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Rosneft's Offshore Partnerships: the Re-Opening of the Russian
140 Polar Record 49 (249): 140–153 (2013). c Cambridge University Press 2012. doi:10.1017/S0032247412000137 Rosneft’s offshore partnerships: the re-opening of the Russian petroleum frontier? Indra Overland and Jakub Godzimirski Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, PB 8159, Dept., 0033 Oslo, Norway ([email protected]) Lars Petter Lunden and Daniel Fjaertoft Sigra Group, Fagerheimgata 8, 0567 Oslo, Norway Received December 2011; first published online 2 April 2012 ABSTRACT. During an intense period of only 14 months, from June 2010 to August 2011, six major cooperation agreements between oil companies were announced in Russia. Almost all of these partnerships involved offshore projects, with an international oil company as one of the partners and Rosneft as the other. The agreements were concentrated along Russia’s Arctic petroleum frontier, and the three that survived the longest involved oil or gas extraction in the Arctic. This article analyses and compares the contents and contexts of the agreements, to ascertain what they have to tell about access for international companies to Russia’s offshore petroleum resources and the influence of competing Russian political actors over the country’s petroleum sector. The article argues that the new partnerships did represent an intention to open up the Russian continental shelf, and that the agreements were driven and shaped by a series of needs: to secure foreign capital and competence, to reduce exploration risk, to lobby for a better tax framework, to show the government that necessary action was being taken to launch exploration activities, to improve Rosneft’s image abroad, and either to avert or prepare for future privatisation of state companies such as Rosneft. -
The Killing of William Browder
THE KILLING OF WILLIAM BROWDER THE KILLING OF WILLIAM BROWDER Bill Browder, the fa lse crusader for justice and human rights and the self - styled No. 1 enemy of Vladimir Putin has perpetrated a brazen and dangerous deception upon the Weste rn world. This book traces the anatomy of this deception, unmasking the powerful forces that are pushing the West ern world toward yet another great war with Russia. ALEX KRAINER EQUILIBRIUM MONACO First published in Monaco in 20 17 Copyright © 201 7 by Alex Krainer ISBN 978 - 2 - 9556923 - 2 - 5 Material contained in this book may be reproduced with permission from its author and/or publisher, except for attributed brief quotations Cover page design, content editing a nd copy editing by Alex Krainer. Set in Times New Roman, book title in Imprint MT shadow To the people of Russia and the United States wh o together, hold the keys to the future of humanity. Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like the evil spirits at the dawn of day. Thomas Jefferson Table of Contents 1. Bill Browder and I ................................ ................................ ............... 1 Browder’s 2005 presentation in Monaco ................................ .............. 2 Harvard club presentation in 2010 ................................ ........................ 3 Ru ssophobia and Putin - bashing in the West ................................ ......... 4 Red notice ................................ ................................ ............................ 6 Reading -
Mr. Chairman, I Welcome the Opportunity to Appear Before The
Mr. Chairman, I welcome the opportunity to appear before the Helsinki Commission to discuss the current situation in Russia and the concerns of all of us about the Putin government and the future of Russia. First, I wish to emphasize the value of the Commission’s mandate and stated criteria to promote compliance with the fundamental standards of civil society in Russia and the other former Soviet republics. Second, those of us who have witnessed first-hand the travesty of justice in Russia much appreciate the concerns expressed by the co-chairmen about the improper handling of the Yukos trial and the sentencing of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his colleagues by Russian authorities. Your formal statement to the world’s press that the “case appears to the world to be justice directed by politics” and that the “selective prosecution such as appears to be the case here will wreak havoc on Russia’s legal system” reflects that the chairmen of this commission have an accurate view of the Khodorkovsky trial and the weakened state of the legal system in Russia. Third, it is vitally important that the Helsinki Commission continue monitoring the implementation of the provisions of the 1975 Helsinki Accords as they relate to Russia and report its findings to the public. While the U.S. Administration and Congressional leaders must necessarily balance many variables in the bilateral relationship, the Helsinki Commission has a clear mandate to insure that human rights and basic freedoms are maintained in the countries under its jurisdiction. Mr. Chairman, it is my opinion that the rule of law is the cornerstone of civil society because it serves to protect the rights and freedoms of all citizens. -
Internal British Debates in the Late 1980S on Germany's Potential
