I am a veteran war and foreign correspondent writing reports mainly on Ukraine & Russia, eastern Europe, and geopolitics. I post about once a week between Nov and Apr, and irregularly between May and Oct when I am mostly in the Canadian wilderness.
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The man who carried out Europe’s worst massacre since World War Two
Ratko Mladic
I have a coffee-table book in my room in the remote British Columbia valley that I call home that serves as reminder of the first conflict I covered as a journalist. Entitled simply ‘Bosnia 1992-1995’ it has a plane white cove...
Hungary’s New Dawn - The first 100 days
Young Hungarians celebrating in the metro on election night in the spring.
There were a few days in April when I spent hours sitting on my phone.
The Hungarian government - then still under the direction of Viktor Orban - was known to hav...
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Is Ukraine now winning the war?
Ever since the Kremlin’s tanks poured across the border into Ukraine in Feb 2022 pundits, soothsayers and political leaders of all stripes have been quick to predict the outcome.
An early summer break
In the land of the midnight sun (almost)
Press trip to a police state
I spend a week in the oil-rich state of Azerbaijan as a guest of the government
You know you’re in a police state when alongside the national leader’s portrait in every government office, his Dad’s is there too.
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Julius is a war correspondent, wilderness guide, bear behaviouralist, campaigner, amateur bush pilot and university lecturer. When he is not in the field he divides his time between British Columbia, London, and Budapest.
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