Toivo Martikainen and Antto Vihma (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs) Russia’s economic ideology is mainly focused on national security interests instead of modernization and
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Uncertainties about Russia’s Oil Deal with Iran
After several months of negotiations between heavily-sanctioned Russia and rouge Iran on possible cooperation in oil sector, the talks yielded a surprising outcome on 5
ExxonMobil Faces a Dilemma due to US Sanctions
The world’s most valued oil company, ExxonMobil, is struggling with an ordinary journey of an oil drilling rig, scheduled to resume operation some time ago,
Putin to Seek Austria’s Back-up while EU Stay Divided over South Stream
During his yesterday’s (24 June) visit to Vienna, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly tried to exploit the internal disagreement within the EU Member States over