Recently the World Bank’s November issue of the biannual Russian Economic Report came out. At the time I was busy with other things, amongst others planning the move from Blogger to self-hosted WordPress; as such, I did not give it the comprehensive treatment that it deserved at the time. Of course, reading about these things […]
Russia Economy Crisis I: How Red will Russia Get?
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on December 3, 2008 .No Comments
Some Thoughts on the Financial Crisis
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on October 10, 2008 .2 Comments
What with all the noise about the ongoing credit crunch, all around financial apocalypse and burgeoning signs that it is beginning to spill over into Main Street like a torrent of water from a collapsing dam, I thought it’s about time we take a look at this “sucker” (to use Bush’s blunt term) and it’s […]
Russia to Bail Out Iceland?
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on October 7, 2008 .No Comments
Will Russia acquire Keflavik without the need for an amphibious invasion, as in the Clancy-verse? Potentially, they could neutralize the SOSUS (a long unrealized Soviet ambition) and reinforce their position in the Arctic-Atlantic region for just 5bn $. This is compared to the 700bn $+ the US has spent in Iraq to little discernible effect. […]
