Snapshots Mar 20, 2020 | 21:01 GMTMar 20, 2020
Signs are emerging that U.S. interests may be open to a production cut deal with Russia and/or Saudi Arabia, though likely only in a worst-case scenario.
Russia's Internal Struggle
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Assessments Mar 19, 2020 | 19:21 GMTMar 19, 2020
The construction sector depends on migrant labor; damaging it could also derail Moscow's long-term plans for Russia's economy.
By Sim Tack
Assessments Mar 19, 2020 | 11:00 GMTMar 19, 2020
If oil stays below $40 throughout the year, Russia could slide back into recession and see its ongoing economic challenges worsen, sapping the government's popularity.
By Sim Tack
Snapshots Mar 11, 2020 | 19:55 GMTMar 11, 2020
Russian lawmakers have laid the groundwork to postpone the prospect of a new president in 2024 by approving an amendment that would allow Putin to stay in office for potentially 12 more years.
Assessments Feb 27, 2020 | 10:00 GMTFeb 27, 2020
Despite Putin's recently announced spending drive, Moscow's refusal to break with its culture of fiscal restraint will once again limit its ability to jump-start the country’s stagnating economy.
By Sim Tack
Assessments Feb 24, 2020 | 09:00 GMTFeb 24, 2020
Without access to Ukranian water, replenishing Crimea's near-dry resources will force Russia to either front costly infrastructure projects -- or abandon its economic hopes for the region.
Snapshots Feb 14, 2020 | 20:24 GMTFeb 14, 2020
Following Moscow's move to cut off its oil supply, Belarus has, for the first time, threatened to tamper with the transit of Russian oil exports to Europe.
Snapshots Feb 10, 2020 | 20:49 GMTFeb 10, 2020
Cabinet ministers are told to stick to the country's 2020 spending plan as they try to find ways to reinvigorate growth and pay for Putin's social spending promises.
Assessments Jan 27, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJan 27, 2020
The Russian president's best-laid plans for a consensus-based system of governance may fall afoul to the factions within the country's ruling party.
By Sim Tack
On Geopolitics Jan 23, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJan 23, 2020
Russia's aging workforce won't collapse its economy. It will, however, greatly suppress economic growth over the next decade, as well as the country's resilience against macroeconomic threats.
By Sim Tack
