So much fuss was raised over the comments made by Joe Biden about Russia a few weeks back, as suddenly so many of his political opponents were concerned about hurting the feelings of the besieged siloviki or the derailment of reset diplomacy ̵...
As the first anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war approaches, we can expect a heavy volley of accusations, finger pointing, and acerbic opinion articles regurgitating mostly information we are already familiar with. My guess is that if you ...
Right before Barack Obama’s first visit to Moscow, I recall reading some interesting quotes from a Russian observer – unfortunately I can’t remember where exactly – who speculated that although he didn’t expect any ki...
Tehran Bureau has an article taking a look at why the Russian and Chinese leadership are so firmly tied to the hardliners in Iran. Russia has also exploited the fact that the hardliners in Iran need its protection and assistance. For several years...
According to Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko, during Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Turkey it is expected that deals on energy projects will be secured. Russia will sign an agreement with Turkey on building a pipeline to transport B...
An article in Reuters looks at the impact the war in Georgia had on the stock market, as a marker of what could potentially happen in the volatile post-Soviet region as a whole. Fitch ratings has raised its forecast for the fall in Russia...
TODAY: Lavrov calls Georgia ‘masters of provocation’; soldiers placed on alert. Humanitarian concerns for the state of South Ossetia and Abkhazia; Russian subs seen off US east coast. Politkovskaya trial reopened; Nashi to ...
Pavel K. Baev has an interesting piece on Asia Times Online about Russia’s budget priorities: The new budget therefore demanded clearer priorities than just small flat cuts in every department, and the structure of expenditures proves two pr...
The small smuggling mob that is the population of South Ossetia is one thing, while the nationalists of Abkhazia are entirely different … and they don’t very much like the idea of getting annexed by Russia. The other day Reuters ...
Gideon Rachman’s column in the Financial Times focuses on the ongoing economic troubles in the Baltics – and the threat it poses to European and Russian recovery. The economic downturns in the region are shocking. Last week, Lithuania ...
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