I don’t know how I missed this great column by Ron Rosenbaum on Slate from Friday, but here it is. Rosenbaum asks a very reasonable question: does Russia’s renewed interest in flexing its military might increase the possibility of an i...
Ed Lucas has a new piece in the Daily Mail today, which he says is “subtle, nuanced (but heartfelt).” At least he hasn’t lost his sense of irony: Make no mistake: Mr Medvedev’s job is to put a presentable face on the sinist...
One UK journalists considers the implications of oil at $200 a barrel. An electricity-trading arm of national utility Inter RAO asked the Turkish Energy Ministry to delay a tender to build two power plants so it can prepare a bid. Kazakhmys is exp...
Renova Industries, owned by billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, has taken control of Oerlikon, the world’s largest maker of spinning machines. Russia’s derivatives market is “growing at a phenomenal pace,” with turnover now at over $50 billion. B...
TODAY: Lithuania gives way on EU-Russia negotiations; Russia continues to threaten Georgia with more Abkhazia troops; football final could mend diplomatic relations; concern over greenhouse gas emissions and Sochi preparations; Alexander Lebedev. ...
From Garry Kasparov in the Los Angeles Times: For that action to be meaningful, Medvedev must give immediate attention to these issues: He must free the long list of political prisoners who were jailed as Putin developed his dictatorship by KGB cr...
This bit comes from Forbes, reminding readers of something we’ve been saying for years: Russia could be so much more successful if the state just loosened its grip on economy and society, and let natural ingenuity and innovation of Russian p...
Repeat after me: we are a global superpower, we are a global superpower, we are a global superpower… Here’s a quick news clip of the steroidal display of (aging) military might for Victory Day. Nothing to worry about, say the Americans...
David Satter has an opinion article in the Wall Street Journal today, arguing that Putin’s “manipulation of the political system – amid the fights between ruling clans for money and power – can only create the conditions for an eventua...
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