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The Fiscal Lessons from the Baltic States Must Not Be Ignored
May 1, 2013
VTB Purchase of Tele2 Is a Classic Insider Deal
April 16, 2013
The IMF Shouldn't Abandon Austerity
April 2, 2013
How Russia Mismanaged the Financial Crisis
February 27, 2013
Nine Reasons Why Stability in Russia May Be Elusive
January 22, 2013
Ukraine's Monetary Policy Is Shockingly Incompetent
January 10, 2013
Why Austerity Works and Stimulus Doesn't
January 7, 2013
You're a Mean One, Mr. Putin
December 28, 2012
Ukraine's New Government Sign of Increasing Yanukovych Weakness
December 25, 2012
Rise and Fall of Russia's Economic Think Tanks
December 18, 2012
Ukraine's Flawed Elections: A Silver Lining?
December 3, 2012
Rosneft Is the Foundation of Putin's State Capitalism
October 23, 2012
Ukraine's Outdated Educational System Translates into Lagging Economy
October 4, 2012
Paul Krugman's Baltic Problem
September 13, 2012
The Costs of Not Granting Russia PNTR
August 31, 2012
Why a Collapse of the Euro Area Must Be Avoided
August 21, 2012
Why Moldova Has Turned Its Back on Russia
July 26, 2012
Putin's Eurasian Illusion Will Lead to Isolation
June 20, 2012
Moldova Deserves PNTR As Well
June 20, 2012
Why Toomas Ilves Is Right and Paul Krugman Is Wrong
June 10, 2012
What Putin's Piecemeal Reforms Will Look Like
May 29, 2012
Putin's New Economic Liberalism
April 24, 2012
Why BRICS Is No Good for Russia
March 28, 2012
Why Gazprom Resembles a Crime Syndicate
February 28, 2012
Putin's Dangerous Reprivatization Idea
February 22, 2012
The Snow Revolution's Orange Shadow
February 10, 2012
Putin Without Putinism
February 8, 2012
Heated Open Discussions at the Gaidar Forum
January 24, 2012
How to Rebuild Russia
December 20, 2011
How the WTO Can Change the Game for Russia
November 24, 2011
Putin Takes a Populist Turn
October 26, 2011
Ukraine's Finances Appear Unsustainable
October 14, 2011
Kiev Can't Manage Without the European Union
September 27, 2011
Twenty Years of Ukrainian Independence: An Assessment
September 26, 2011
Taking the Reset to the Russian Oil Rigs
September 5, 2011
The United States, Not Gaidar, Killed Yeltsin's Reforms
August 23, 2011
High Graft + 4 Percent Growth = Enduring Stagnation for the Russian Economy
July 27, 2011
The European Union Should Follow Russia's Fiscal Restraint
June 22, 2011
Lukashenko Digs Belarus' Grave
May 26, 2011
Ukraine's Putin?
May 2, 2011
Schism in the Tandem Is Getting Larger
April 26, 2011
Learning Some Big Lessons from Little Estonia
March 21, 2011
What Russia Can Learn from Tunisia and Egypt
February 23, 2011
Post Crisis: What Europe Can Learn from the Baltic States
February 1, 2011
Kremlin Should Focus on Inflation Targeting
January 26, 2011
High Corruption and Low Growth Spoil 2010 for Russia
December 22, 2010
New Europe's Surprising Resilience
December 16, 2010
10 Reasons Why the Russian Economy Will Recover
November 25, 2010
Assessing Moscow's Management of the Crisis
October 27, 2010
Putin Represents What Is Wrong with Russia
September 29, 2010
Let's Get Privatization Right This Time Around
August 18, 2010
The Kremlin's New Policy in Its Near Abroad
July 28, 2010
Going from State Capitalism to Pragmatism
June 23, 2010
Modernize or Marginalize
June 18, 2010
Yanukovych at the Crossroads
June 2, 2010
A New Chance to Build Kyrgyz Democracy
April 28, 2010
10 Steps Ukraine Should Take Toward Reform
March 24, 2010
The End Seems Near for the Putin Model
February 26, 2010
Gazprom Is the Essence of the Energy Curse
February 24, 2010
Does Russia Belong in the BRICs?
