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July 18, 2012

Yale University Buckles to Authoritarianism

Earlier this week I was shocked and appalled to learn that the prestigious institution Yale University had buckled under pressure from an authoritarian regime to ban any form of protest at its joint venture with the National University of Singapor...
July 18, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 18, 2012

TODAY: Putin’s meeting with Annan over Syria reaches no conclusions; Krymsk protesters put in custody; grains crop forecasts slashed; private banks in merger speculation; senator lobbies U.S. to drop Magnitsky Act. Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Ko...
July 18, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 18, 2012

TODAY: Putin’s meeting with Annan over Syria reaches no conclusions; Krymsk protesters put in custody; grains crop forecasts slashed; private banks in merger speculation; senator lobbies U.S. to drop Magnitsky Act. Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Ko...
July 17, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 17, 2012

TODAY: Man charged in Politkovskaya murder case; Lavrov accuses West of blackmail; NGO bill could affect business groups; wiretapping on the rise; both sides looking to sell at TNK-BP; private banks face hikes; Poland suspicious of Russian investm...
July 17, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 17, 2012

TODAY: Man charged in Politkovskaya murder case; Lavrov accuses West of blackmail; NGO bill could affect business groups; wiretapping on the rise; both sides looking to sell at TNK-BP; private banks face hikes; Poland suspicious of Russian investm...
July 16, 2012

Magnitsky Act vs. Jackson-Vanik

The FT weighs in today on the debate over the Magnitsky Act, which would ban Russian officials implicated in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky from entering the U.S.  From Western journalists to Russian journalists to Vladimir Putin, the common...
July 16, 2012

Magnitsky Act vs. Jackson-Vanik

The FT weighs in today on the debate over the Magnitsky Act, which would ban Russian officials implicated in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky from entering the U.S.  From Western journalists to Russian journalists to Vladimir Putin, the common...
July 16, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 16, 2012

TODAY: Duma’s slew of anti-free speech laws; ‘no progress’ on Estemirova case; Putin visits Krymsk in bid to boost reputation, accused of ‘rudeness’ by Ukraine minister; Saudi Arabia objects to human rights comments; hacker group targets oil compa...
July 16, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 16, 2012

TODAY: Duma’s slew of anti-free speech laws; ‘no progress’ on Estemirova case; Putin visits Krymsk in bid to boost reputation, accused of ‘rudeness’ by Ukraine minister; Saudi Arabia objects to human rights comments; hacker group targets oil compa...
July 13, 2012

Skolkovo: Risk vs. Innovation

Russia’s efforts to develop its own Silicon Valley in the form of the 400-hectare-squared Skolkovo Innovation Center are progressing on schedule.  Aside from providing a streamlined and well-oiled path for outwards-flowing foreign direct inv...