Thera- One evenig two summers ago I found myself in front of the Lviv National Opera House just awestruck by this local trio performing in the middle of Prospekt Svobody. I was struck by the precision and intensity of their…
New York- In this vlog I return from deeply troubled Ukraine to the safety and security of Schengen Europe. All the while not sleeping in a hotel, just powering through from one leg of the journey to the next.
New York- I have a new yet belated vlog up today from my recent trip to Ukraine. This was difficult to put together in the sense that going over the footage I had to relive making the decision to abandon…
Lviv- I’ve uploaded my latest travel vlog out today about all that crossing from southern Poland to western Ukraine entailed (and on Ukrainian independence day no less). It was a rather long, hot, thrilling journey from one living architectural gem…
Lviv- I’ve just restarted my crossing borders series on my Fabled City channel as part of documenting my time here in Ukraine. We all see plenty of news reports from here of course, but how to non-local journalists actually get…
Berlin- I have a new vlog out today on my Fabled City channel that touches on a bit of the Cold War history of this storied, complicated capital and its current geopolitical predicament as embattled Ukraine’s principal EU lifeline. As…
Kyiv- Spent a whirlwind less-than-24-hours in the much talked about of late Ukrainian capital the other night. Kyiv. or Kiev is you prefer the Russophone transliteration more common to Westerners, struck me as a magnificent city. Walking around town is…
New York- I recently interviewed Ambassador Vlad Lupan, Moldova’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, here in his Manhattan office for IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review (subscription required). Though the finished product was a succinct summary of the present day challenges…
New York- I appeared on BBC Arabic’s Newnight programme last week with presenter Malak Jaafar and Elena Suponina of the Russian International Affairs Council. The debate kicked off with the framing of the tension in Ukraine as one of the pro-EU…