We are pretty impressed with the latest article from Sarah Mendelson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published by Foreign Policy. It is exceptionally easy to whine and moan about conditions of injustice and human...
Christopher Walker of Freedom House has a very powerfully argued opinion article just published by the Wall Street Journal. No holds barred, openly strident, and given the violence against journalists this summer, totally appropriate. After ...
The following is an exclusive translation from Novye Izvestiya. Aren’t you a lucky reader… The tail wags the dog Judging by everything, Russia has refused to sign the Energy Charter because of the «YUKOS case» IVAN MARKOV, «Novye...
Phillip P. Pan at the Washington Post has an article today on the Bill Browder/Hermitage/HSBC international lawsuit against Renaissance Capital and members of the Russian government. Also check out the full legal filing for foreign discovery...
So many people use conflict and its victims as political instruments, with little thought given to how these decisions, words, and rhetoric powerful impact the personal lives and families of thousands. This has certainly been true in the Rus...
Here is the beginning of Robert Amsterdam’s latest contribution to Huffington Post: It really is impressive the level of tolerance we’ve built up when it comes to Russia’s confrontational antics. Take for example the move in earl...
Reuters reports that Poland and Russia are unlikely to reach a deal on gas when Putin visits Warsaw in September, and negotiations could continue until the end of the year, meaning Poland may, in the meantime, have to seek supplies elsewhere. ...
A new state program will see car owners offered the chance to swap their old bangers for a $1,500 voucher they can use against the purchase of a domestically produced car. Avtovaz says that its $1 billion of emergency loans has been almost e...
TODAY: Putin promises to fortify Abkhazia with new base; Ukraine still smarting from Medvedev blow. EU urges Russian leadership to work on safety of human rights advocates. Lawyers in Russia beware – it is not just their clients ...
How the Kremlin Fights Corruption Grigory Pasko, journalist Here’s a story of a person I have recently come into contact with, which speaks volumes about how the Russian authorities deal with their own worst problem: corruption. Если В...
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