Internal British Debates in the Late 1980s on Germany’s Potential Reunification 225 Chapter 8 “Say One Thing and Think Another:” Internal British Debates in the Late 1980s on Germany’s Potential Reunification Liviu Horovitz During the 1980s, no one within the British government welcomed Germany’s probable and irresistible reunification. On this very issue, “we have to say one thing and think another,” Charles Powell, the prin- cipal foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, not- ed already in 1984.1 He articulated what many within the UK’s chan- celleries wrote in various memos, reports, and summaries of discussions throughout the decade. The Cold War status quo suited the United Kingdom well, but Brit- ish officials concluded it was unsustainable. Soviet power was slowly waning. Without this constraint, the Germans were bound to seek to live together. British planners believed that the Americans, slowly moving away from Europe, were going to become less invested on the continent. Hence, the most likely outcome was a less constrained Ger- man state at the center of Europe. Britain’s interests would be harmed, and London’s leverage to avert such result would be limited. A major- ity argued that novel, creative, or radical policy solutions were need- ed. And yet, as newly declassified documents attest, UK policymakers concluded that others would pull Britain’s chestnuts out of the fire. Many claimed that France would oppose German reunification. Most important, however, was the mainstream view: the Soviet Union, in spite of its worsening situation, would once again let its tanks roll into Eastern European capitals rather than see Germany unified. -
An Assessment of Russian Civil Society (2005)
An Assessment of Russian Civil Society (2005) CIVICUS CIVIL SOCIETY INDEX REPORT FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION L. Proskuryakova’, Е. Vandisheva – St. Petersburg “Strategy” Center; N. Belyaeva, Е. Bychkova – State University – Higher School of Economics, 2005 St. Petersburg Center for Humanities and Political Studies “Strategy” in collaboration with the Departments of Public Policy of the Moscow State University – Higher School of Economics CIVICUS Civil Society Index Short Assessment Tool (CSI-SAT) An international action-research project coordinated by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation 1 FOREWORD The CSI-SAT in Russia was carried out by the National coordinating organisation in Russia - St. Petersburg “Strategy” Center in cooperation with the Moscow State University-Higher School of Economics. St. Petersburg “Strategy” Center was created in 1993 with the mission to provide “Assistance in establishment of civil society and constitutional state in Russia through implementing projects and programs aimed at development of public participation, social partnership and responsibility of the authorities”. Nowadays, “Strategy” Center is itself developed into a full- fledged resource and support center for public policy centers in Russia and abroad. St. Petersburg “Strategy” Centre is a member of CIVICUS and other international civil society networks. “Strategy” Centre is the only one in the North-West and one of few in Russia relatively steadily functioning public policy centre sustaining independence from authorities and corporate interests. “Strategy” Centre has been a politically non-partisan organisation since its date of establishment, independent of political forces, and does not engage in election campaign activities, for the same reason. Current programs of “Strategy” Center include: 1. -
HJS 'Putin Sees and Hears It All' Report.Qxd
Putin SeeS and HearS it all: How ruSSia’S intelligence agencieS Menace tHe uK BY DR ANDREW FOXALL DEMOCRACY | FREEDOM | HUMAN RIGHTS November 2018 First published in 2018 by The Henry Jackson Society. The Henry Jackson Society Millbank Tower 21-24 Millbank London SW1P 4QP Registered charity no. 1140489 Tel: +44 (0)20 7340 4520 www.henryjacksonsociety.org © The Henry Jackson Society, 2018. All rights reserved. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and are not necessarily indicative of those of The Henry Jackson Society or its Trustees. Title: “PuTiN SEES AND HEARS iT ALL: HOW RuSSiA’S iNTELLigENcE AgENciES MENAcE THE uK” By: Dr Andrew Foxall Putin SeeS and HearS it all: How ruSSia’S intelligence agencieS Menace tHe uK BY DR ANDREW FOXALL November 2018 PuTiN SEES AND HEARS iT ALL “Dr. Foxall’s report forcefully reminds us that Russian Intelligence activity in the West is still large scale and intrusive, and that we need to devote significant resources and expertise ourselves to monitoring and blunting this threat to our national security. As during the Cold War an effective counterintelligence capability remains an essential part of our own intelligence and security community.” Sir richard dearlove KcMg oBe chief of the Secret intelligence Service (Mi6) (1999-2004) “Anyone who is relaxed or complacent about Russian intelligence activity in the United Kingdom should read this Report. Not only have we experienced the murder of Litvinenko and the attempted murder of the Skripals on British soil, Britain and the West as a whole face an unrelenting assault from Putin’s bloated intelligence and security agencies. -
