Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Thirty-Five Years of Independence: Ukraine’s Long Escape from the Soviet Empire
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 24 August 2026 On 24 August 2026 Ukraine celebrates thirty-five years since the Verkhovna […]
The Contest of the Machines: ChatGPT and the New Generation of Artificial Intelligence
By Matthew Parish Monday 24 August 2026 The difficulty with writing comparisons of large language models is that they become […]
The Teddy Bears of Stryiskyi Park
By Matthew Parish Monday 24 August 2026 Down in Stryiskyi Park, where the tall pines sway, The teddy bears wake […]
The Arsenal of Independence: Britain, Ukraine and the Long-Range Missile Revolution
By Matthew Parish Monday 24 August 2026 Andy Burnham’s arrival in Kyiv on 24 August 2026 — Ukrainian Independence Day […]
The Islamic NATO: A New Architecture of Power from Mecca?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 24 August 2026 Something potentially historic has happened in the Middle East, although — […]
Democracy Under Fire: Why Ukraine Cannot Hold Elections in an Existential War
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 24 August 2026 There is something superficially attractive about the proposition that Ukraine should […]
The Bankova Problem: Corruption, Power and the Ukrainian Presidency
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 23 August 2026 There are two mistakes that foreigners commonly make when discussing corruption […]
The Shield Beyond the Border: Poland and the Case for Intercepting Russian Missiles over Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 23 August 2026 One of the more curious conventions of the Ukraine war has […]
The Permanent Underclass: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
By Matthew Parish Sunday 23 August 2026 One of the darker possibilities accompanying the artificial intelligence revolution is that advanced […]
The Empty Chair in Kensington: Russia Withdraws Her Ambassador from Britain
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 23 August 2026 Diplomacy is often most interesting when nothing happens. An ambassador leaves, […]



