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Craig Kennedy explores Russia's history and political economy, focusing on its oil industry and civil society.

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Moscow's reflagging of the Bella 1 was part of a failed strategy to create a fleet capable of circumventing U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil, revealing significant Kremlin miscalculations.
New Western sanctions on Russian oil are set to drastically reduce Moscow's revenues and complicate its war funding strategy amid ongoing economic challenges.
The text discusses the impact of recent sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet, which has reduced the country's oil export capacity. The author, a former investment banker, explains how this has made Russia more reliant on mainstream ...
The report identifies Russia's reliance on off-budget debt to fund its war efforts, causing systemic credit risk and adverse consequences at home. The off-budget funding scheme has helped limit defense spending in the budget, but ...
The report 'Russia’s Hidden War Debt' reveals that Russia has been stealthily funding its war costs through a low-profile, off-budget financing scheme, equal in size to the defense budget. This has led to a surge in corporate borr...
The report proposes a way to reduce Russian shadow fleet operations in European waters by pressuring vessels to comply with international insurance standards. It involves a coordinated effort by European coastal states to request ...
The upcoming report highlights the crisis in Russia's shadow fleet, which has been facing economic challenges and sanctions. The fleet's growth has stalled, and the acquisition of aging tankers has been the main driver of expansio...
Recent developments suggest that Russia's oil export terminal at De-Kastri is facing challenges due to sanctions and a campaign by price-cap coalition countries to step up pressure on intermediaries in the shadow oil trade. The te...

0Dangerous Waters

2023-12-13

Recent OFAC sanctions have focused on Russian shadow tankers, putting up to half of Moscow's vessels at risk of blocking orders. The Kremlin's shadow fleet was designed to legally circumvent the price cap, but Moscow got careless,...
This analytical report assesses on-going Russian efforts to circumvent the price cap and recommends high-impact measures for implementing oil sanctions more effectively. It discusses the impact of oil sanctions on Russia, the stra...
The essay discusses the impact of sanctions on Russia's oil exports, focusing on the vulnerability of its seaborne oil supply chain and the looming tanker crisis. It highlights the deficiencies in Russia's oil export system, the i...
The text discusses the impact of sanctions on Russian oil exports and the potential for a full embargo. It proposes a smart embargo option to enhance the economic impact of oil sanctions while mitigating their harmful effects on t...

0Coming soon

2022-03-03

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