La Russophobe has posted an interesting translation of an Andrei Illarionov article on Publius Pundit. Excerpt: The Russian economy might have grown more quickly on account of its oil industry, but as a result of the government’s breakup of ...
For some time I have followed the case of media baron Conrad Black with great interest. Today in the Guardian is an interesting piece by Nick Cohen, reminding us why the London Stock Exchange remains the preferred destination for Russia’s IP...
Adrian Karatnycky of Orange Circle argues in the Washington Post that the US election could help bring forward European energy security as a potential side issue in some states. It’s a pity that the United States seems more concerned with Eu...
Over the next week the blog will be on semi-hiatus, as my editor is traveling, my client work is exceptionally busy, and I’ll be spending some more time with my kids. I still plan to get something new up each day – but it probably won&...
Ever since the announcement of the South Stream pipeline of Gazprom and ENI, speculations have been swirling about Europe regarding the feasibility of the competing Nabucco pipeline proposal. At the center of these concerns is the Austrian energy ...
Another day, another fraudulent set of criminal charges – this time aimed at shutting down an NGO which trains journalists. Manana Aslamazyan AP: Russian NGO Paralyzed, Head Flees Investigators pounced on a minor infraction committed by Mana...
Two aspirin, please. From the Economist: GOOD news for the Kremlin: no longer must it work so hard to justify the destruction of Yukos, a bankrupt oil firm, or defend the predatory instincts of Gazprom, its gas giant. It is finding surprising supp...
This week, amid the much more dramatic news of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Russia, I have attended two different energy conferences in Madrid and Brussels to give speeches and had the opportunity to exchange ideas with some very interesting people, ...
Terry Eagleton in the London Review of Books has a very interesting critique of a new book on the writings of the revolutionary Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin, who suffered greatly under the repression of the Stalinist state, and was exiled t...
Today Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Russia to close some major energy and arms deals – however it seems that Putin wants to keep the visit quiet to avoid needlessly antagonizing Washington before the Kennebunkport visit (maybe the K...
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