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Essential Reading Items

Op-ed: Putin Without Putinism
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Foreign Policy. Reposted with permission.
February 8, 2012

Policy Brief 11-20: The United States Should Establish Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2011

Book: Russia after the Global Economic Crisis
edited by Anders Åslund , Sergei Guriev and Andrew Kuchins
May 2010

Book: The Russia Balance Sheet
by Anders Åslund and Andrew Kuchins
April 2009

Book: Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed
by Anders Åslund
October 2007

Policy Brief 09-6: Pressing the "Reset Button" on US-Russia Relations
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Andrew Kuchins, Center for Strategic and International Studies
March 2009

Paper: The Russian Economy: More than Just Energy?
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony for the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament
April 2009

Congressional Testimony: US-Russia Economic Relationship: Implications of the Yukos Affair
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, US House of Representatives
October 17, 2007

Paper: Russia's WTO Accession
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony at the Hearing on EU Economic and Trade Relations with Russia, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament, Brussels
November 21, 2006

Policy Briefs

12-23: Updated Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2012

12-19: Combating Widespread Currency Manipulation [pdf]
by Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2012

11-20: The United States Should Establish Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2011

09-6: Pressing the "Reset Button" on US-Russia Relations [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Andrew Kuchins, Center for Strategic and International Studies
March 2009

06-3: Russia's Challenges as Chair of the G-8 [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2006

Working Papers

12-7: Lessons from Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2012

Congressional Testimony

US-Russia Economic Relationship: Implications of the Yukos Affair
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, US House of Representatives
October 17, 2007

Op-eds

Gazprom's Demise Could Topple Putin
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Bloomberg
June 9, 2013

VTB Purchase of Tele2 Is a Classic Insider Deal
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
April 16, 2013

How Russia Mismanaged the Financial Crisis
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
February 27, 2013

Nine Reasons Why Stability in Russia May Be Elusive
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
January 22, 2013

You're a Mean One, Mr. Putin
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Foreign Policy
December 28, 2012

Rise and Fall of Russia's Economic Think Tanks
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
December 18, 2012

Rosneft Is the Foundation of Putin's State Capitalism
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
October 23, 2012

Time for a Fightback in the Currency Wars
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 4, 2012

The Costs of Not Granting Russia PNTR
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Hill
August 31, 2012

Why Moldova Has Turned Its Back on Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
July 26, 2012

Putin's Eurasian Illusion Will Lead to Isolation
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
June 20, 2012

What Putin's Piecemeal Reforms Will Look Like
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
May 29, 2012

Putin's New Economic Liberalism
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
April 24, 2012

Why BRICS Is No Good for Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
March 28, 2012

Why Gazprom Resembles a Crime Syndicate
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
February 28, 2012

Putin's Dangerous Reprivatization Idea
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
February 22, 2012

The Snow Revolution's Orange Shadow
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Project Syndicate
February 10, 2012

Putin Without Putinism
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Foreign Policy. Reposted with permission.
February 8, 2012

Heated Open Discussions at the Gaidar Forum
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
January 24, 2012

How to Rebuild Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
December 20, 2011

How the WTO Can Change the Game for Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
November 24, 2011

Putin Takes a Populist Turn
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
October 26, 2011

Taking the Reset to the Russian Oil Rigs
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the National Interest
September 5, 2011

The United States, Not Gaidar, Killed Yeltsin's Reforms
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
August 23, 2011

High Graft + 4 Percent Growth = Enduring Stagnation for the Russian Economy
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
July 27, 2011

The European Union Should Follow Russia's Fiscal Restraint
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
June 22, 2011

Lukashenko Digs Belarus' Grave
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
May 26, 2011

Schism in the Tandem Is Getting Larger
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
April 26, 2011

Learning Some Big Lessons from Little Estonia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
March 21, 2011

What Russia Can Learn from Tunisia and Egypt
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
February 23, 2011

Kremlin Should Focus on Inflation Targeting
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
January 26, 2011

High Corruption and Low Growth Spoil 2010 for Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
December 22, 2010

10 Reasons Why the Russian Economy Will Recover
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
November 25, 2010

Assessing Moscow's Management of the Crisis
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
October 27, 2010

Putin Represents What Is Wrong with Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
September 29, 2010

Let's Get Privatization Right This Time Around
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
August 18, 2010

The Kremlin's New Policy in Its Near Abroad
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
July 28, 2010

Going from State Capitalism to Pragmatism
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
June 23, 2010

Modernize or Marginalize
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Andrew Kuchins, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
June 18, 2010

The End Seems Near for the Putin Model
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 26, 2010

Gazprom Is the Essence of the Energy Curse
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
February 24, 2010

Does Russia Belong in the BRICs?
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
January 19, 2010

Life Is Not Fair
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
December 29, 2009

Take the R Out of BRIC
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Foreign Policy
December 2, 2009

Remembering Boris Fyodorov, a Russian Hero
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
November 25, 2009

APEC and Trade Liberalization: Towards Greater Integration
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Times, Singapore
November 10, 2009

The Leader of the CIS Is Lonely and Weak
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
October 28, 2009

The Ruble as a Global Reserve Currency? No!
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
September 23, 2009

Control High Inflation, Not Exchange Rates
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
August 26, 2009

Russia's Botched Policy in Its Own Backyard
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 17, 2009

No Place in BRIC for Russia's Economic Mess
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
July 29, 2009

Russia Changes Course on WTO Accession
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Project Syndicate
July 1, 2009

Latvian and Russian Crises Are Worlds Apart
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
June 24, 2009

