The Economist has a a translation of a terrific article by former Polish Foreign Minister Adam Rotfeld, which was originally published in Gazeta Wyborcza earlier this summer. Rotfeld gets to the bottom of the many competing and complimentary...
In relation to our ongoing coverage of the rise of the BRIC economies, we’re grateful to present the following contribution on Brazil from Georges D. Landau, a professor of international relations from S. Paulo. One month before the election...
Following Friday’s news that President Dmitry Medvedev had proposed to replace Rosneft leader Sergei Bogdanchikov with Eduard Khudainatov, the papers today are reporting on the background of the company’s new ‘dark horse‘ p...
The Moscow Times reports excitedly on last week’s news that a US-based company will buy six of Sukhois Superjets. Yevgeny Chichvarkin is convinced that he will be killed in prison if he is extradited to Moscow following his London cour...
TODAY: EU parliament member criticizes Putin; Nashi lawsuit thrown out; Kruglova sentence suspended; Dagestan bombings; Matviyenko for President? Military cooperation with Israel; Frolov blasts Medvedev (again); internet crimesolving. Heidi Hautal...
Ah, the Valdai Discussion Club – that wonderful time of year of ponderous navel-gazing over the future of Russia’s unfulfilled potential, a moment of generous ignorance over the country’s more serious systemic problems. Nei...
After more than a year of being run by a provisional team of technocrats, the Czech Republic has a new centre-right coalition government, who won a vote of confidence earlier this month. It seems the surprising turn of events continues, following ...
According to the China Atomic Energy Authority, China and Russia will expand nuclear cooperation in seven areas, including floating power plants and safety technology. Gazprom’s first-quarter profits hit a new record of $10.6 billion, ...
President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered regional leaders and the government to prevent speculators from driving up the cost of basic foodstuffs. (Presumably nothing came of the almost identical order he made on August 13.) Prime Minister...
TODAY: Wildfires kill 5; Putin’s Lada trip mocked online; Lyudmila Alexeyeva to stop protesting; Kremlin blames opposition crackdowns on Moscow; police raid New Times; policewoman fired after protest video; Church to ban unauthorized media; ...
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