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October 25, 2007

Khodorkovsky Anniversary Coverage

From The Independent: Russia jailed Khodorkovsky to silence him, say lawyers By Anne Penketh, Diplomatic Editor Published: 25 October 2007 Lawyers for the jailed oligarch, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, accused Russian authorities yesterday of trying to ke...
October 25, 2007

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct. 25, 2007

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, and Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee pose for photographers during their meeting in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. China, Russia and...
October 25, 2007

Sestanovich: The Emotionalism of Cold War Legacies

Stephen R. Sestanovich has a new interview up on the Council of Foreign Relations website that is worth a read: It’s been said by a number of experts lately that one of the problems in the relationship is that Americans kept saying they “won” the ...
October 24, 2007

Registan Reviews Steve LeVine

My favorite Central Asia blog Registan.net has a review of the book “The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea” by former New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporter Steve LeVine. Steve is a bright...
October 24, 2007

Abramovich or Mittal Going After Russneft?

Now this is crazy news. Reuters is reporting on a new rumor that a competing bid for the recently hijacked oil company Russneft could be backed either by Roman Abramovich or Lakshmi Mittal – putting into question the acquisition plans by Ole...
October 24, 2007

Mistaken Assumptions about Russia and Kosovo

A Serbian veteran from the Balkan wars of the 1990s rests during a protest in central Belgrade October 9, 2007. (Photo: Reuters) Janusz Bugajski (a great academic who has been featured on this blog here and here) and Edward Joseph have a column in...
October 24, 2007

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct. 24, 2007

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Regional Development Minister Dmitry Kozak during a congress of Russian local leaders in Moscow, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. Putin urged mayors across Russia to get out the vote in parliamentary elections (...