Gazprom's New Weakness Offers Opportunity
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
May 27, 2009

Daring to Hope Russia Is Embracing Reality
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
March 25, 2009

Formula for Rebooting Commercial Relations with Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Andrew Kuchins, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
February 25, 2009

Will the Real Gazprom CEO Please Stand Up
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
January 28, 2009

The Gas Conflict between Russia and Ukraine
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Handelsblatt
January 8, 2009

Crisis Puts Putinomics to the Test
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
December 24, 2008

Russia's Top Economist Needs to Face Reality
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
October 22, 2008

A Frightful Wake-Up Call
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
September 24, 2008

Can Russia's Economy Afford Putin for Much Longer?
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed distributed through Project Syndicate
September 20, 2008

The West Should Use Economics to Rein in Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 5, 2008

10 Reasons Why the Russian Economy Will Falter
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
September 3, 2008

WTO Can Place Russia on the Right Track
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
July 31, 2008

Inflation's Sunspots Stain Economic Successes in Post-Communist Region
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
June 25, 2008

Gazprom's Risky Strategy
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in European Energy Review
June 2008

Will Freer Markets Lead to a More Democratic Government in Russia?
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in eJournalUSA 13, no. 6
June 2008

Unlike Putin, Medvedev Took Charge Quickly
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
May 21, 2008

There Is Nothing Normal About Corruption
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
April 23, 2008

Russia Is No Enemy of the West, But Vladimir Putin Is
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Commentary in the Daily Star
March 31, 2008

Russia Is the Best Place to Be During Crisis
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times,
March 26, 2008

New President Needs to Offer New Reforms
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
February 27, 2008

Moscow Must Act to Cool Its Economy
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
February 26, 2008

Purge or Coup?
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
January 9, 2008

A Necessary Deterrent to Gazprom
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in European Energy Review
January 2008

Putin's Three-Ring Circus
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
December 14, 2007

Russia's New Oligarchy: For Putin and Friends, a Gusher of Questionable Deals
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
December 12, 2007

Putinomics
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed distributed through Project Syndicate
December 3, 2007

Unmasking President Putin's Grandiose Myth
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
November 28, 2007

Focus on Gazprom, Not Sovereign Wealth Funds
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
November 8, 2007

Combating Inflation with WTO Membership
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
October 31, 2007

A New Prime Minister with a New Politburo
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
September 26, 2007

Talking Tough to Stay in Power
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 18, 2007

Reverse Is the One Way Out of This Cul-de-Sac
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
February 14, 2007

Europe Needs Policies on Russia and Energy
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Telos-eu, Agence intellectuelle
January 11, 2007

Moscow Traffic: The Cost of Authoritarianism
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
January 7, 2007

Suffering from Oil's Curse a Matter of Choice
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
December 6, 2006

Economics, Not Politics, Is Central Europe’s Big Problem
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
November 8, 2006

The President's Turn Away from the Market
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
November 8, 2006

The State Is Going the Wrong Way in Banking
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
October 11, 2006

WTO Talks Are a Whole Other Ball Game
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
August 21, 2006

A Coalition Worth Waiting For
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
August 7, 2006

The Folly of Renationalization
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
May 23, 2006

Speeches and Papers

Promises to Keep: The Policy Actions Needed to Secure Global Recovery
by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Prepared remarks delivered at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 24, 2012

Russia after the Presidential Election: What It Means for the United States [pdf]
by Michael A. McFaul, US Ambassador to Russia
Transcript of speech delivered at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 12, 2012

Global Economic Prospects as of September 9, 2011: How Deep the Current Slowdown? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the twentieth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
September 9, 2011

Global Economic Prospects as of April 4, 2011: Continued Growth Despite the Turmoil
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the nineteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
April 4, 2011

Global Economic Prospects for 2010 and 2011: Global Recovery Continues [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the seventeenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
April 8, 2010

America, Europe, and the New Trade Order [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business and Politics (Berkeley Electronic Press), Vol. 11 : 3
November 2009

Global Economic Prospects as of September 2009: Onward to Global Recovery [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the sixteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
September 17, 2009

Russia's WTO Rebuff: A Challenge for Obama [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
July 1, 2009

The Global Financial Crisis and Development Strategy for Emerging Market Economies [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks presented to the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics, World Bank, Seoul, Korea
June 23, 2009

Russian Economic Policy and the Global Financial Crisis
by Alexei L. Kudrin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation
Transcript of speech given at an Institute event
April 24, 2009

Russia's Road Back [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
April 22, 2009

The Russian Economy: More than Just Energy? [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony for the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament
April 2009

An Assessment of Putin's Economic Policy
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article published in CESifo Forum 2/2008
July 2008

Russia Energy and the European Union: Perspectives on Gazprom [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech before the European People's Party, European Parliament, Brussels.
May 15, 2008

Gazprom’s Strategy
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before Hearing on EU Economic and Trade Relations with Russia, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament, Brussels
November 21, 2006

Russia's WTO Accession
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony at the Hearing on EU Economic and Trade Relations with Russia, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament, Brussels
November 21, 2006

Putin Gets Away with Murder
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in the Weekly Standard
October 23, 2006

Global Economic Prospects, Early September 2006 [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the tenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
Washington, DC
September 14, 2006

Does Europe Have an Economic Future?
by Mario Monti, President, Bocconi University
Fifth Annual Stavros S. Niarchos Lecture at the Institute for International Economics
May 8, 2006

Eurasia's Boom Continues [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the ninth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
April 11, 2006