There are quite a few reasons for people to be worried about the Russian government’s international internet activity. The most prominent example was of course the famously crippling “cyberwar” waged upon Estonia in the wake of t...
National Mirages Grigory Pasko, journalist When former president of Russia Vladimir Putin was singing the praises of the realization of the National Project for health care, only someone dense and lazy wouldn’t have had the thought this whole big ...
A news clip of the signed agreement between the United States and the Czech Republic to install anti-ballistic missile shield sites to defend against a potential attack from Iran. Russia has boldly promised a military response – can anyone g...
It is a frequent threat from Gazprom executives that if Europe doesn’t start unilaterally opening up to allow the Russian state to purchase distribution and direct sales assets, that they will decide all of a sudden to send the gas to the Ea...
Some high quality economic analysis of Russia’s consumer-driven inflation problem by blogger Edward Hugh: In this post we will look at the general macro economic situation of the Russian economy, and we will see that, with output in the reso...
This one is from the Globe and Mail: Nothing better illustrates the limits of the G8’s power than yesterday’s call for petroleum suppliers to boost production and refinery capacity. In a world in which the demand for oil increasingly e...
Madeline Albright and William Perry argue in the Los Angeles Times that Sen. John McCain’s call to boot Russia from the G8 is problematic: This week’s Group of 8 meeting in Japan raises some important questions about Sen. John McCain&#...
On his recent trip to the Caspian, Medvedev did not sign any new energy agreements, but leaders of Russian energy companies “portrayed his visit as a success for Russia’s strategic interests” all the same. TNK-BP is facing new demands for in...
On “raiders”, the standard Russian term used for people or groups who use their links to corrupt officials to seize businesses illegally. Russia’s credit card habits. Canadian miner Kinross Gold Corp launched a new gold processing plant in Russia’...
TODAY: Russia unhappy over missile base in Czech Republic; British security forces ramp up work against Russian spies, are accused of undermining Russian government’s efforts to improve relations; Medvedev adds name to G8 statement on Zimbabwe; Al...
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