Trump, Putin, and the Game of Doing Nothing: This Week in Dumb Diplomacy
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in applied price theory, defence economics, war and peace Tags: game theory, Russia, Ukraine
How is the Russian war economy doing?
08 Dec 2024 1 Comment
in applied price theory, defence economics, development economics, economic growth, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, fiscal policy, growth disasters, income redistribution, industrial organisation, international economics, law and economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, property rights, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Here is a gloomy account from Vladimir Mirov: Ruble depreciation will contribute to inflation even further, as Russia is continued to be heavily reliant on imports – this is a kind of self-sustaining spiral. I also strongly disagree with those who say that cheaper ruble is “good” for exporters and the budget. Exporters have yet […]
How is the Russian war economy doing?
Economic Sanctions on Russia: Ineffective or Insufficient?
19 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, defence economics, international economic law, international economics, International law, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Russia, sanctions, Ukraine
Russia had of course already invaded Ukraine back in 2014, but in February 2022 it dramatically escalated the earlier invasion. The U.S. and Ukraine’s allies met Russia’s invasion two years ago with an unprecedented set of sanctions. They put a price cap on Russian oil exports, froze $300 billion worth of Russian foreign exchange reserves,…
Economic Sanctions on Russia: Ineffective or Insufficient?
Oh Canada: Government Blocks Citizenship Due to Russian Conviction for Criticizing the Ukrainian War
07 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: free speech, political correctness, refugees, regressive left, Russia, Ukraine
I have long been a critic of Prime Minister Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who has devastated free speech in that country while assuming sweeping authoritarian powers. Now, his administration has blocked the citizenship of Maria Kartasheva because she has a conviction in Russia. The crime? Free speech. Kartasheva was convicted in Russian for criticizing…
Oh Canada: Government Blocks Citizenship Due to Russian Conviction for Criticizing the Ukrainian War
Wagner Opera: Coup Prospects and the Fate of the War
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How Wagner’s Advance Unfolded Within 24 Hours | WSJ
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The Sanction-Fueled Destruction of the Russian Aviation Industry
09 Oct 2022 Leave a comment
in defence economics, international economic law, international economics, International law, law and economics, property rights, transport economics Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The Hardliner’s Dilemma: The Hidden Threat to Putin’s Regime
09 Oct 2022 Leave a comment
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Ukrainian protestor kicked out of Stop the War Corbyn Rally
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Why didn’t the Tsar Flee Russia During the Russian Revolution?
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Prohibition and The Fall of the Russian Empire
05 Aug 2021 Leave a comment
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Rasputin – The Man Behind The Tsarina I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?
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in defence economics, health economics, war and peace Tags: Russia, World War I
The Trans-Siberian Railway: The Russian Route East
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How Terrible was Ivan the Terrible?
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The Chinese and Russian transitions explained
24 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, industrial organisation, Marxist economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: China, economics of federalism, fall of communism, Russia
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