‘Bad things happen in August. That’s why you should sell now.‘ Fire damage is not impacting insurance companies as much as might be expected, because ‘few homes are insured and even fewer claims are made for damaged p...
TODAY: Pollution drives embassy workers out of Moscow, no sign of improved conditions, doctors told not to diagnose patients with heat or pollution-related illness; Strategy 31; new laws to curb police violence; Medvedev marks Georgian war with vi...
Basic competency in governance is by no means a given in a democracy. Any visitor to the New York State Legislature could tell you that. But conversely, authoritarianism does not always function as the perfect conveyor belt of executiv...
Medvedev announced today he wants the Russian police to be called by its pre-communist era name. “We need professional people. We need personnel who work efficiently and honestly,” RFE/RL quotes Medvedev. “So I believe that the t...
Writing in the Financial Times, Thomas de Waal takes a look at Russia-Georgia relations two years after the war. He argues that the conflict ended up weakening Russia’s position in the region and that Russia is now moving away from trying to...
Here’s some fodder for Russia apologists: In Foreign Policy this week, Leland R. Miller argues that Russia is using the Collective Security Treaty Organization, an often-overlooked alliance of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan...
Under a new deal signed by the two countries’ presidents, Russia will provide South Africa’s nuclear power stations with uranium until at least 2017, which, according to Rosatom, will give Russia control over 45% of South Africa’...
Russia will tighten security over grain stockpiles following its decision to ban grain exports, which has already caused an 8% price jump and ‘sparked a buying frenzy‘, with many analysts speculating on the likelihood of a world food c...
TODAY: Fire death toll hits 50 as compensation draws criticism; Kremlin silent on Strategy 31 criticism from the US; two years on from Georgian war, Medvedev has no regrets; debate with Japan continues; embezzlement witness killed; Chirikova fined...
Russia’s ban on exporting wheat as a measure to help the domestic market cope with the country’s ongoing draught has had an immediate effect, driving up wheat prices around the world. Putin announced the ban today, in an apparent sudde...
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