Editor in chief
Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Can Artificial Intelligence Detect Lies Better than Humans?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The capacity to detect deceit has always fascinated philosophers, psychologists, lawyers and spies alike. From […]
Ukrainian troops in winter 2025
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor In the winter of 2025–26, Ukrainian soldiers are serving in a country that shivers in […]
Bach’s Organ Music in Lviv on a cold November afternoon
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor There are November afternoons in Lviv when the city seems suspended between seasons. The damp […]
US midterm elections 2026 – what do they mean for Ukraine?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Current polling for the November 2026 midterm elections in the United States suggests a political […]
Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Tankers: Maritime Pressure and the Stranglehold on Crude Revenues
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Ukraine’s overnight attacks upon two Russian oil tankers travelling through the Black Sea and the […]
Life in the Dark: How Ukrainians Amuse Themselves during Relentless Blackouts
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The winter months in Ukraine are long, cold and unforgiving even in times of peace. […]
Language and Culture: Reflections on Slavic and Western European Traditions
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The relationship between language and culture is intimate and reciprocal. Each shapes the other over […]
Power in Kyiv after Yermak
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The sudden resignation of Andriy Yermak from his position as Head of the Office of […]
The Conditions of Political Prisoners in Belarus
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor The plight of political prisoners in Belarus has become one of the most troubling human […]
Routes Home: How Ukrainians in Occupied Territories May Reach Free Ukraine
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor For millions of Ukrainians living under Russian occupation since 2014, and especially since the full-scale […]
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