Yesterday I read with great interest the news of the Austrian Prosecutor’s investigation into transactions made between Diskont Bank in Russia and Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) of Austria. Given both the timing of this disclosure and the fact...
This week the International Federation of Journalists is holding its 2007 World Congress in Moscow, an event which is known as the largest global gathering of international journalists. The week-long Congress kicked off with the presentation of a ...
At the end of last week, corruption watchdog Transparency International issued its annual global report with respect to corruption of the world’s judicial systems. The full report is well worth reading, as Russia is heavily featured as one o...
There’s an amusing story in the Journal today about one of Russia’s best-selling vodka brands, Putinka, which has largely seen a surge in its market share thanks to the similarity to the president’s name. This technique of mercha...
Yesterday, this letter to the editor from the Polish Defense Minister and two academics was published by the FT: From Mr Radek Sikorski, Mr Maciej Olex-Szczytowski and Mr Jacek Rostowski. Sir, European Union solidarity was excellently, if belatedl...
This weekend Jim Hoagland of the Washington Post gives his take on the conflicting historical narratives used by both the West and Russia to push their interests. In the past, RA has blogged about Russia’s victim narrative. Much of the grief...
Steven Lee Myers of the New York Times gives a week in review take on the UK-Russia extradition drama. Art by Paul Rogers Excerpt: In Mr. Putin’s seven years as president, a Soviet-style cynicism about the law has returned, one in which justice, l...
Today an FT editor breaks down the main arguments currently driving the bitter divide between Russian and the West in the attached op/ed: Murder and oppression will not earn Russia respect By Stefan Wagstyl The killer of Alexander Litvinenko, the ...
From Irwin Stelzer in today’s Times: Putin’s goal is not the mere profit maximisation that guides decision-making in market economies. It is to gain influence over the foreign policies of European countries and, to a lesser extent, America. ...
Historian Niall Ferguson, author of the excellent books “Empire,” “Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire,” and most recently “The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West,&...
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