The West vs. the Rest?
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is in Moscow this week on an official visit. He first met President Putin in 2005, and since […]
Read MoreRussia’s economic bandwagon rolls on despite major problems
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – Several events this week cast interesting light on Russia’s economy, and the different perceptions of the country here and abroad. After Heiligendamm and […]
Read MoreA good week for Putin? The G8 summit and the St. Petersburg Economic Forum
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – At first sight, President Vladimir Putin and Russia had a good week. During the G8 summit in Heiligendamm in Germany, Putin made a […]
Read MoreG8 summit – national differences likely to dominate common interests
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has tried hard to concentrate on “Growth and Responsibility” as the theme for this week’s G8 summit in Heiligendamm […]
Read MorePutin goes to Europe
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – Following the visits to Moscow by the German and American foreign ministers and the EU-Russia summit in Samara, Russia and the West agreed […]
Read MoreRussia’s Economy – never had it so good?
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – Much attention this week was focused on the visits to Moscow by the German and US foreign ministers and the Russia-EU summit in […]
Read MorePutin’s state of the nation: inconsistencies hinder Russia’s development
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – President Putin’s last state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly and various representatives from Russia’s regions, religious faiths and other organizations, […]
Read MoreOrange revolution in Russia unlikely
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – Russia’s already poor image took another hit last weekend with the arrest of former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and the heavy-handed tactics […]
Read MoreFDI in Russia – rewards justify the risks
Depending on which set of statistics you believe, foreign direct investment in Russia in 2005 amounted to some $14.6 billion and in 2006 more than doubled to about $30 billion. […]
Read MoreRussia: Would-Be Great Power?
MOSCOW. (Ian Pryde for RIA Novosti) – Anyone strolling around a half-decent bookshop these days will find that most of the books on current affairs seem to deal with Islam […]
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