CIS

  • Jun 7, 2012
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Russia and the CIS in the third quarter

President Vladimir Putin has solidified his status as Russia's paramount decisionmaker, and the...

CIS
  • Jun 6, 2012
  • 6 min read

Global natural gas trade grows as patterns change

While natural gas has always been more costly and difficult to transport than oil, there has been...

International
  • Apr 30, 2012
  • 6 min read

Russia's regional policies face neighbours' resistance

Vladimir Putin's imminent return to the presidency, NATO's increasing dependence on Russian and...

Russia
  • Mar 7, 2012
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Russia and the CIS in the second quarter

The region's strategic and economic development will be defined by the selection of the next...

CIS
  • Dec 7, 2011
  • 6 min read

Investment fuels global emerging-market growth

Economic theory and historical experience depict a close relationship between rapid economic...

International
  • Dec 5, 2011
  • 6 min read

Russia scrambles to sustain regional dominance

With yesterday's parliamentary elections casting a shadow over domestic and foreign policy-making...

Russia
  • Oct 26, 2011
  • 4 min read

Free trade for Armenia with CIS seems premature

An agreement to establish a free-trade zone within the CIS has been signed by eight of its eleven...

CIS
  • Sep 7, 2011
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Russia/CIS in the fourth quarter

Russia's presidential selection process will dominate domestic and regional politics in the...

CIS