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Sonin: The average annual growth rate for Russia over 2008-2017 was 1.2 percent

(Moscow Times) On Feb. 28, a Russian court denied bail and house arrest for U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, who was jailed two weeks earlier on alleged fraud charges. For over two decades, Calvey…

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Russia’s World Cup Opportunity

(Project Syndicate) MOSCOW – It is hard to imagine a positive headline this year featuring the words “Russia” and “global impact.” If anything, the international news media seem to be…

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What We Can Choose When We Have No Choice (Op-ed)

(Moscow Times) Russians had no choice in the 2018 presidential elections. Those who wanted to vote against corruption, against Russia’s aggressive foreign policy, against unlimited military spending, against protectionism and isolationism…

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Russia’s Economic Stagnation Is Here to Stay

(Project-Syndicate) The Russian economy is stagnating across almost all sectors, meaning that boosting growth will be impossible without deep structural reforms. But with President Vladimir Putin approaching a fourth term after…

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Sonin: Long-term stagnation is the most important and thus worrying signal of the Russian economy

(NEE) It is no secret that innovation is responsible for as much as 80 per cent of economic growth. Not surprisingly, given the current situation in the global economy, especially…

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Trump helps Putin — and all dictators — when he calls U.S. elections ‘rigged.’

(WP) (Co-authored with K. Sonin) Donald Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership, suggested that he would recognize Putin’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, and questioned the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that Russia…

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