Tom Mutch is a New Zealand-born, Ukraine-based freelance journalist with a special interest in crime and conflict. A former U.K. parliamentary researcher focusing on defense and security, he has more recently been on the ground covering the wars in Nagorno-Karabakh and Eastern Ukraine. His work has appeared in outlets including The Daily Beast, openDemocracy, Der Spiegel, POLITICO, the BBC, and Channel 4.