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Embargoed for Media Publication / Coverage until 6:00AM EST Wednesday, January 10. 1 115TH CONGRESS " ! S. PRT. 2d Session COMMITTEE PRINT 115–21 PUTIN’S ASYMMETRIC ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA AND EUROPE: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY A MINORITY STAFF REPORT PREPARED FOR THE USE OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JANUARY 10, 2018 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations Available via World Wide Web: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/index.html U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 28–110 PDF WASHINGTON : 2018 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:06 Jan 09, 2018 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5012 Sfmt 5012 S:\FULL COMMITTEE\HEARING FILES\COMMITTEE PRINT 2018\HENRY\JAN. 9 REPORT FOREI-42327 with DISTILLER seneagle Embargoed for Media Publication / Coverage until 6:00AM EST Wednesday, January 10. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS BOB CORKER, Tennessee, Chairman JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland MARCO RUBIO, Florida ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire JEFF FLAKE, Arizona CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware CORY GARDNER, Colorado TOM UDALL, New Mexico TODD YOUNG, Indiana CHRISTOPHER MURPHY, Connecticut JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming TIM KAINE, Virginia JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts ROB PORTMAN, Ohio JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon RAND PAUL, Kentucky CORY A. BOOKER, New Jersey TODD WOMACK, Staff Director JESSICA LEWIS, Democratic Staff Director JOHN DUTTON, Chief Clerk (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:06 Jan 09, 2018 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\FULL COMMITTEE\HEARING FILES\COMMITTEE PRINT 2018\HENRY\JAN. -
Engineering of the BRICS Engagement” Is a Valuable Addition to the Growing Literature on the Various Issues Critical to the BRICS
ENGINEERING ofthe BRICS ENGAGEMENT AnMVIRDCWorldTradeCentreMumbaiResearchInitiative he concept of a World Trade Centre in Mumbai was born Tof a vision of Sir M. Visvesvaraya, on June 26, 1970, epitomizing a strong conviction that India's future prosperity lay in trade, industrial research and development. He anticipated the need for India's industrial development through research and development in the fields of education, trade, investment and the economy as a whole, with the motto clearly being, ‘Prosperity through trade’. WTC Mumbai serves as a corollary to India's challenges in the areas of economy and trade, virtually growing beyond the ambit or scope of the government and trade promotion organizations. At the time, there was felt the need of a concept of World Trade Centre at a global level which could create the necessary linkages in various sectors of the economy across countries of the world. The World Trade Centre addresses the key issues of International Development through educational programmes, research & publications, tenant facilities and an array of trade activities. The promoters of WTC Mumbai developed the idea and concept of the Centre in a unique tripartite partnership of state, government and the private sector. In due course, WTC Mumbai was registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 as a Section 25 not- for-profit company named M. Visvesvarya Industrial Research and Development Centre (MVIRDC). MVIRDC's prime objective is to conduct research and development and its ancillary objective is establishment of WTCs in India and abroad. From there on WTC Mumbai continues to be a living testimony with a promise to excel and go beyond in every field and to take on the challenges of the future. -
ST ANTONY's SERIES General Editor: Alex Pravda, Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford Recent Titles Include: Mark D. Alleyne
ST ANTONY'S SERIES General Editor: Alex Pravda, Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford Recent titles include: Mark D. Alleyne INTERNATIONAL POWER AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION Craig Brandist CARNIVAL CULTURE AND THE SOVIET MODERNIST NOVEL Sir Alec Cairncross MANAGING THE BRITISH ECONOMY IN THE 1960s: A Treasury Perspective Alex Danchev and Thomas Halverson (editors) INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE YUGOSLAV CONFLICT Anne Deighton (editor) BUILDING POSTWAR EUROPE: National Decision-Makers and European Institutions, 1948-63 Reinhard Drifte JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 1990s: From Economic Superpower to What Power? Jane Ellis THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, 1985-94 Y Hakan Erdem SLAVERY IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND ITS DEMISE, 1800-1909 João Carlos Espada SOCIAL CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS: A Critique of F. A. Hayek and Raymond Plant Christoph Gassenschmidt JEWISH LIBERAL POLITICS IN TSARIST RUSSIA, 1900-14: The Modernization of Russian Jewry Amitzur Ilan THE ORIGINS OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI ARMS RACE: Arms, Embargo, Military Power and Decision in the 1948 Palestine War Leroy Jin MONETARY POLICY AND THE DESIGN OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA, 1978-90 Matthew Jones BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES AND THE MEDITERRANEAN WAR, 1942-44 Dae Hwan Kim and Tat Yan Kong (editors) THE KOREAN PENINSULA IN TRANSITION Anthony Kirk-Greene and Daniel Bach (editors) STATE AND SOCIETY IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA SINCE INDEPENDENCE Jaroslav Kerjčí and Pavel Machonin CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1919-92: A Laboratory for Social Change Iftikhar H. Malik STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN PAKISTAN: Politics of Authority, Ideology and Ethnicity Javier Martínez-Lara BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN BRAZIL: The Politics of Constitutional Change, 1985-95 Leslie McLoughlin IBN SAUD: Founder of a Kingdom J. -
