BRIC’s of Stability: Why Occupy Wall Street Isn’t Coming To Moscow Or Beijing

This in about Politics, and tagged , , , was written by on November 7, 2011 . 84 Comments

As repeatedly noted by Mark Adomanis, the Russian liberals and the Western media have predicted about 10 of the last zero Russian revolutions. Likewise, the “Jasmine Revolution” in China that was the subject of so much talk about a year ago has fizzled out like a wet firework. Meanwhile, the Arab world remains in the […]

Russia’s Economic “Stagnation” In Global Perspective

This in about Economy, and tagged , , , , was written by on July 14, 2011 . 40 Comments

Иn the wake of the 2009 recession, declinist rhetoric has come to dominate discussion of Russia’s economic prospects. Jim O’Neill, the founder of the BRIC’s concept, has his work cut out defending Russia’s expulsion from the group in favor of Indonesia, Mexico, or some other random middle-sized country. Journalists in the Western media claim its economy is […]

Why Russia is Cemented to the Other BRICs

This in about Economy, and tagged , , , , was written by on June 13, 2010 . 6 Comments

In the wake of the economic crisis in which Russia’s GDP fell by a stunning 7.9% in 2009, its status as a BRIC economy – with its connotations of promise and progress – was brought into question. After all, isn’t it a dying nation with rapidly degrading infrastructure? Isn’t it amazingly corrupt? Wouldn’t its contempt […]