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Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Russia’s probiv market: leaked lives for sale
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 28 December 2025 In contemporary Russia there exists a parallel information economy known colloquially […]
The death of Stanislav Orlov
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 28 December 2025 The death of Stanislav Orlov (known as “the Spaniard”) on 4 […]
Ukrainian people – from the perspective of foreign visitors
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 26 December 2025 Foreigners arrive in Ukraine with expectations shaped by headlines, maps and […]
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 […]
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