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Why Russia keeps pumping crude even as oil prices plummet

The Christian Science Monitor September 8, 2015 By Cristina Maza, Staff writer Russia – despite serious economic headwinds, and Western energy sanctions – is scrambling make sure it retains its status as a global leader in oil and gas. The persistent collapse of oil prices has been chalked up to a game of chicken between

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Moscow’s Veto of MH17 Tribunal: A Blunder of Potentially Huge Proportions

On July 29, Russia vetoed a draft UN resolution seeking to set up a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet more than a year ago.

By exercising its Security Council veto against the resolution, Moscow has lost control of the process, committing a possible error that may ultimately lead to convictions of rebel leaders and Russian officials—and a new round of sanctions against the Kremlin. This appears to be a massive strategic misstep, which the West may exploit.

Dr. Cohen speaking at the Riga Conference on “NATO Wales Summit – Revitalizing the Trans-Atlantic Bond”

Published on Sep 12, 2014 Did last week’s Wales Summit reaffirm the bond between Europe and North America? As the Afghan government takes more responsibility for its own security, and the NATO operation in the country winds down, the countries in the Euro-Atlantic community are questioning how best to maintain strong capabilities and the seamlessness

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Interview with Dr. Cohen about Hague ruling against Russia

Russia is being forced to pay back almost $52bn to former share holders of defunct oil group, Yukos.

This, according to a court ruling by the Hague on Thursday.

The decision, which comes almost ten years after the oil company went bankrupt, is being hailed as a victory for justice by market analysts.

RFI’s Christina Okello spoke to Dr Ariel Cohen, Principal of International Market Analysis, a natural resources advisory company in Washington DC to gauge his reaction.