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Andrei Denisov
  • 15 june 2008

    The Gains and Failures of the Energy Superpower

    Russia failed to choose the correct tone that would facilitate building a steady system of mutually beneficial barter relations (energy resources for technologies and access to mineral wealth for access to markets). This is due in no small degree to major changes in the global situation that occurred after Putin’s election as president.

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A revolutionary chaos of the new world

The world is getting more troublesome and increasingly challenging right before our eyes.

Editor's column

Will Russia Lose Georgia for Good?

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili finally got what he couldn’t get for several years: an official visit to the White House.

The Gains and Failures of the Energy Superpower

Russia failed to choose the correct tone that would facilitate building a steady system of mutually beneficial barter relations (energy resources for technologies and access to mineral wealth for access to markets). This is due in no small degree to major changes in the global situation that occurred after Putin’s election as president.

Reviews and essays

Russia Is Not Prepared to Restore the Empire

When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.

Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality

In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.