ECONOMICSVote with your ruble: The Russian stock market is rejecting Putin’s official optimismVBVadim BelkinAugust 17, 2026
ECONOMICSA farewell to (American) arms: Europe is pushing the U.S. out of its military-industrial complexNKNikolai KapanadzeAugust 10, 2026
ECONOMICSCrimea unplugged: The Russian-occupied peninsula’s businesses are buckling under blackouts, fuel shortages and a failed tourist seasonThe InsiderJuly 30, 2026
ECONOMICSNo-holds-barred budget: With finances in “manual control” mode, the Kremlin is set to plunge the Russian market into uncertaintyVBVadim BelkinJuly 30, 2026
ECONOMICSOil is not well: Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure threaten Moscow’s federal budgetGVGeorge VoloshinJuly 17, 2026
ECONOMICSNew in town: The recent wave of Russian immigrants has changed the economies of Armenia, Georgia, and Serbia for the betterVGVlad GaginJuly 16, 2026
ECONOMICSHeavier workloads, not unemployment: How AI is really changing the labor marketAKAlex KreynJuly 6, 2026
ECONOMICSNowhere to live: Europe’s housing crisis has become the continent’s biggest political problemEZEmma ZolyanJuly 3, 2026
ECONOMICSCourts vs. ships: Ukraine is trying to stop illegal wheat exports from Russian-occupied territoriesNANikita AronovJuly 2, 2026
ECONOMICSFarewell to windfall: Сompanies in almost all Russian industries are getting poorerVBVadim BelkinJuly 1, 2026
ECONOMICSFighting for a poorer future: A sharp drop in investment points to a long-term structural crisis in Russia's economyBerta ShapiroJune 30, 2026
ECONOMICSTrillion dollar rocket man: Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX could come crashing back down to earth after its record-setting IPOThe InsiderJune 17, 2026
ECONOMICS“Anti-colonial” energy sources: Latin America has become one of the drivers of the green transitionTatiana LanshinaJune 7, 2026
ECONOMICSGini and his master: How Russia manipulates statistics to conceal record-high inequalityBerta ShapiroJune 5, 2026
ECONOMICSThe tale of Yermak: How Zelensky’s former right-hand man ended up under arrest on corruption chargesEMElizaveta MironovaMay 16, 2026
ECONOMICSTaxes, costly credit, and labor shortages: Why private businesses in Russia are shutting down en masseAUAnastasia UlyanovaMay 14, 2026
ECONOMICSStrait to stagnation: Why not even soaring oil prices can offset the decline of the Russian economyVBVadim BelkinMay 11, 2026
ECONOMICSHope at home: How migration contributes to the development of the countries of originAFAlexander FiniarelMay 6, 2026
ECONOMICSFarewell to the “May decrees”: Why Russia has abandoned salary targets for doctors and teachersVBVadim BelkinApril 8, 2026
ECONOMICSThe virtual ruble: Why Russia’s digital currency experiment could strengthen the Kremlin’s authoritarian controlEkaterina MereminskayaMarch 27, 2026
ECONOMICSThe rich get richer: Global inequality and the rise of extreme wealth have hit record highsAndrey SmolyakovMarch 11, 2026
ECONOMICSThe curse of the printing press: How dictators and populists seize control of central banks, and why it always ends badlyVBVadim BelkinFebruary 25, 2026
ECONOMICSDivergent trends: Why a growing economy can still leave many people poorerTatiana RybakovaFebruary 18, 2026
ECONOMICSRussia’s economy in 2026: A rising deficit, regional depression, and the possible depletion of sovereign reservesThe InsiderFebruary 13, 2026
ECONOMICSLive for today: Trump’s politicization of economic policy poses a threat to longer-term stability AKAlex KreynJanuary 26, 2026
ECONOMICSA quiet revolution: The world’s turn toward green energy is irreversibleTatiana LanshinaJanuary 20, 2026
ECONOMICSCatch your fish and eat it too: Inside Kamchatka’s poaching empireSBSergei BeshimovJanuary 15, 2026
ECONOMICSOn thinning ice: After almost four years of war, Russia’s central bankers are running out of tricks to keep the economy afloatVBVadim BelkinJanuary 6, 2026
ECONOMICSDressed for disaster: Russian fashion retail collapses despite losing Western competitionAUAnastasia UlyanovaDecember 25, 2025
ECONOMICSPaying up: The Kremlin is sacrificing regional development, business, healthcare, and education to fund the war in UkraineBerta ShapiroDecember 5, 2025
ECONOMICS“Midas” vs. Mindich: How Ukraine’s NABU executed the biggest anti-corruption operation in its history — and why the EU is getting involvedEMElizaveta MironovaNovember 28, 2025
ECONOMICSFrozen hopes: Europe’s reluctance to approve a loan program backed by Russian funds has left the Ukrainian budget on the brink of a crisisEMElizaveta MironovaNovember 17, 2025
ECONOMICSThe wheels are coming off: Russia’s rail freight collapse exposes a deeper industrial crisisVBVadim BelkinNovember 6, 2025
ECONOMICSThe far-wrong: European populists are gaining support by moderating their economic agendaAEAlex EisenkotOctober 22, 2025
ECONOMICSBack to the 1990s: Russians are being forced to choose between overpriced foreign cars and locally assembled scrap metalAEAlex EisenkotOctober 15, 2025
ECONOMICSBudget of mass destruction: VAT hike signals Russia’s course toward prolonged war and economic declineVBVadim BelkinOctober 7, 2025