January 19, 2010
Life Is Not Fair
December 29, 2009
Take the R Out of BRIC
December 2, 2009
The Group of 20 Must Be Stopped
November 26, 2009
Remembering Boris Fyodorov, a Russian Hero
November 25, 2009
The Leader of the CIS Is Lonely and Weak
October 28, 2009
The Ruble as a Global Reserve Currency? No!
September 23, 2009
Control High Inflation, Not Exchange Rates
August 26, 2009
Russia's Botched Policy in Its Own Backyard
August 17, 2009
No Place in BRIC for Russia's Economic Mess
July 29, 2009
Russia Changes Course on WTO Accession
July 1, 2009
Latvian and Russian Crises Are Worlds Apart
June 24, 2009
Gazprom's New Weakness Offers Opportunity
May 27, 2009
Ukraine above the Rest in Crisis Management
April 22, 2009
Daring to Hope Russia Is Embracing Reality
March 25, 2009
Formula for Rebooting Commercial Relations with Russia
February 25, 2009
Baltic Protests and Financial Meltdowns
February 10, 2009
Rules for a Bank Bailout
February 6, 2009
Will the Real Gazprom CEO Please Stand Up
January 28, 2009
The Gas Conflict between Russia and Ukraine
January 8, 2009
Crisis Puts Putinomics to the Test
December 24, 2008
It Can Be Worse than the Great Depression
October 28, 2008
Russia's Top Economist Needs to Face Reality
October 22, 2008
Russia's Coming Financial Crash
September 24, 2008
A Frightful Wake-Up Call
September 24, 2008
Can Russia's Economy Afford Putin for Much Longer?
September 20, 2008
The West Should Use Economics to Rein in Russia
September 5, 2008
10 Reasons Why the Russian Economy Will Falter
September 3, 2008
Leonid Kuchma Built a Prosperous Ukraine
August 28, 2008
WTO Can Place Russia on the Right Track
July 31, 2008
Inflation's Sunspots Stain Economic Successes in Post-Communist Region
June 25, 2008
Gazprom's Risky Strategy
June 2008
Will Freer Markets Lead to a More Democratic Government in Russia?
June 2008
Unlike Putin, Medvedev Took Charge Quickly
May 21, 2008
There Is Nothing Normal About Corruption
April 23, 2008
Floating the Hryvnia Arms the National Bank to Fight Inflation Now
April 3, 2008
Russia Is No Enemy of the West, But Vladimir Putin Is
March 31, 2008
Russia Is the Best Place to Be During Crisis
March 26, 2008
New President Needs to Offer New Reforms
February 27, 2008
Moscow Must Act to Cool Its Economy
February 26, 2008
Tymoshenko Government Off to a Promising, Ambitious Start
February 7, 2008
Purge or Coup?
January 9, 2008
A Necessary Deterrent to Gazprom
January 2008
Putin's Three-Ring Circus
December 14, 2007
Russia's New Oligarchy: For Putin and Friends, a Gusher of Questionable Deals
December 12, 2007
Putinomics
December 3, 2007
Unmasking President Putin's Grandiose Myth
November 28, 2007
Focus on Gazprom, Not Sovereign Wealth Funds
November 8, 2007
Combating Inflation with WTO Membership
October 31, 2007
Reflections on the Ukrainian Parliamentary Election: Analysis and Commentary
October 15, 2007
A New Prime Minister with a New Politburo
September 26, 2007
Talking Tough to Stay in Power
February 18, 2007
Reverse Is the One Way Out of This Cul-de-Sac
February 14, 2007
Europe Needs Policies on Russia and Energy
January 11, 2007
Moscow Traffic: The Cost of Authoritarianism
January 7, 2007
Suffering from Oil's Curse a Matter of Choice
December 6, 2006
Economics, Not Politics, Is Central Europe’s Big Problem
November 8, 2006
The President's Turn Away from the Market
November 8, 2006
The State Is Going the Wrong Way in Banking
October 11, 2006
WTO Talks Are a Whole Other Ball Game
August 21, 2006
A Coalition Worth Waiting For
August 7, 2006
The Folly of Renationalization
May 23, 2006

