Category Archives: moscow

Putin’s Bad Month – How the Sanctions Are[n’t] Working

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Jesse Heath

Will the history books view the shooting down of MH17 as a similarly crystallizing event like the assassination of Franz Ferdinand nearly 100 years before? Maybe (probably depends on whose books you will read). In any case, it is difficult … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic development, economics, Foreign direct investment, foreign investment, foreign policy, moscow, Novatek, oil, Putin, Rosneft, Russian economy | Comments Off on Putin’s Bad Month – How the Sanctions Are[n’t] Working

Strategic Sectors Law Update – Draft Amendments and First Meeting of 2011

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Jesse Heath

Strategic Sectors Law Amendments On February 17, the Russian government submitted amendments to the Strategic Sectors law.  The only substantive change the amendments address is the ownership issue I covered here – i.e., that the law currently applies to any … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Foreign direct investment, foreign investment, Government of Russia, Law, legal update, legislation, moscow, oligarchs, PM Putin, Putin, reform, reserves, russia, Russian economy, strategic industries, Vladimir Putin | 1 Comment

Moscow Bombs: Terror on the Red Line

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Jesse Heath

It’s pretty difficult to add much of value to the excellent reporting on today’s attacks on the Moscow metro. I will try to just sum up the salient facts, analysis, and inferences for any readers who were unable to follow … Continue reading →

Posted in Dmitry Medvedev, moscow, terrorism | Comments Off on Moscow Bombs: Terror on the Red Line