Garry’s got a new op/ed in the Financial Times, which, among other arguments, suggests that recent platitudes offered by Terry Davis and Henry Kissinger show an inverse correlation between democracy and the price of gasoline. Robert Mugabe would have far fewer international problems with his autocracy if he had oil and gas supplies, Kasparov quips. Garry has publicly confronted Kissinger in the past.

Western flattery ignores the dark reality of Russia By Garry Kasparov Recently we have witnessed a flurry of high-profile and contradictory statements on the Russian state. In a role reversal, Russia’s leaders have been abnormally candid while several prominent western politicians and pundits have lavished undeserved praise.