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The Gazpromization of EU Energy Security

2008-02-22 17:42:13 by James in Robert Amsterdam
 
Here is a new column RA wrote for Project Syndicate. It is being carried by The Daily Star , among other newspapers. The Gazpromization of EU Energy Security By Robert R. Amsterdam Friday, February...
 
 
 
 
 
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Putin Leaves Behind an Unaccountable and Unpredictable regime

2008-02-29 13:56:45 by Robert Amsterdam in Robert Amsterdam
 
Dr. Fraser Cameron of the EU-Russia Centre has a new opinion article in European Voice which takes a critical look at the legacy of Putinism, focusing especially on the tragic failure of the...
 
 
 
 
 
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EU foreign ministers right not to treat Russia as pariah

2008-11-11 13:14:00 by Chekov in Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness
 
European Union foreign ministers have decided that they would prefer p artnership with Russia to fomenting a new cold war. Edward Lucas will be livid. Against the ever temperate advice of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Putin's Energy Schemes, Imploding like the USSR

2008-01-29 09:20:19 by La Russophobe in La Russophobe
 
Stratfor reports on the implosion of Vladimir Putin's schemes to weaponize the country's energy resources (via David McDuff Russian President Vladimir Putin and his anointed successor, Dmitri...
 
 
 
 
 
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Siberian Thaw for EU Relations?

2008-06-28 14:55:42 by Robert Amsterdam in Robert Amsterdam
 
The Financial Times has an editorial today about the EU-Russia Summit held at the end of this week in Siberia, commenting that if they can begin to "treat each other with the respect they deserve,"...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Future of Russia-EU Relations?

2008-06-04 14:00:00 by Nikolas K. Gvosdev in The Washington Realist
 
So the path is clear for the negotiation of a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Russia and the European Union. How these talks turn out will be quite interesting as a test of the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Medvedev Adviser Attacks Putin, Defends Investment

2008-07-31 11:36:50 by Editor in Robert Amsterdam
 
Igor Yurgens, head of the Insitute of Contemporary Development and former Vice President of Renaissance Capital , has lashed out at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for his public criticism of steel...
 
 
 
 
 
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Inflation Continues to Brutalize Putin's Russia

2008-07-24 12:29:20 by La Russophobe in La Russophobe
 
Interfax reports that inflation continues to brutalize Russia far more dramatically than Europe. And remember, this is just the Kremlin's data. The true picture is likely far more bleak than even...
 
 
 
 
 
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Fraser Cameron: The EU Must Resist Division by Russia

2008-04-09 16:19:17 by James in Robert Amsterdam
 
EurActiv has an interesting interview today with Fraser Cameron, director of the EU-Russia Centre , who argues that " Russia is a master of 'divide and rule' " tactics, and says that " The key...
 
 
 
 
 
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Formalizing the Putin Dictatorship and the New Cold War

2008-07-16 20:25:03 by La Russophobe in La Russophobe
 
The Moscow Times reports President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday unveiled a new foreign policy strategy that grants unprecedented rights to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and shows that the Kremlin...