I recently praised President Putin’s success in making Russia an indispensable player in the Middle East vis-à-vis the situation in Iran, but it remains to be seen how Moscow will use its new influence to advance their interests. Running int...
Below is an exclusive translation of an important article by Vladimir Milov published in Vedomosti today. The Legal Results By Vladimir Milov Vedomosti, October 31, 2007 One of the important results of the Putin’s presidency is a menacing degradat...
Rarely do we see Moscow’s message communicated so clearly as in the article below: Treat us well while you are in office, and we will reward you handsomely in retirement. Financial Times: Observer: Table for four: Putin hosts the exes Publis...
Oil futures could soon be changing hands at $100 and over Oil prices are set to top $100 as speculators continue to drive prices higher, say analysts and industry figures. Daniel Yergin is the latest energy expert to warn that oil prices could exc...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hugs Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II while visiting Butovo, a site south of Moscow, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. The Butovo firing range was used for executions from 1930 until after Stalin’s death in 1953. So...
There’s an entertaining article on Slate today about the return of price controls in Russia and elsewhere. Surely everyone else already read our interview on this subject with economist Craig Pirrong? Slate: Exhibit B: Russia. When you have ...
From a column by Alexendros Petersen of CSIS in the Wall Street Journal: The third combustible state may at first seem surprising, but it presents the greatest threat to U.S. strategic interests in the long term. According to the conventional view...
Here is an interview with Stratfor’s George Friedman on Fox News. No shortage of controversial material here for debate – especially given the strong editorial line taken by Bill O’Reilly, who is able to make the most outspoken g...
Isn’t it great when you can get a third party to endorse your interests for you? That’s exactly what Russia’s Gazprom has been perfecting in recent years by creating tight relationships with key national champions such as BP, Tot...
Teenagers cheer at rally of the pro-Kremlin youth group Young Guard outside Red Square in the center of Moscow, 03 October 2007. (AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov) The forthcoming State Duma elections, to be held on December 2nd, “are not about political...
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