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Photo: Wikimedia Commons While EU and US sanctions against Russia over its aggression in Ukraine, and Russia’s counter-sanctions, are much discussed due to their evident political significance, less attention has been given to Russia’s punitive...
Machine building sector in Ukraine is facing a difficult situation. Recent research showed that machine building is most heavily exposed to the Russian market in terms of the percentage of output exported to Russia. Apart from the fact that...
Photo: Wikimedia Commons The protests in Hong Kong over the past week have captivated the world and led to whispers of a Chinese “Maidan,” a street protest that leads to major (and overdue) political change. Discontent with Beijing’s handling...
Gloomy as this commentary may seem, the reality is what it is and you cannot take umbrage at it. Clearly none of the Western countries wants to support the Ukraine by selling it high-tech military weapons, so that the better-equipped Ukrainian...
Photo: Wikimedia Commons The topic “Russia and Ukraine” is occupying the world media for nearly six months. Since July 2014, it has even escalated after imposing trade sanctions by Russia. The country prohibits imports of fruits,...
Photo: Wikimedia Commons With the Ukraine crisis escalating, Russia is in extremely bad lights in the Western world. President Obama’s ineptitude to handle the bully that Putin became has put Russia in a position which is starting to resemble...
Photo: Wikimedia Commons The economy is stagnating. Once again. Whistleblowers from among analysts and economists reported total collapse of economy ever since 2007, with a periodicity of a radio traffic service. Many did not realize though,...
The EU’s new economic Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine could have a major geopolitical impact on Europe’s relationship with Russia. “The EU stands by your side, today more than ever before” Herman Van Rompuy, European Council...
Who has caused the crash of a malaysian boeing? Putin, little green people? Not really. We all did. The European Union, NATO, UN, international community – everyone. It is a standard that airways above the areas of military actions are closed....
Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Douglass North has famously defined institutions as “the rules of the game,” but in reality, they are much more than that, especially in a transition context. Institutions are the semi-permanent manifestations of...