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Resources contact print this page hi-res photo [jpg] Areas of Expertise Eastern Europe Russia Transition Economies Ukraine Languages Spoken German Polish Russian Swedish		Senior Research Staff Anders Aslund Online Publications Policy Briefs 13-1: The World Needs a Multilateral Investment Agreement [pdf] 12-22: Hyperinflations Are Rare, but a Breakup of the Euro Area Could Prompt One [pdf] 12-20: Why a Breakup of the Euro Area Must Be Avoided: Lessons from Previous Breakups [pdf] 12-17: Southern Europe Ignores Lessons from Latvia at Its Peril [pdf] 11-20: The United States Should Establish Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia [pdf] 11-9: Lessons from the East European Financial Crisis, 2008-10 [pdf] 09-6: Pressing the "Reset Button" on US-Russia Relations [pdf] 06-3: Russia's Challenges as Chair of the G-8 [pdf] Working Papers 12-7: Lessons from Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis [pdf] 06-5: The Eurasian Growth Paradox [pdf] Peterson Perspectives Interviews Russia Challenges US Policy Again April 19, 2013 The Remarkable Legacy of Margaret Thatcher April 9, 2013 More Rough Weather in Russia? January 22, 2013 Russia's Economy: Challenges Amid the Boom, Part II December 19, 2012 Russia's Economy: Challenges Amid the Boom, Part I December 18, 2012 Normal Trade Relations with Russia Clears the House November 21, 2012 Iran's Bizarre Dilemma: Hyperinflation and a Currency Shortage October 17, 2012 Turmoil at Gazprom: Is Its Demise Imminent? Part II October 10, 2012 Turmoil at Gazprom: Is Its Demise Imminent? Part I October 9, 2012 A Missed Opportunity on Trade with Russia August 22, 2012 Greece Should Not Quit the Euro Area, Part II August 9, 2012 Greece Should Not Quit the Euro Area, Part I August 8, 2012 Breakthrough on Approval of a Trade Accord with Russia July 18, 2012 Stimulus vs. Austerity in Europe May 23, 2012 Russia's New Cabinet Could Bring Economic Reform May 22, 2012 Will Putin's Aggressive Election Drive Hamper Ties with the United States? February 22, 2012 Is the 'Reset' with Russia on the Rocks? December 8, 2011 A Breakthrough on Trade with Russia November 15, 2011 Putin's Return to Economic Issues October 28, 2011 Political and Economic Crisis in Ukraine October 13, 2011 ExxonMobil and Russia's Rosneft: Unlikely Partners? August 31, 2011 Turmoil in Belarus Is a Headache for Russia June 1, 2011 Economic Growth in Eastern Europe and Sweden September 23, 2010 European Bank Stress Tests Succeed by Falling Short July 23, 2010 A Big Move by the EU and the IMF May 10, 2010 Uprising in Kyrgyzstan April 7, 2010 Will the New Regime in Ukraine Embrace Reform? March 12, 2010 Ukraine's Recovery, Ukraine's Election January 20, 2010 Capitalism 20 Years after the Berlin Wall November 11, 2009 Russia's Faltering Economy September 8, 2009 Russia's WTO Rebuff: A Challenge for Obama July 1, 2009 Russia's Road Back April 22, 2009 Russia's Dire Economic Condition December 30, 2008 Ukraine's Financial Ordeal October 30, 2008 Russia's Economic Travails in the Wake of Georgia September 10, 2008 Russian Outlook with Medvedev at the Top and Gridlock in Ukraine May 20, 2008 Congressional Testimony US-Russia Economic Relationship: Implications of the Yukos Affair October 17, 2007 Op-Eds The Fiscal Lessons from the Baltic States Must Not Be Ignored May 1, 2013 VTB Purchase of Tele2 Is a Classic Insider Deal April 16, 2013 The IMF Shouldn't Abandon Austerity April 2, 2013 How Russia Mismanaged the Financial Crisis February 27, 2013 Nine Reasons Why Stability in Russia May Be Elusive January 22, 2013 Ukraine's Monetary Policy Is Shockingly Incompetent January 10, 2013 Why Austerity Works and Stimulus Doesn't January 7, 2013 You're a Mean One, Mr. Putin December 28, 2012 Ukraine's New Government Sign of Increasing Yanukovych Weakness December 25, 2012 Rise and Fall of