TR EMERITUS

In the 1980's the soviet economy was in free fall and Gorbachev was trying his best to keep it alive. President Yeltsin expressed great surprise that the Donbass region of Ukraine, the most heavily Russian part of that nation, voted overwhelmingly to break up the USSR. Even the citizens of Belarus were equally emphatic. Poland... 

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union 30 years ago, American economic advisers convinced Russia’s leaders to focus on economic reforms and put democracy on the backburner – where Putin could easily extinguish it when the time came. This is no trivial historical contingency. Had Russia become a democracy, there would... 

Click to enlarge I was exceedingly amused by the letter written by the President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry regarding the leak of the audio recording of Minister Chan Chun Sing’s rant at a private meeting with business leaders. His letter expressed the fear that its standing of “high repute” has...