Today Yulia Latynina of Ekho Moskvy published a great op/ed in the Moscow Times on the tragic murder of Central Bank Chairman Andrei Kozlov, and the possible connection to Alexander Slesarev of Sodbiznesbank. A Place Where They’ll Kill a Cen...
If anyone had any doubts about whether the Yukos case was a one-off in Russia, they ought to read this new report by the World Bank. The September 2006 report, entitled, “Governance Matters” ranked Russia 151st among 208 countries in terms of poli...
My name is Robert Amsterdam, and I am a lawyer and an advocate for rule of law. This blog was created to express views which may stimulate debate and discussion on topics of international interest. I believe that we live in a world of unchallenged...
Today the Wall Street Journal issued another report on the developing fiasco of the Sakhalin Energy consortium. The Russian authorities appear to be using the Ministry of Environment to threaten a total shutdown of production to pressure Royal Dut...
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