OGs and OFZs
Russian political economy in full, plenty more in part.

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May
15

Stats Off (to Roy Harper)

Last week, as I was perusing the typical dross one finds on Twitter, a story from the Wall Street Journal
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May
05

Спасибо, Дед Morose!

Weeks are now an eternity in American politics, shaped by rapid-fire newscycles reacting to the latest stupid story. We are
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Apr
26

Домsday Books

As skeptics and supporters of the current sanctions regime on the Russian economy continue to speak at cross-purposes, selectively choosing
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Apr
18

Oi, Corona

A combination of the Easter weekend, a busy week, and now coming down with COVID has delayed this post far
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Jan
02

Конец Совета

It's getting harder and harder to divine what exactly to make of each successive announcement coming out about the economy
11 min read
Dec
13

Political Aspects of Malemployment

As the Russian economy ambles into a permanent state of 'partial' mobilization, the political consequences for the underpinnings of the
12 min read
Oct
21

Наука Могилизовать

As reports emerge of an increasingly likely withdrawal from Kherson – the costs of an escalating Russian campaign to wreck Ukraine's energy and heating infrastructure as winter comes mount – the correlation of economic and political forces within Russia are worsening.
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Oct
06

Cartel Blanche

The last few days have led to some major whiplash among commodity market watchers, armchair geopolitical strategists, politics fiends, and
7 min read
Oct
05

Annex to Remember

The problem with the current emerging attempt at neoliberal totalitarianism in conditions that preclude the effective recycling of a large trade surplus is that eventually you run out of someone else's money.
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Sep
29

Empire of Austerity

In a turn of events that rather surprised me, I'm now in the process of signing a contract to write
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