Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Is Putin Quietly Abandoning Crimea?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 22 August 2026 For more than a decade Crimea has occupied an almost mystical […]
Last Orders in Lviv
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 22 August 2026 The shutters should be down. Instead, the bar Keeps one blue […]
The Manosphere and the Long History of Misogyny
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 21 August 2026 The emergence of the so-called “manosphere” is often presented as a […]
The Long Winter: What the Next Fighting Season May Bring in Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 21 August 2026 Wars acquire rhythms. The Russia–Ukraine war has now lasted long enough […]
Brest-Litovsk and the Recurring Geography of Eastern Europe
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 21 August 2026 There are treaties that settle wars and there are treaties that […]
The Machine as Office-Holder: Can Artificial Intelligence Exercise Delegated Authority?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 21 August 2026 The most important question about artificial intelligence is no longer whether […]
Kramatorsk Civilian Evacuations — An Update and an Appeal for Volunteers
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 20 August 2026 There are moments in a war when humanitarian work becomes remarkably […]
President AOC?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 20 August 2026 There are few politicians in the United States who generate quite […]
The Chinese Geopolitical Plan
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 20 August 2026 In the first two essays in this series, we considered the […]
Reforming the Ukrainian Police: From Militsiya to a European Police Service
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Thursday 20 August 2026 There are few institutions through which a citizen experiences the character […]



