... being a country of industrial production, after previously turning to developing countries. The internal causes of these achievements are his policy of de-regulation and tax cuts. External ones include his abrasive offensive mercantilist, and egoistic trade policy, and increased protectionism. Among his main achievements here, he named the replacement of NAFTA with the new USMCA agreement (in fact, the conditions do not differ much, but for Trump the main thing is to declare a “grand victory”),...
... It sounds like the name of a failed town in a Clint Eastwood western. We all live there now.
– The Wall Street Journal (2008)
In the past several weeks the world’s financial markets have re-entered into higher volatility mode as the ongoing trade dispute between the two largest economies is dashing hopes of speedy improvement in US-China relations. The uncertainty afflicting the markets is further exacerbated by the contradictions between the Trump camp and the Fed, with increasing trade ...
... writes Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, for valdaiclub.com. Because of them, we are much more vulnerable in the face of a global crisis than we could be. If we cannot influence the termination of trade wars, do we not have to prepare for difficult times by eliminating the “weak points” and excessive restrictions?
We have to re-evaluate the picture of the world that has appeared in the last five years, which implies that Russia’s interactions ...
On the potential impact of American sanctions on the Russia – India Arms Trade
The first part of this article has demonstrated that India and Russian enjoy a close military relationship. India makes use of Russian material in all the branches of its armed forces. The material used ranges from munition to vehicles and even ...
On the potential impact of American sanctions on the Russia – India Arms Trade
The Russian Federation is the second largest supplier of weapons globally. In 2016, 21% of global arms sales were Russian. Between 2000 and 2016 Russia accounted for on average
25% of global exports
. During that period 30% of exports went ...