Josh Noble writes today, on the Financial Times’ blog pages, about the positive effect that the fallout from the BP oil spill could have on Russia. Tighter regulations will lead to higher production costs and, therefore, a higher avera...
France’s branch of Amnesty International is behind this video, a short, symbolic appeal against the Kremlin’s war on free speech, with a specific reference to violence against journalists. The Other Russia has the background, including...
A new gas war in the cards? Russia has given Belarus a five-day window in which to pay back its $200 million gas debt; failing which ‘tough measures’ have been promised by Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller. Belarus and Iran are rep...
The IMF has raised its 2010 GDP growth forecast for Russia to 4.25% up from 4%, while maintaining its inflation outlook of 6%. The first project approved for Skolkovo innovation city is reportedly cloud computing. Businessweek suggests...
TODAY: Russian reluctance on troops to Krygyzstan; UN urges a hold on violence; Medvedev launches submarine, plans major military spending; US says no clandestine deals over START. Nemtsov report condemns Putin in scathing report; anti-draft...
In the wake of the April and May violence in Bangkok, several announcements by the Thai authorities appear to mean one thing, but in fact conceal another truth. The investigatory panel proposed by the authorities earlier this month leaves a lot of...
Here goes a bit from my latest on the Peter Erlinder case in Rwanda published on the Huffington Post. Hillary Clinton referred to the case earlier today, but indirectly – hopefully the administration can work up the courage to do what&...
This from the New York Times Idea of the Day blog. As if the Sochi Olympics didn’t already have enough problems: Not enough sports-related international tension in the air for you, with the World Cup in full swing? Look no further than...
With a mounting death toll, an Uzbek refugee exodus of unmanageable proportions, and fears that the strategic route for NATO supplies to Afghanistan will be disrupted, international attention has been rapidly drawn to the question of how to quell ...
This week’s energy reports have been replete with references to Bulgaria’s sudden change of heart regarding two major energy infrastructure projects with Russia. On Friday, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov made the sur...
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