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World Economy in The Grips of “Moral Hazard”

... It sounds like the name of a failed town in a Clint Eastwood western. We all live there now. – The Wall Street Journal (2008) In the past several weeks the world’s financial markets have re-entered into higher volatility mode as the ongoing trade dispute between the two largest economies is dashing hopes of speedy improvement in US-China relations. The uncertainty afflicting the markets is further exacerbated by the contradictions between the Trump camp and the Fed, with increasing trade ...

26.08.2019

Fighting Sanctions: From Legislation to Strategy

... new law authorizes the president to respond to anti-Russia sanctions in many ways. The main problem today is how to devise a strategy for its application and develop an effective policy of counteraction. A simple set of technical measures to restrict trade is unlikely to have a significant effect. What we need is a truly long-term vision of the problem and an equally long-term planning horizon for counter-sanctions. The new law has upgraded the existing legal framework. Until quite recently, all Russian ...

02.07.2018

EU Impaired by Greek Deal

... Implications of this deal abound, but they are largely negative. Aside from keeping Greece in the Eurozone for now, this agreement provides security to neither Athens or to Brussels. Regardless of the success or failure of the current bailout agreement, the European Union’s integration project will become more dysfunctional while there are few levers to effect change. The result is a lopsided monetary union with no economic parity among members and a strict political hierarchy—inevitably Greece ...

15.07.2015

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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