Russia Matters
In remarks made at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in July 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is " sitting on top of an economy that has nuclear weapons and oil wells and nothing else." In making his statement, Biden built on a claim by former U.S. President Barack Obama, who said in 2016 that Russia "doesn't produce anything that anybody wants to buy except oil and gas and arms." Biden's claim is more hyperbolic than... Читать дальше...
T. Spoehr, Heritage
While at first blush, the idea sounds attractive, policymakers should view this notion with caution.
Doug Bandow, The American Conservative
Three decades ago, humanity was enjoying a special Christmas present: the end of the Soviet Union. The communist behemoth had arisen amid the chaos and slaughter of the First World War. Indomitable revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin had driven the fringe Bolshevik Party to power. Joseph Stalin institutionalized terror and created a military superpower.
Kadri Liik, ECFR
Western policymakers are now asking whether Russia and China will join forces in an alliance of autocracies, and whether they have a chance to manage this challenge by drawing Moscow away from Beijing.
Moens, Kijewski & Aarup, Politico EU
The recovery from the pandemic has been bumpy, with global supply chains struggling. The inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden improved transatlantic trade relations and led to some tariff relief between Brussels and Washington in disputes over steel and aircraft subsidies. But the change in U.S. administration did not revive the World Trade Organization, and...
Zero Hedge, Oil Price
Russian President Vladimir Putin has noted that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany is fully ready and prepared to start pumping gas exports.
Fehim Tastekin, Al Monitor
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Muslim-majority Chechnya region and a loyalist of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has triggered a fresh spat between Turkey and Russia by suggesting to name a park in Chechnya after Turkey's public enemy No. 1, amid ongoing disagreements between Ankara and Moscow over Syria and Ukraine. According to the sources familiar with the matter, Kadyrov's hit to Ankara's sore spot was a manifest of an ongoing face-off... Читать дальше...
Richard Connolly & Michael Kofman, FA
To Preserve Its Global Ambitions, Russia Is Managing Its Economic Limits
