30/03/2013 | Economia y Finanzas
The Bankrupcty of EU's No-Default Policy
The European elite are more afraid of defaults than Russians are of revolutions.
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12/03/2013 | Frente Externo
Chavez Was No Dictator
The Russian blogosphere is sharply divided over the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, with some people expressing vulgar joy at his passing, and others pouring out passionate eulogies. Many people repeated cliches that Chavez was a "dictator" and had no interest in learning anything more about him or his social programs. Such comments contain more ignorance and prejudice than anger.
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07/09/2012 | Frente Externo
Russia - The Pussy Riot Conspiracy
When discussing a scandal in Russia, the first question people are tempted to ask is, "Who ordered it?" The case against the female punk group Pussy Riot is a good example.
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03/05/2012 | Frente Externo
France - France's Electoral Guillotine
Few people doubt that socialist Francois Hollande will become the new French president in May. His rival, incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy, came to power five years ago promising to increase living standards, stability and economic growth. Soon after, the global economic crisis hit, and the measures France and Germany employed to overcome the crisis resulted instead in the economic collapse of Greece and Spain.
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26/08/2011 | Frente Externo
The Soviet Collapse vs. an EU Collapse
At the same time that Russia is marking the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the West is beginning to talk seriously about the possibility of the collapse of the European Union. As with the Soviet collapse, the more politicians try to save the EU, the less viable it becomes.
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26/08/2011 | Frente Externo
The Soviet Collapse vs. an EU Collapse
At the same time that Russia is marking the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the West is beginning to talk seriously about the possibility of the collapse of the European Union. As with the Soviet collapse, the more politicians try to save the EU, the less viable it becomes.
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06/06/2011 | Economia y Finanzas
Russia - Privatization Follies
A new wave of privatization is getting under way in Russia. Property that until now had been in the hands of the state is being put up for sale. The list of companies that the government plans to sell in full or in part is impressive.
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06/06/2011 | Economia y Finanzas
Russia - Privatization Follies
A new wave of privatization is getting under way in Russia. Property that until now had been in the hands of the state is being put up for sale. The list of companies that the government plans to sell in full or in part is impressive.
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28/04/2011 | Frente Externo
Europe's Nationalists Waiting in the Dark
Finnish elections don’t usually make headlines in Europe. But this spring Finnish voters managed to spoil the mood among Brussels bureaucrats and the liberal public by giving the nationalist True Finns party the third highest number of seats in parliament. The Social Democrats secured second place by a margin of only one-tenth of a percent of the vote.
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28/04/2011 | Frente Externo
Europe's Nationalists Waiting in the Dark
Finnish elections don’t usually make headlines in Europe. But this spring Finnish voters managed to spoil the mood among Brussels bureaucrats and the liberal public by giving the nationalist True Finns party the third highest number of seats in parliament. The Social Democrats secured second place by a margin of only one-tenth of a percent of the vote.
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24/12/2010 | Frente Externo
Russia - The Return of Fascism
There was nothing unexpected about the racially motivated rioting and attacks that took place in Moscow and other cities during the past 10 days.
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19/09/2010 | Sociedad
Controlling People Through Language
While in England traveling with a British friend, I was speaking to a cashier at a railway station when I was dumbstruck by the look of frightened amazement on the woman’s face at my use of the word “passenger.” Seeing my perplexity, my friend explained: “We don’t use that word in Britain. Railway employees are on strict orders to say ‘client’ instead of ‘passenger.’”
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15/06/2010 | Frente Externo
Russia - Creating a Nation of Poor, Sick and Ignorant
When initial reports appeared in the media that a new bill had been introduced that would alter the way the state regulates education, the arts and social services, many people refused to believe that it would actually be passed. But when deputies actually passed the bill, hope still remained that President Dmitry Medvedev would not sign it. But the law has been passed and signed.
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05/04/2010 | Economia y Finanzas
Russia - Silicon Valley’s Time Is Over
Russian authorities assume that by building an “Innovation City” in Skolkovo, just outside of Moscow, they will somehow modernize all of Russia, and this reveals perfectly the way they think. But they are not alone in dreaming of a Russian Silicon Valley.
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