What Is To Be Done?
(Moscow-on-Thames) Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s irrepressible spokesman, said today that Russia would like to know what it could do to get sanctions reduced. This, of course, set tongues wagging, both in Russia…
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The Political Economy of Russian Information & Communication Technologies
(PONARS Policy Memo) In 2017, the term “Russian hackers” became a brand similar to that of Stolichnaya, Aeroflot, and Lada. Russia’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector became described as having…
Omelicheva: Protests add to bevy of issues facing Putin ahead of election
(KU) Ahead of the March 18 presidential election, Russia has seen more street protests called for by the opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Demonstrators across hundreds of Russian cities are seeking…
Giuliano: Many Russian citizens don’t realize they can’t buy certain goods because of Russian sanctions on trade with Europe
(Newsweek) Congress and millions across the country have called for punishing Russia over its meddling and interference in the 2016 election that saw President Donald Trump rise to the nation’s highest political…
How Russia’s Food Embargo and Ruble Devaluation Challenge the Eurasian Customs Union
The Russian economic crisis of 2014-15 has dramatically affected cross-border trade among the three central states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia (all of which are…
New Memo: Torn Between Patriotism and Economic Necessities: Russia’s EU Borderlands & the Food Embargo
In response to Western sanctions, in August 2014 Russia introduced an embargo on meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables from the EU, Norway, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The ban…
Torn Between Patriotism and Economic Necessities: Russia’s EU Borderlands after the Food Embargo
In response to Western sanctions, in August 2014 Russia introduced an embargo on meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables from the EU, Norway, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The ban…
Why Sanctions Against Russia Might Backfire
(Huffington Post/Berggruen Institute) Will Western sanctions against Russia work? It's not clear what that question means, since it isn't obvious what Russia has to do to end them. It doesn't…