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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Private and Informal Police Units in Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The war that has convulsed Ukraine for more than a decade has produced a host […]
The battle for Pokrovsk: an update
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Russia’s offensive against Pokrovsk has entered a new and ambiguous phase in which the Kremlin […]
Russia’s Arctic Hydrocarbons Export Programme (I)
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Russia’s leadership has long sought to diversify her export routes for oil and natural gas. […]
Poverty in Wartime Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The Russian invasion has forced Ukraine to confront a succession of social and economic shocks […]
Towards a Federal Democracy: The Measures Required for Russia after Authoritarianism
By Matthew Parish The prospect of building a federal democracy in Russia after the collapse of the current authoritarian regime […]
The Eclipse of Reason: On the Decline of Informed Political Debate
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The modern political landscape, in Ukraine as elsewhere, appears increasingly shaped by a melancholy paradox. […]
NATO, Hybrid Warfare and the Limits of Retaliation
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor NATO’s Admiral Giuseppe Dragone’s recent warning in the Financial Times that NATO must become “more […]
Can Artificial Intelligence Detect Lies Better than Humans?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The capacity to detect deceit has always fascinated philosophers, psychologists, lawyers and spies alike. From […]
Ukrainian troops in winter 2025
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In the winter of 2025–26, Ukrainian soldiers are serving in a country that shivers in […]
Bach’s Organ Music in Lviv on a cold November afternoon
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor There are November afternoons in Lviv when the city seems suspended between seasons. The damp […]
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