Sure, some might point to the hosting of the G8 Summit or the selection of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics as the climatic moment of national pride for the country’s resurgence, but for many ordinary Russian sports fans, the kick-off in a...
The WSJ Law Blog writes about the recent buzz regarding Dmitry Medvedev’s proposed clean up of the courts, pointing out that Judge Lyudmila Maikova might end up being made the scapegoat of unfair rulings in favor of the tax authorities: Anto...
Today the New York Times has a short piece on the Cyprus court decision refusing to extradite former Yukos executive Vladislav Kartashov, a decision which “further undermined the legitimacy of a Russian legal challenge” by declaring th...
Fear of a global oil shortage within five years has “propelled oil futures prices to well above $130 a barrel.” It is thought that top Russian energy officials could sign a cooperation agreement on nuclear power with China during President Dmitry ...
Russia’s Center for Political Technologies says the main problem afflicting the country’s economy is corporate raiders using illegal means to seize companies and assets from their rightful owners. Severstal has made a rival bid for US steel ...
TODAY: Medvedev adviser indicates that power still lies with Putin; Russia calls EULEX mission in Kosovo “illegal”; Iran closely following Syrian military meetings with Moscow; corruption threatening growth; Alexander Lugovoi interview; changes in...
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of visiting the Petroleum Club of Houston to give a short presentation on the comparative investment environments of Venezuela and Nigeria for the World Affairs Council. It turned out to be a fortuitous day to be...
The troubles just don’t seem to stop for TNK-BP in Russia – not even after the inauguration of Medvedev and the theoretical “end” to the instability and infighting of the clans. We’ve blogged about the state’s a...
The big words on reforming the justice system continue to come from Russia’s new president: “Our main target is to make sure that courts are independent,” Medvedev told a Kremlin meeting with top officials. “There is a prin...
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