Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Creating a demilitarised zone in the Donbas
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 24 December 2025 President Zelenskyy’s suggestion today that a demilitarised zone in the Donbas […]
Corruption in Ukrainian conscription
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 24 December 2025 Corruption surrounding mobilisation in wartime Ukraine has never been a single, […]
Dr Strangelove
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 24 December 2025 In Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 cold-war farce, Dr. Strangelove or: How I […]
Invisible front lines: Ukrainian intelligence cells inside Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 December 2025 When people speak about the war, they usually picture trenches, drones […]
The Shape of a Twentieth EU Sanctions Package against Russia
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 December 2025 As the war in Ukraine enters another tense winter, the question […]
Hungary’s growing defence sector
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 December 2025 Hungary sits on the eastern half of NATO’s European map, bordering […]
Is the Russian S-400 infallible?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 December 2025 The Russian S-400 Triumf surface to air missile system is frequently […]
Can computers be imaginative?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 December 2025 The question of whether artificial intelligence is becoming more imaginative is […]
Shadow fleets and shipping registry reform
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 December 2025 The modern maritime system rests on a bargain. Private commerce receives […]
A Winter’s Embrace: Christmas and New Year in Lviv
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 December 2025 There are few places in Europe where the spirit of Christmas […]



