Tag Archives: economy

Why China Is Far Superior To India

Posted on February 4, 2012 by AK

It is not a secret to longtime readers of this blog that I rate India’s prospects far more pessimistically than I do China’s. My main reason is I do not share the delusion that democracy is a panacea and that whatever advantage … Continue reading →

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Are Russians As Rich As Czechs?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by AK

In terms of new cars, they now are. According to 2011 statistics, Russians bought 17.6 new automobiles per 1000 people. This indicator is still quite a bit below most of Western Europe, such as Germany’s 38.5, France’s 33.4, Britain’s 31.9, … Continue reading →

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New Year Special: 2012 Predictions

Posted on January 3, 2012 by AK

It’s been a great year! To recap, in rough chronological order, 2011 saw: The most popular post (with 562 comments and counting; granted, most of them consisting of Indians and Pakistanis flaming each other); Visualizing the Kremlin Clans (joint project … Continue reading →

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The Race To Collapse

Posted on November 25, 2011 by AK

As readers of this blog know, I have long regarded the return of economic crisis as an inevitability (because the core energy and no-growth predicament facing the Western world wasn’t solved in 2008-9 but merely kicked further down the road by … Continue reading →

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I Appear On RT To Discuss Occupy Wall Street

Posted on November 14, 2011 by AK

Here’s the video. Big thanks to the guys at RT, the channel that has been at the forefront of covering OWS for providing me with this opportunity. I was contacted by RT after they noticed my post on why OWS isn’t happening … Continue reading →

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BRIC’s of Stability: Why Occupy Wall Street Isn’t Coming To Moscow Or Beijing

Posted on November 7, 2011 by AK

EDIT: This article has been translated into Russian at Inosmi.ru (БРИК стабильности: почему Occupy Wall Street не приходит в Москву или Пекин?). As repeatedly noted by Mark Adomanis, the Russian liberals and the Western media have predicted about 10 of the last … Continue reading →

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Why Obama Will Almost Certainly Lose

Posted on October 7, 2011 by AK

And ironically, despite my blog’s focus, to date my US predictions have been more accurate than my Russian ones. Obama to become President? Check. Republicans to win 2010 mid-terms? Check. The emergence of “a new party, a new politics”, with “the … Continue reading →

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Translation: Putin On Russia’s Eurasian Future

Posted on October 4, 2011 by AK

Things just get keep getting better and better. Not only is Putin returning, but he is also bringing with him a bunch of new, innovative ideas on foreign policy centered around Eurasian integration, on which he expounded in a recent … Continue reading →

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In Which I Opine On Various Matters Of Great Importance

Posted on August 19, 2011 by AK

A collection of news stories and my take on them from the past month or so. 1. Bribes are growing quickly in Russia. Their average sizes, that is. It was reported by the MVD that they increased by 5x from … Continue reading →

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OPEN DISCUSSION: The US Debt Crisis

Posted on July 30, 2011 by AK

As with the previous such post, this thread will primarily serve as a meeting ground where S/O readers can discuss the impending US fiscal crisis. As usual, I try to provide some context and avenues for discussion: 1. On August … Continue reading →

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