Author: Christopher Kenneth
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Farewell to another crisis year; welcome to another year of new hope and more expectations in 2011The end of the year is always accompanied by a desire to review the outgoing year and make New Year resolutions. But the lingering tensions across the globe have made both tasks more difficult this year... |
Kremlin seeks mutual understanding with EU at tripartite summitThe troika's decision to continue future meetings in this format underscores readiness to jointly tackle common European issues for the benefit of the entire continent... |
Kremlin outlines five criteria for ‘a bonafide democracy’ for the 21st centuryExplaining the need for such a set of universal criteria, Medvedev noted that the issue of whether Russia is democratic or not stems from different views on democracy... |
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The Kremlin’s militia-police dilemma: Reforming the irreformablePresident Medvedev's plan to reform the nation's militsia envisages streamlining of the agency, increasing its efficiency and ability to protect citizens’ rights and security... |
Radiant at its golden jubilee, Nigeria fortifies base for investment inflowsThe report highlights Nigeria's potential, its myriad of business incentives and other investment boosting measures to attract strategic investors to its economy... |
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Media wars against Kremlin foes highlight lack of press freedom in RussiaThe inability of these media executives to have foreseen justifiably negative interpretations of their actions and roles indicates blatant lack of professionalism and personal will... |
The embodiment of optimal symbiosis of the best spiritual and business valuesIn this interview, Mikhail Morgulis, the president of the Spiritual Diplomacy Foundation (SDF), talked to TRCW about how he has been able to successfully combine diverse aspects of human endeavors into a single unified entity for the purpose of serving humanity... |
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The years 2010-11: Today's post-crisis reality and expectations for countries and businesses in 2011Globally, the general consensus among authoritative experts is that the world economy in 2011 will continue its recovery from the crisis but will remain in a fragile state... |
Golden jubilee is an occasion to reflect on past successes and future goalsIn this interview, HE Timothy M. Shelpidi, the Nigerian ambassador to Russia, talked about his country’s progress since independence and its robust relations with Moscow... |
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A fairy-tale like journey to self-made millionaire in less than a decadeA true-life success story that highlights unlimitedness of human possibilities and business opportunities available in Russia for hardworking and result-oriented foreigners... |
Russia and France marking a special year in special diplomatic relationsA special report on Russian-French ties in 2010 being celebrated as a special year in both countries highlights the unique affinity between the two nations and their goals... |
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Air France living up to its traditional ‘bridging role’ in Russian-French relationsExpert's view on Russian-French relations: Eric Chatard, Air France’s general manager for Russia & CIS, talked about the airline’s role in boosting bilateral ties between Russia and France... |
Kremlin’s regime change policy ends Russia’s regional autocraciesBy removing long serving regional leaders, the Kremlin has sent a clear message of where it stands on clannishness, regional autocracy, quasi-democracy, etc... |
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Authorities set ‘more humane legal rules’ for private businesses in RussiaSuch official efforts have led to the adoption of several more business friendly laws designed to make life much easier for companies and their owners... |
Medvedev premieres Skolkovo innovations city on international road showDuring the presentation of the project to the U.S. business community, Medvedev visited the globally famous California-based Silicon Valley, where he dialoged with the leading hi-tech titans and saw how the existing prototypes of his Skolkovo innovations center really work in practice... |
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Swiss clock-style regularity of technogenic tragedies highlights Russia’s industrial woesThese negative phenomena are further exacerbated by CEOs’ insatiable greed and the workers’ innate self-destructive affinity for overlooking security measures... |
The PIIGS and other Western countries facing tough battles for economic survivalThe deteriorating economic situations in the PIIGS states and other European countries have become causes for serious concerns both within the eurozone and across the globe... |
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Tapping compatibility of business, goodwill and mentality to create mutual benefits for allA review of Russian and Italian business ties with emphasis on factors that have helped to boost the relations between Moscow and Rome to unprecedented heights in recent times... |
Official handling of international bribery scandals dent Russia’s imageThe egregious official inactions over the major international bribery scandals across the globe involving Russian government officials and foreign businesses are a blow to the Kremlin’s anti-corruption efforts... |
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The benefits of authentic democracy that brings real changes to countriesRussia seems to be one of the biggest benefactors from the positive outcomes of the democratic changes in the United States and Ukraine, going by the new opportunities that have now opened up for deepening ties... |
Searches for exits from current crisis breeding alphabetical financial neologismsThe new trend has deepened the existing scope of the English lexicon as old words with new meanings are being used to explain new and rapidly changing tendencies on today's beleaguered capital markets... |
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The Nord Stream approvals underscore the benefits of economic symbiosisThe Nord Stream approval in February by Finland, the last of the four littoral states to do so, finally put an end to some countries' efforts to sabotage the project... |
Mironov’s Putin criticism should be a wakeup call for Russia's ruling eliteThe recent sudden revelation by Sergei Mironov that 'he no longer completely and unconditionally supports Vladimir Putin' took the ruling elite by surprise... |
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Highlights and key lessons from the 2010 Davos ForumThe yearning for changes was evident in the forum’s conclusions as leading global business executives and politicians called for fundamental changes in world affairs... |
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