Russia's Economic Think Tanks December 18, 2012 Ukraine's Flawed Elections: A Silver Lining? December 3, 2012 Rosneft Is the Foundation of Putin's State Capitalism October 23, 2012 Ukraine's Outdated Educational System Translates into Lagging Economy October 4, 2012 Paul Krugman's Baltic Problem September 13, 2012 The Costs of Not Granting Russia PNTR August 31, 2012 Why a Collapse of the Euro Area Must Be Avoided August 21, 2012 Why Moldova Has Turned Its Back on Russia July 26, 2012 Putin's Eurasian Illusion Will Lead to Isolation June 20, 2012 Moldova Deserves PNTR As Well June 20, 2012 Why Toomas Ilves Is Right and Paul Krugman Is Wrong June 10, 2012 What Putin's Piecemeal Reforms Will Look Like May 29, 2012 Putin's New Economic Liberalism April 24, 2012 Why BRICS Is No Good for Russia March 28, 2012 Why Gazprom Resembles a Crime Syndicate February 28, 2012 Putin's Dangerous Reprivatization Idea February 22, 2012 The Snow Revolution's Orange Shadow February 10, 2012 Putin Without Putinism February 8, 2012 Heated Open Discussions at the Gaidar Forum January 24, 2012 How to Rebuild Russia December 20, 2011 How the WTO Can Change the Game for Russia November 24, 2011 Putin Takes a Populist Turn October 26, 2011 Ukraine's Finances Appear Unsustainable October 14, 2011 Kiev Can't Manage Without the European Union September 27, 2011 Twenty Years of Ukrainian Independence: An Assessment September 26, 2011 Taking the Reset to the Russian Oil Rigs September 5, 2011 The United States, Not Gaidar, Killed Yeltsin's Reforms August 23, 2011 High Graft + 4 Percent Growth = Enduring Stagnation for the Russian Economy July 27, 2011 The European Union Should Follow Russia's Fiscal Restraint June 22, 2011 Lukashenko Digs Belarus' Grave May 26, 2011 Ukraine's Putin? May 2, 2011 Schism in the Tandem Is Getting Larger April 26, 2011 Learning Some Big Lessons from Little Estonia March 21, 2011 What Russia Can Learn from Tunisia and Egypt February 23, 2011 Post Crisis: What Europe Can Learn from the Baltic States February 1, 2011 Kremlin Should Focus on Inflation Targeting January 26, 2011 High Corruption and Low Growth Spoil 2010 for Russia December 22, 2010 New Europe's Surprising Resilience December 16, 2010 10 Reasons Why the Russian Economy Will Recover November 25, 2010 Assessing Moscow's Management of the Crisis October 27, 2010 Putin Represents What Is Wrong with Russia September 29, 2010 Let's Get Privatization Right This Time Around August 18, 2010 The Kremlin's New Policy in Its Near Abroad July 28, 2010 Going from State Capitalism to Pragmatism June 23, 2010 Modernize or Marginalize June 18, 2010 Yanukovych at the Crossroads June 2, 2010 A New Chance to Build Kyrgyz Democracy April 28, 2010 10 Steps Ukraine Should Take Toward Reform March 24, 2010 The End Seems Near for the Putin Model February 26, 2010 Gazprom Is the Essence of the Energy Curse February 24, 2010 Does Russia Belong in the BRICs? January 19, 2010 Life Is Not Fair December 29, 2009 Take the R Out of BRIC December 2, 2009 The Group of 20 Must Be Stopped November 26, 2009 Remembering Boris Fyodorov, a Russian Hero November 25, 2009 The Leader of the CIS Is Lonely and Weak October 28, 2009 The Ruble as a Global Reserve Currency? No! September 23, 2009 Control High Inflation, Not Exchange Rates August 26, 2009 Russia's Botched Policy in Its Own Backyard August 17, 2009 No Place in BRIC for Russia's Economic Mess July 29, 2009 Russia Changes Course on WTO Accession July 1, 2009 Latvian and Russian Crises Are Worlds Apart June 24, 2009 Gazprom's New Weakness Offers Opportunity May 27, 2009 Ukraine above the Rest in Crisis Management April 22, 2009 Daring to Hope Russia Is Embracing Reality March 25, 2009 Formula for Rebooting