The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, admittedly an attempt to expand both NATO and the European Union (EUDahJTkfw, has escalated in terms of dominating Europe’s energy markets. Attempts to halt the ongoing construction of Russia’s South Stream natural gas pipeline appears to be a direct at…
Russia in the World
19.06.2014
The Fast and the Furious in Gas Geopolitics
The interplay between Ukraine and Russia when it comes to gas geopolitics goes far beyond economic negotiations and development. It…
17.06.2014
Russia Faces New Gas Challenges
Despite numerous attempts undertaken by Russia and Ukraine with the assistance of the European Union to resolve the gas dispute,…
10.06.2014
The US Keeps on Waging a Gas War on Russia
As it was predicted in the previous article, the US has been doing everything it possibly can to complicate the…
03.06.2014
Eurasian Economic Union Founding Treaty Signed
Presidents Vladimir Putin, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Alexander Lukashenko signed a Treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union, in Astana on May…
13.05.2014
Putin-Mongering
If you spend some time listening to reputable news shows all across the West you will start to notice several recurring ‘interpretations’ that explain all things Russian and Vladimir Putin. Rather than being enlightening about this complex country and perhaps even more complex leader, a series of increasingly incredulous ‘pop-psychology-analyses’ emerge instead. What follows are just five of the most commonly touted…
11.05.2014
The politics and the ideology of the conservative project
Within the present tense (and, hopefully, temporarily) political and ideological fighting in Russia, it would appear that losing sides have…
03.05.2014
Russia’s “Miracle” in Crimea
The bloodless and efficient, even “miraculous” Russian move into Crimea is now having “second wave” repercussions. Evidence now indicates that…
02.05.2014
Russia, GMO and the Geopolitics of Organic
Russia's RT reported in an article titled, "Russia will not import GMO products - PM Medvedev," that, "Russia will not…
29.04.2014
Crimean Referendum: One Law for All, Only if the West Says So!
The right of self-determination, a cardinal principle of international law binding on all countries, has been in the news again…
29.04.2014
EEU Will Return Russia to Superpower Status
The presidents of Russia, Belorussia, and Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Nursultan Nazarbayev, respectively, are planning to sign into…
27.04.2014
The End of Globalization and the Economy of the Conservative Project
Russia’s conservative project stems from a kind of historical insight which has, in my view, political and economic foundations as…