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Author >Alexey Iorsh

Maintaining weight

May 10, 2012 Alexey Iorsh
There are few statesmen in the world today who can claim to be themselves a brand. Vladimir Putin is one of them.

Open-mike diplomacy

March 29, 2012 Alexey Iorsh

The Russian position on Syria: myths and reality

March 16, 2012 Alexey Iorsh

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

March 9, 2012 Alexey Iorsh

Russia’s poverty, Putin’s popularity

March 2, 2012 Alexey Iorsh
Economic prosperity has led to political activism in Russia, but the financial situation of many Russians remains precarious, and Putin may not be able to follow through on his promises to continue to make life better.

Medvedev and Kudrin escalate their feud

February 24, 2012 Alexey Iorsh

Syria: Russia must look out for its own interests

February 14, 2012 Alexey Iorsh

Four questions about Russia's future

February 10, 2012 Alexey Iorsh

Oil and sanctions are not a one-way bet

February 8, 2012 Alexey Iorsh

Russia and China have valid reasons for UN position on Syria

February 7, 2012 Alexey Iorsh

Social lift

February 2, 2012 Alexey Iorsh
The government is now facing a difficult and unpleasant choice. It is too dangerous to keep the public shut out from power any longer, but it dreads letting them in: not everyone has finished the reading list.

Political will is not enough

January 5, 2012 Alexey Iorsh
The only way Russia-U.S. relations will really improve is if the reset is broadened beyond politics to include other areas of cooperation.

The gray cardinal leaves the Kremlin

December 28, 2011 Alexey Iorsh

Don’t call me to the barricades

December 28, 2011 Alexey Iorsh
Public dissatisfaction with the authorities’ actions is growing, but it will not result in revolution.

European investment in Russia: Patience pays off

December 26, 2011 Alexey Iorsh
Although some investors are pulling out of Russia in the face of political uncertainty, the past 15 years have shown that those businesses who are willing to look to the long-term can reap big dividends.

Conscripting Russia’s military future

December 26, 2011 Alexey Iorsh
Although one of the goals of Russia’s extensive military reform was to create a force that was at least partially made up of volunteers, so far the country’s armed forces continue to rely heavily on conscripts.

Reappraising our values in international relations

December 22, 2011 Alexey Iorsh