About
In addition to blogging here, Anatoly Karlin also runs Arctic Progress.
You can also read his articles at Inosmi (на русском) and Al Jazeera.
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Tag Archives: usa
Names Of The Oligarchs On A Map Of The Motherland*
Not really arguing anything in this post, just sharing some interesting stats I found about the affluent class in Russia (as compared with BRIC’s and others). First, as we know Russia is (in)famous for the opulence of it oligarchy. But according … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged corruption, economy, inequality, oligarchs, politics, putin, rise of the rest, russia, usa
13 Comments
A Tale of the Beggar And The Billionaire
Imagine the following scenario. In the US, a black homeless man “robs” a bank. He only takes a single $100 bill out of the wad of cash offered, because he was hungry and had to pay to stay at a … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged corruption, crime, khodorkovsky, liberasty, rant, russia, usa, western hypocrisy, western media
11 Comments
Future Superpowers – The World To 2100
Most current projections of future trends in national power fail to appreciate the importance of three crucial factors: (1) the declining EROEI of energy resources (including, but not limited to, “peak oil”); (2) the importance of human capital to economic … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime Oblivion
Tagged arctic, brazil, china, climate change, collapse, demography, economy, education, futurism, geopolitics, india, iq, resource depletion, russia, usa, vision
120 Comments
Interview with Mark Chapman (The Kremlin Stooge)
Next in our line of Watching the Russia Watchers interviews is Mark Chapman, the fiery Canadian sailor who’s been blazing a path of destruction through the fetid Russophobe ranks since July 2010. That was when he first set up The Kremlin Stooge, … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile, Watching the Russia Watchers
Tagged arctic, blogging, canada, chechnya, corruption, futurism, geopolitics, history, human rights, international relations, interview, khodorkovsky, liberasty, medvedev, oligarchs, politics, putin, russia, russians, russophobes, sochi, terrorism, usa, western hypocrisy, western media
15 Comments
Russia Demographic Update VI
As we’re now approaching mid-2011, I suppose its time to give my traditional update on Russia’s demography. So here’s the lay-down: 1. In February, I predicted a population decline of c. 50,000 in 2010 (after a 23,000 rise in 2009). … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged baltics, china, demography, india, latvia, lithuania, russia, russians, usa
18 Comments
In Which La Russophobe Interviews The Russophile Sociopath Blogging At Sublime Oblivion
Two weeks ago, I received a Facebook message from Kim Zigfeld, she of the infamous La Russophobe, asking me if I was interested in an interview with her. It didn’t take long for me to come to the right decision. … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged chechnya, corruption, georgia, human rights, humor, imperialism, interview, khodorkovsky, kprf, liberasty, medvedev, nato, navalny, nemtsov, pakistan, politics, putin, rant, rogozin, russia, russophobes, usa, western hypocrisy, western media, yeltsin
19 Comments
Corruption Realities Index 2010
The most famous corruption indicator is Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. Its only problem is that the perceptions of their self-appointed experts have nothing to do with reality! As I explained in previous posts on this blog, it suffers from … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House
Tagged china, corruption, crime, economy, human rights, italy, oil, politics, russia, usa, western media
19 Comments
Interview with Craig Willy (Letters from Europe)
After a year long hiatus from interviewing Russia watchers, I decided it was time to get back in the game. As it happens, my attention first fell on a Europe blogger – and not just any incisive, counter-intuitive scribbler whose intellect and … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Watching the Russia Watchers
Tagged blogging, craig willy, demography, economy, energy, eu, europe, france, futurism, gas, guest, interview, islam, islamophobia, marxism, national comparisons, politics, russia, uk, usa
4 Comments
Decade Forecast, Part 1 – The Downsizing Of Pax Americana
This is the first post in a series of three, in which I will analyze the major trends that will define the next ten years and their likely impacts on global regions. To put these forecasts into context, I must … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime Oblivion
Tagged china, economy, eu, futurism, geopolitics, imperialism, international relations, military, peak oil, resource depletion, rise of the rest, usa, vision
14 Comments
The Radical Ideologies Of The 21st Century
EDIT: This article has been translated into Russian at Inosmi.Ru (Радикальные идеологии 21-го века). Though I’ve written a lot on technological, energy, and geopolitical futures, this has largely been to the neglect of ideology. Part of the reason is that … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime Oblivion
Tagged authoritarianism, china, climate change, france, futurism, germany, global warming, imperialism, politics, russia, usa, vision
14 Comments