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
6 min read
Nicholas Birman Trickett
Eurasian studies at EUSP, international political economy at LSE. Russia/Eurasia, energy, political economy, and foreign policy. The work's never finished, just abandoned.
Sep
26
Referendumb and Referendumber: Shook Ones, Pt. III
The last 48 hours have proven to be another watershed in the Russo-Ukrainian war, one that simultaneously changed everything and
4 min read
Sep
20
Mos Deficit
Last week, a Bloomberg piece concerning the role of defense procurement orders as a 'boost' to the Russian economy caught
8 min read
Sep
14
Mise en Цен
The latest consumer price index and inflation data release in the US has many, myself included, apoplectic at the disconnect
8 min read
Sep
12
Bust A Cap
The stunning success of the Ukrainian military's counteroffensive in Kharkiv oblast' and reports of further attacks gaining ground in Luhansk
7 min read
Sep
09
The Lotus Eaters
With their backs to the wall and crippled by dysfunction and a lack of imagination, Russian officials are starting to spin fairy tales about what the economy will look like in the years ahead.
8 min read
Sep
06
Sino The Times
For twenty years, Russian policymakers have been threatening Europe with assurances that Gazprom, Rosneft, and the broader array of SOEs
8 min read
Sep
05
Reading The Riot Extract
If it be true we are truly in the grip of a "molecule crisis" as Jeff Currie termed it, then
8 min read
Sep
01
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
One of the hardest things as a Russia watcher or analyst tracking the country's economy is taking the news and data we have in hand seriously, but not literally.
8 min read
Aug
31
Oil Sports
Strikingly these days, no one seems to have any clue what the **** is going on with oil's relationship to risk premia or expectations.
8 min read