The Western Media’s War Against Cyprus And Russia

This in about Economy, and tagged , , , , , , was written by on March 21, 2013 . 43 Comments

If you ever manage to get a troupe as diverse as Latynina, Mark Adomanis, the Cypriot Communist Party, virtually every financial analyst, Prokhorov, and Putin united in condemning your crass stupidity and cack-handedness, it’s probably time to stop and ponder. But it’s safe to say that’s not what the Troika – the European Commission, European Central Bank, and IMF […]

Interview with Craig Willy (Letters from Europe)

This in about Politics, and tagged , , , , , , was written by on May 16, 2011 . 4 Comments

After a year long hiatus from interviewing Russia watchers, I decided it was time to get back in the game. As it happens, my attention first fell on a Europe blogger – and not just any incisive, counter-intuitive scribbler whose intellect and analytical acumen is matched only by the number of themes he is prepared to expound […]

The Endgame Begins

This in about Economy, and tagged , , , , was written by on February 13, 2010 . 22 Comments

A year ago I predicted that there will be a “decoupling from the unwinding“, as “emerging markets” by and large ride out the temporary shocks of declining Western demand for their exports (China) and the interruption of Western credit intermediation (Russia) before resuming growth. This is one aspect of the trends leading to the imminent demise […]