Editor in chief
Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
US midterm elections 2026 – what do they mean for Ukraine?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Current polling for the November 2026 midterm elections in the United States suggests a political […]
Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Tankers: Maritime Pressure and the Stranglehold on Crude Revenues
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Ukraine’s overnight attacks upon two Russian oil tankers travelling through the Black Sea and the […]
Life in the Dark: How Ukrainians Amuse Themselves during Relentless Blackouts
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The winter months in Ukraine are long, cold and unforgiving even in times of peace. […]
Language and Culture: Reflections on Slavic and Western European Traditions
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The relationship between language and culture is intimate and reciprocal. Each shapes the other over […]
Power in Kyiv after Yermak
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The sudden resignation of Andriy Yermak from his position as Head of the Office of […]
The Conditions of Political Prisoners in Belarus
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The plight of political prisoners in Belarus has become one of the most troubling human […]
Routes Home: How Ukrainians in Occupied Territories May Reach Free Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor For millions of Ukrainians living under Russian occupation since 2014, and especially since the full-scale […]
“Woke” and Soviet Ideological Repression
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The term woke has travelled far from its origins. Once a quiet expression in African […]
Belgian resistance to EU plans to use Russian frozen assets for Ukraine’s war effort
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Belgium’s opposition to ambitious European Union plans for the use of frozen Russian assets is […]
The Russian deportation of Ukrainian children
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The forced deportation of Ukrainian children from territories under Russian occupation represents one of the […]
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