Remarks on Russian reality Grigory Pasko, journalist 1. Fools and roads 130 kilometers outside Moscow in Vladimir Oblast is the little village of Ileykino. From Ileykino to the nearest population center with shops, a hospital and school – is 8 kil...
Steve LeVine has a good blog post up about TNK-BP, and how this business dispute will probably become the subject of academic study some day as a symbol of how the energy sector is changing. He quotes several analysts who recommend that BP should ...
Ariel Cohen and Ray Walser have a new article arguing that the Russian-Venezuelan energy alliance is a throwback to the Cold War era Cuban-Soviet relations, and that these leaders are “well-positioned to plan substantial international mischi...
Andrew Langley at the Wall Street Journal talks with a lot of very pessimistic analysts following the market fiasco in Russia last week: Although many observers in Moscow expect that situation to ease as Mechel acts on Mr. Putin’s remarks an...
“TNK-BP’s messy shareholder dispute has helped push Russia’s indexes into a downward spin.” In what appears to be a change in tactics, prosecutors in Moscow have denied issuing legal proceedings against the venture’s chief, Robert Dudl...
Russian authorities may apply an American racketeering law in a Moscow court in their attempt to recover billions of dollars in damages from the Bank of New York Mellon. A decision on the case is to be made today. Mechel, the company accused by Pr...
TODAY: Russia trying to weaken NATO; the Cuban Missile Crisis of 2008; Russia puts military-purpose satellite into orbit, plans to strengthen navy; Foreign Ministry says Bush comments insulted veterans; Russia to remake Britain’s The Office. Russi...
Back when the Czech Republic went forward and signed agreements with the United States for the installation of anti-ballistic missile shield sites, the Russians were justifiably furious that their protests, concerns, and counter-proposals were sum...
A Wall Street Journal editorial from Saturday argues that the departure of TNK-BP’s CEO Robert Dudley reflects poorly upon Russia as a reliable business environment. Duh. Although filled with mostly tedious foregone conclusions, there is one...
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