The Economics of Politics
Enrico has currently concluded his first year as a Double Degree Master student of Economics and Business at the University College of London (UCL), School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies. He will spend his second year in Moscow studying International Relations at the Higher School of Economics. As a future expert of Russia’s affairs, he believes that the understanding of economic and financial phenomenon such as currency crises, free trade deals and financial markets reactions to political events is fundamental for providing comprehensive analyses on both Russian foreign and domestic policies. This belief has led him to specialize in Economics before continuing his study in International Relations. Enrico is particularly interested in the current regimes of sanctions between Russia and the West, both from a political as well from an economic point of view. He is planning to write a thesis showing the impact of Russia’s self-imposed food ban on Russia’s domestic industry and the extent to which the international trade patterns have changed due to this policy. His aim is to demonstrate whether Russia could benefit from it. His blog will thereby focus mostly on economic sanctions within the Russia-EU relations’ framework. Other topics such as Russia’s political and economic relations with the BRICS and central Asian countries will also be covered.
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A few days ago the Centre of Strategic and International Studies published a detailed analysis on the results of the economic sanctions imposed on Russia. Its author, Simon De Galbert, gave also some policy recommendations in case some…
Last week I attended a conference titled “Russia’s food market in 2015”; it was the first of a series of panels that took place in occasion of the 24th World Food Exhibition, a well-known event which brought to Moscow more than…
Interview with professor Sonin, esteemed economist of the University of Chicago Russia has back fired to the western sanctions by banning the import of a wide range of food products in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. According to…
The downing of the Malaysian airplane MH17 in July 2014 marked a clear turning point in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. The EU leaders put aside their divisions and adopted a resolute approach on Russia for the first time. Russia’s partial…
That many in the EU countries don’t support the sanctions’ escalation with Russia should not come as a surprise. Besides their evident lack of effectiveness in changing Russia’s behavior, economic backlashes are convincing…
On August 4 last year, Vladimir Putin responded to the latest round of sanctions levied against his regime by imposing a ban on the import of food products from the EU, the US, and their supporters. The disruption of commerce was worth…
Poll conducted
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)
