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Sonin: The entire Russian system is based on supporting Russian big state business

(Politico) A few days ago, six weeks into Moscow’s coronavirus lockdown, I was shopping at a local supermarket when the man behind me at the checkout counter started pushing into me.…

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“He then removed a column by economist Konstantin Sonin criticising Rosneft’s powerful chief executive Igor Sechin”

(FT) A row over censorship has plunged Russia’s top business newspaper into a crisis that could either see it fall under the Kremlin’s control or torpedo a deal to sell…

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On leadership and hard times

(Meduza) Editor’s note: Konstantin Sonin, an economics professor at the University of Chicago and Moscow’s Higher School of Economics, is a regular contributor to the opinion page at the well-known…

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Sonin: The Russian government should distribute 10,000 rubles (about $125) to every Russian citizen

(Meduza) U.S. lawmakers and executive officials are considering an emergency policy that would issue $1,000 to each of the country’s adult residents regardless of economic status. Some politicians, such as Democratic…

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“We will continue to stagnate, nothing will change.” Highlights from an interview with economist Konstantin Sonin

(The Bell) One of Russia’s most famous economists, Konstantin Sonin has worked abroad for many years. He has been a professor at Chicago University since 2015, and before that he worked…

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Ukraine Beyond the Impeachment Headlines

(Project Syndicate) Ukraine’s image is suffering from negative coverage surrounding the impeachment hearings of US President Donald Trump. Yet, while the country remains poor and corruption is rife, voters have…

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Information Operations Increase Civilian Security Cooperation

(BFI Working Paper | Co-authored with Austin Wright) Information operations are considered a central element of modern warfare, yet there remains little, if any, systematic evidence of their effectiveness. Using a…

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Sonin: I went and Smart Voted. I voted “against all”—against everyone who ruined the Moscow elections

(VOA) MOSCOW – Russian voters handed setbacks to Kremlin-affiliated candidates in Moscow and other local elections nationwide — losses that came despite a near total ban on opposition candidates that sparked…

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Sonin: There will be no exit from Russia’s economic stagnation if counter sanctions and Internet restrictions are not lifted

(MEMRI) Mk.ru surveyed three world class expatriate economists: Sergei Guriev the chief economist of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, former deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation and…

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Sonin: The average annual growth rate for Russia over 2008-2017 was 1.2 percent

(Moscow Times) On Feb. 28, a Russian court denied bail and house arrest for U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, who was jailed two weeks earlier on alleged fraud charges. For over two decades, Calvey…

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Sonin: The entire Russian system is based on supporting Russian big state business

“He then removed a column by economist Konstantin Sonin criticising Rosneft’s powerful chief executive Igor Sechin”

On leadership and hard times

Sonin: The Russian government should distribute 10,000 rubles (about $125) to every Russian citizen

“We will continue to stagnate, nothing will change.” Highlights from an interview with economist Konstantin Sonin

Ukraine Beyond the Impeachment Headlines

Information Operations Increase Civilian Security Cooperation

Sonin: I went and Smart Voted. I voted “against all”—against everyone who ruined the Moscow elections

Sonin: There will be no exit from Russia’s economic stagnation if counter sanctions and Internet restrictions are not lifted

Sonin: The average annual growth rate for Russia over 2008-2017 was 1.2 percent