This Is a Listing of All the Working Rigs, Convoy, 5-Packs, 9-Packs
This is a listing of all the Working Rigs, Convoy, 5-packs, 9-packs, Opening Parts, Superfast, Mission Force, Themed Singles, Themed 5-packs, Themed Skybusters and Promotionals released for 2020. This way people can keep track of which packs are currently out outside of the usual basic range. Please Note: I have not included regular Skybusters as I haven’t managed to figure out what is out. Working Rigs Batch A (3 sets) released January 2020* 2/8 RW005 International WorkStar 7500 Dump Truck – orange/white 3/8 RW043 International WorkStar Street Cleaner – green 4/8 RW015 Pierce Velocity Aerial Platform Fire Truck - red Batch B (4 sets) released July 2020 5/8 RW003 Pierce Quantum Aerial Ladder Truck – red/white 6/8 RW048 GMC 3500 Attenuator Truck – blue/white 7/8 RW006 International DuraStar 4400 Flatbed - white 8/8 RW028 MBX Excavator - green * 1/8 cancelled Convoy Batch A (4 sets) released January 2020 1/8 MB1026 International LoneStar – red/Box Trailer – red (comes with MB720 ’72 Ford Bronco 4x4 – black (repeat of 2018 1-100/2019 Ford Trucks release)) 2/8 MB1110 Tesla Semi – black/Box Trailer – silver (comes with MB903 Tesla Model S – red (repeat of 2015 1-120 issue)) 3/8 MB1150 MBX Cabover – yellow/Tanker Trailer – silver (comes with MB732 Badlander – red (repeat of 2009 playset issue)) 4/8 MB977 ’13 Ford Cargo – blue/Logger Bed Trailer – brown/blue (comes with MB916 Dirt Smasher (repeat of 2014 1-120 issue)) Batch B (3 sets) released July 2020 5/8 MB1110 Tesla Semi – grey/Pipe Bed Trailer – grey/brown (comes with MB856 Load Lifter (repeat -
Iran Autos Report Q1 2010 Including 5-Year Industry Forecasts by BMI
Q1 2010 www.businessmonitor.com IRAN AUTOS REPort INCLUDES 5-YEAR FORECASTS TO 2014 ISSN 1748-9962 Published by Business Monitor International Ltd. Iran Autos Report Q1 2010 Including 5-year industry forecasts by BMI Part of BMI’s Industry Report & Forecasts Series Published by: Business Monitor International Publication date: December 2009 Business Monitor International © 2009 Business Monitor International. Mermaid House, All rights reserved. 2 Puddle Dock, London, EC4V 3DS, All information contained in this publication is UK copyrighted in the name of Business Monitor Tel: +44 (0) 20 7248 0468 International, and as such no part of this publication Fax: +44 (0) 20 7248 0467 may be reproduced, repackaged, redistributed, resold in Email: [email protected] whole or in any part, or used in any form or by any Web: http://www.businessmonitor.com means graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by information storage or retrieval, or by any other means, without the express written consent of the publisher. DISCLAIMER All information contained in this publication has been researched and compiled from sources believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of publishing. However, in view of the natural scope for human and/or mechanical error, either at source or during production, Business Monitor International accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage resulting from errors, inaccuracies or omissions affecting any part of the publication. All information is provided without warranty, and Business Monitor International makes no representation of warranty of any kind as to the accuracy or completeness of any information hereto contained. -
Eui Working Papers of the European Policy Unit
EUI WORKING PAPERS OF THE EUROPEAN POLICY UNIT EUI Working Paper EPU No. 90/1 EPIC and the Single Act: From Soft Law to Hard Law? RENAUD DEHOUSSE and JOSEPH H.H. WEILER ropean University Institute, Florence European iyiLibrary i~i~ivi~ii i EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE, FLORENCE ooa. oa.. 0960 , EUROPEAN POLICY UNIT EUI Working Paper EPU No. 90/1 EPC and the Single Act: From Soft Law to Hard Law? RENAUD DEHOUSSE and .JOSEPH H.H. WEILER Please note As from January 1990 the EUI Working Paper Series is divided into six sub-series, each sub-series will be numbered individually (e.g. EUI Working Paper ECO No 90/1). The authors are grateful to Chantal Goéminne, Joerg Monar and Klaus- Dieter Stadler for their help in the preparation of this paper. They are particularly indebted to Sir Julian Bullard for a number of useful comments on a first draft. Naturally, the responsibility for any omission or erroneous interpretation remains entirely theirs. BADIA FIESOLANA, SAN DOMENICO (FI) All rights reserved. No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form without permission of the authors. The European Policy Unit The European Policy Unit at the European University Institute was created to further three main goals. First, to continue the development of the European University Institute as a forum for critical discussion of key items on the Community agenda. Second, to enhance the documentation available to scholars of European affairs. Third, to sponsor individual research projects on topics of current interest to the European Communities. Both as in-depth background studies and as policy analyses in their own right, these projects should prove valuable to Community policy-making.