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 […]

24.12.2025

Corruption in Ukrainian conscription

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 24 December 2025 Corruption surrounding mobilisation in wartime Ukraine has never been a single, […]

24.12.2025

Dr Strangelove

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 24 December 2025 In Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 cold-war farce, Dr. Strangelove or: How I […]

24.12.2025

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 […]

23.12.2025

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 […]

23.12.2025

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 […]

23.12.2025

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 […]

23.12.2025

Can computers be imaginative?

By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 23 December 2025 The question of whether artificial intelligence is becoming more imaginative is […]

23.12.2025

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 […]

23.12.2025

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 […]

23.12.2025