Comments on: Russia is an Oriental Potentate

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:54:28 +0000

ML, very well said.

By: ML

ML — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:29:42 +0000

If someone were to kidnap me, send me to Europe, and somehow force me to live in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg or Liechtenstein, I would be afraid. I’d be more afraid only if they sent me instead to Russia. I take it many Russians feel the same way from all the immigrants in Washington, Florida and New York.

By: tdaxp » Blog Archive » As I said, Russia is a Central Asian State

tdaxp » Blog Archive » As I said, Russia is a Central Asian State — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:44:13 +0000

[...] is an economically unfree state in Central Asia Putinism by stages: 1 is through Khordokovsky’s arrest the oil baron in late 2003, and [...]

By: tdaxp » Blog Archive » The Wealth Recyclers

tdaxp » Blog Archive » The Wealth Recyclers — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:35:24 +0000

[...] falling price of oil is putting pressure on gap states such as Russia and Venezuela, and destabilizes those regimes far more than that of governments under international [...]

By: tdaxp » Blog Archive » Russians-in-Europe, or Russians-of-Europe?

tdaxp » Blog Archive » Russians-in-Europe, or Russians-of-Europe? — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:59:57 +0000

[...] the interesting thing is that the Russian race (like Russian culture, or the Russian state) is only marginally European. Of course, the Great Russian Die-Off will change the features of those Russians that remain in a [...]

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:51:09 +0000

Purpleslog,

Excellent catch!

Russia is a colder version of Iran or Saudi Arabia — it naturally exports energy to both Europe and Asia.

Smart powers of the global core will attempt to diversify their energy sources, both by having multiple suppliers of hydrocarbons and moving to other sources of energy as well. So China is wisely also building a pipeline through Kazakhstan [1], while Germany is becoming a world leader in solar power. [2]

Let’s hope we do our part, and mandate flex-fuel vehicles. [3]

[1] http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/10/12/that-other-pipeline.html
[2] http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/10/20/photovoltaics.html
[3] http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/10/28/mandate-flex-fuel-vehicles.html

By: purpleslog

purpleslog — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:34:45 +0000

More on Russia coming into the China/Asia sphere:

http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/russia-may-leave-europe-out-cold

The landmark pipeline deal recently signed between Russia and China connecting the Siberian oil fields with Daqing should send cold chills up Europeans’ spines. It may very well mean they will be literally cold in the foreseeable future.

By: tdaxp » Blog Archive » Want to insure 1000 rubles? It will only cost you 500 rubles

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:19:19 +0000

[...] I’ve mentioned, Russia is a cross between Portugal and Uzbekistan. Putin is a real program who has to be faced, but we deal with a couple of these tinpot dictators [...]

By: tdaxp » Blog Archive » International Institutions

tdaxp » Blog Archive » International Institutions — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:49:01 +0000

[...] baby bust now. Meanwhile, Chinese and Muslims increase as a fraction of Russia’s population. Russia is essentially a central Asian state, and the sooner it falls into China’s orbit (with the rest of the khanates), the [...]

By: tdaxp » Blog Archive » U.S.: Interstate War is an Acceptable form of Diplomacy

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:35:47 +0000

[...] (for no good reason, as far as I can tell) that Russia is a Core state. Hardly: Russian is an central asian dictatorship, a bigger version of [...]