Doing Business in Yemen
Ian Pryde was the sole author of this 150-page guide Doing Business in Yemen.
Read MoreMistaken Malthusianism: Western Warnings May Miss the Mark
One of the most fascinating aspects of Russian reform has always been the number of people advocating Western ideas as the way forward, without evaluating whether these ideas are effective or well-conceived. Russia’s attempts at pension reform are a prime example. In an article he recently penned for AmCham News,…
Read MoreGetting the Story Wrong: Akayev Wasn’t Liberal and the Kyrgyz aren’t Anti-Russian
The developments in Kyrgyzstan in March unleashed the usual torrent of “expert” commentary. Armchair academics and parachute journalists saw the protests against the results of the Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, the flight of President Askar Akayev and the ensuing looting as the third democratic, American-inspired and anti-Russian “revolution” in the CIS,…
Read MoreLetting Loose the Giant: Gazprom Remains at the Center of Reform and Deregulation Talk
Most outside observers have agreed that from its very formation Gazprom, the giant monopoly producer and distributor born out of the Soviet Gas Ministry in the early 1990s and owner of around one fifth of the world’s proven gas reserves, was in need of thorough reform. This might seem paradoxical,…
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