When the tandemocracy of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev successfully pushed through a constitutional amendment to extend the presidential term from four to six years in just 50 days, the reactions were diverse. This new bill, along with ...
The index of Russian service industries has plummeted to a record low, as curbed spending signaled the likelihood of a recession. Russia’s rouble devaluation is piling pressure on the currencies of its neighbours and putting those with...
TODAY: Putin orders further cuts to Ukraine; Bulgaria supplies at ‘critical’ levels; EU officials forecasting further cuts. Russia’s analysts offer predictable predictions; the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.Prime Minist...
Who lives well in Russia? Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. In their day, every schoolchild in the USSR knew the phrase that serves as the title of this article – a poem...
A short piece by Liam Denning in the Wall Street Journal points out the problematic strategy behind Russia’s ambitious plan to spend $1.1 trillion on infrastructure by 2015, theoretically providing a cushion for crisis. The problem:&nb...
Robert Gates, the bridge between the Bush and Obama presidencies, is not very worried about Russia. From the Washington Post: A longtime Russia analyst during his years with the CIA, Gates today sees Moscow as less of a threat than do many i...
We’re looking forward to reading this new political risk blog The Call, launched by Foreign Policy and written by Ian Bremmer of Eurasia Group. In the inaugural post, Bremmer sets forth four reasons why political risk is going to becom...
Michael Fitzsimmons has an interesting review of The New Great Game by Lutz Kleveman, breaking down the polemics of negotiating the best supply route, both politically and economically, to tap into the considerable oil desposits in the Caspian reg...
The following is the latest contribution from solicitor Anthony Rose from his “Conversations with Penfold” series on British and European politics. Read his earlier contributions here. Conversations with Penfold: The Waste Land B...
Oil prices rose nearly 3% today after an Iranian military commander reportedly called for an oil boycott over Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip and on worries over the deepening Russian gas supply row. Last month’s steep plung...
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