Commercial Relations with Russia February 25, 2009 Baltic Protests and Financial Meltdowns February 10, 2009 Rules for a Bank Bailout February 6, 2009 Will the Real Gazprom CEO Please Stand Up January 28, 2009 The Gas Conflict between Russia and Ukraine January 8, 2009 Crisis Puts Putinomics to the Test December 24, 2008 It Can Be Worse than the Great Depression October 28, 2008 Russia's Top Economist Needs to Face Reality October 22, 2008 Russia's Coming Financial Crash September 24, 2008 A Frightful Wake-Up Call September 24, 2008 Can Russia's Economy Afford Putin for Much Longer? September 20, 2008 The West Should Use Economics to Rein in Russia September 5, 2008 10 Reasons Why the Russian Economy Will Falter September 3, 2008 Leonid Kuchma Built a Prosperous Ukraine August 28, 2008 WTO Can Place Russia on the Right Track July 31, 2008 Inflation's Sunspots Stain Economic Successes in Post-Communist Region June 25, 2008 Gazprom's Risky Strategy June 2008 Will Freer Markets Lead to a More Democratic Government in Russia? June 2008 Unlike Putin, Medvedev Took Charge Quickly May 21, 2008 There Is Nothing Normal About Corruption April 23, 2008 Floating the Hryvnia Arms the National Bank to Fight Inflation Now April 3, 2008 Russia Is No Enemy of the West, But Vladimir Putin Is March 31, 2008 Russia Is the Best Place to Be During Crisis March 26, 2008 New President Needs to Offer New Reforms February 27, 2008 Moscow Must Act to Cool Its Economy February 26, 2008 Tymoshenko Government Off to a Promising, Ambitious Start February 7, 2008 Purge or Coup? January 9, 2008 A Necessary Deterrent to Gazprom January 2008 Putin's Three-Ring Circus December 14, 2007 Russia's New Oligarchy: For Putin and Friends, a Gusher of Questionable Deals December 12, 2007 Putinomics December 3, 2007 Unmasking President Putin's Grandiose Myth November 28, 2007 Focus on Gazprom, Not Sovereign Wealth Funds November 8, 2007 Combating Inflation with WTO Membership October 31, 2007 Reflections on the Ukrainian Parliamentary Election: Analysis and Commentary October 15, 2007 A New Prime Minister with a New Politburo September 26, 2007 Talking Tough to Stay in Power February 18, 2007 Reverse Is the One Way Out of This Cul-de-Sac February 14, 2007 Europe Needs Policies on Russia and Energy January 11, 2007 Moscow Traffic: The Cost of Authoritarianism January 7, 2007 Suffering from Oil's Curse a Matter of Choice December 6, 2006 Economics, Not Politics, Is Central Europe’s Big Problem November 8, 2006 The President's Turn Away from the Market November 8, 2006 The State Is Going the Wrong Way in Banking October 11, 2006 WTO Talks Are a Whole Other Ball Game August 21, 2006 A Coalition Worth Waiting For August 7, 2006 The Folly of Renationalization May 23, 2006 Speeches and Papers Ukraine: Moving Beyond Stalemate? March 16, 2010 Proposals for Ukraine: 2010—Time For Reforms [pdf] February 2010 How Latvia Can Escape from the Financial Crisis [pdf] October 1, 2009 Russia's WTO Rebuff: A Challenge for Obama [pdf] July 1, 2009 Implications of the Crisis for Eastern Europe June 2009 Russia's Road Back [pdf] April 22, 2009 The Russian Economy: More than Just Energy? [pdf] April 2009 Engaging Ukraine in 2009 [pdf] March 2009 Ukraine's Financial Ordeal [pdf] October 30, 2008 An Assessment of Putin's Economic Policy July 2008 Russia Energy and the European Union: Perspectives on Gazprom [pdf] May 15, 2008 How Capitalism Was Built [pdf] September 19, 2007 Gazprom’s Strategy November 21, 2006 Russia's WTO Accession November 21, 2006 Putin Gets Away with Murder October 23, 2006 Eurasia's Boom Continues [pdf] April 11, 2006 Re-privatization Should Be Avoided February 2, 2006
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