
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 25 March 2026 In the spring of 2026 the roads of eastern Ukraine form […]
US Ground Invasion of Iran: Error
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 25 March 2026 The temptation to escalate is the oldest reflex in war. When […]
Viktor Orbán and the betrayal of Europe
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 25 March 2026 The quiet betrayal of alliances is rarely announced with fanfare. It […]
Ukrainian Support Hub United Kingdom
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 25 March 2026 In the long, uncertain years following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, […]



