Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
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 […]
The Jeffrey Epstein saga
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 21 December 2025 The saga of Jeffrey Epstein occupies a peculiar and unsettling place […]
Power in Moscow
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 21 December 2025 Power in Moscow has rarely been simple, and in the contemporary […]
On the difference between the rulers and the ruled
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 20 December 2025 Distinguishing a nation’s ruled from its rulers is one of the […]



