Two interesting pieces of news coincide today from the sordid world of Russian energy politics. First, permissions to build the 403-meter “Gazscraper” tower in St. Petersburg were muscled through local government by Valentina Mat...
What on earth do you think we’ll hear from the Russians this year? A defensive and hostile discourse on the evils of the United States and the West, or a slightly more conciliatory tone about Russia’s long deserved global leaders...
Contrary to rumor, competitive politics do exist inside Russia’s government – but only among those already in power. In taking a look at the contradicting and competing statements about future plans for the 2012 elections from bo...
TODAY: EU chief has faith that Russia will not stand in the way of sanctions against Iran; US reproaches Russia on human rights; hope for WTO bid? Yushchenko suggests move towards NATO would receive popular backing; ethnic haters charged.&nb...
CNN Money is running an interesting feature by David Goldman entitled “10 countries, 10 solutions” which details the particularities of the global economic crisis facing 10 key countries. In typical old-media fashion, the layout makes ...
Honestly, is there any other way to interpret this? Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko, as reported by the AP: Moscow wants NATO to listen to its concerns and hold serious discussions on the Kremlin’s proposal for an overar...
Of all the coverage coming out of the recent judgment on the Bank of New York Mellon money laundering case, Fortune’s coverage appears to be the most thorough so far, not to mention that it immediately won me over with its headline: ...
I don’t know why I’m so fixated on this but I just am – the FT is carrying the latest in the Guinea expropriate-the-expropriator saga. Amidst all the back-and-forth on taxes, rights, payments, “causes for concern”, &#...
TODAY: Chief of staff denies decisions on Kaliningrad plan; Churkin criticizes US ‘cold war attitude’; arms reduction talks not progressing as smoothly as they may appear. Israel maintains choice in Iran; Russia suggests onus on ...
TODAY: Obama firm on reasons for missile defense decision; Medvedev and Putin seem to take it as a positive sign; Putin wishes to see trade the next barrier broken; Russia will abandon Kaliningrad missile plans. Pressure mounting regarding I...
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