The EU Ambassador to Russia, Marc Franco, has suggested that Russia will remain a ‘third world economy’ unless the rule of law and democracy are re-enforced. Whilst Russia is hoping that higher taxes from the energy sector will h...
We have written a number of blog posts about the arrest of Semyon Mogilevich, his alleged ties to the natural gas trade, and the subsequent trial. Today, we are shocked to read of his release from jail. From the Financial Times, which also n...
President Dmitry Medvedev has made some sensible comments over the weekend about what he envisions as Russia’s image: The Russian bear needs to be attractive to be respected by the rest of the world and it cannot become stronger without good...
TODAY: Biden’s comments on ‘withering’ Russia cause consternation; Clinton steps in to smooth over reset cracks. Medvedev interview; ‘bear’ needs to appear more friendly. Russia threatens sanctions on firm...
My apologies for the Sunday silence – I’m told that spending a day away from the internet in the summer is good for my health. At any rate, as many readers already know, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton spent an hour on Meet the Pre...
The following is a letter from the human rights advocate Sergei Kovalev in support of Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The letter was also published on korpunkt.com and khodorkovsky.ru. With the YUKOS trial, the power is engaging not only and not so much in ...
The interview with Vice President Joseph Biden in today’s Wall Street Journal makes for fascinating reading, though there are certainly some quotes that are bound to ruffle feathers, such as his comments about Russia’s “withering...
There are some things that should be sacred. A funeral, no matter who it is for, should not be disturbed like this. Hasn’t the Kremlin sent enough messages to their people that they should be afraid? From the New York Times...
This is from a new interview with David Satter on the International Affairs Forum: The other thing that I heard, and that I think is credible, is that they need time to prepare a kind of pretext. It’s not a simple direct invasion of Georgia ...
A few minutes ago, ousted Honduran President made a big PR move by going to the Honduras border, stepping about three feet over for 15 minutes, and then coming back over to Nicaragua. The entire time he was swamed be people, sticking out wit...
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