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Natasha Volkov
Geopolitics, CIS Diplomacy, Middle East, Sanctions, Conflict
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Former foreign correspondent who covered three wars and four revolutions. Expelled from two countries. Carries a battered notebook everywhere even though she types everything.
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30 articles · ~123 min total reading
Economy37 hours ago
Ushakov Opens the Door to Europe Because the Door to Kyiv Will Not Budge
EconomyOct 25
Shenzhen in November, Miami in December: who holds the pen on Ukraine
EconomyOct 24
Oleshky, 270 Prisoners, One Diesel Tanker: The Shape of a Deal Washington Will Not Call a Deal
EconomyOct 23
Yerevan Walks, Belgrade Hedges, Tbilisi Reopens a Line — the CSTO Dies Quietly
EconomyOct 22
Treasury Talks to a Sanctioned Fund While Diesel Flows: Washington Prices the Peace
EconomyOct 21
Oslo Draws the Document, St Petersburg Will Draw the Red Pen
Economy
A Table for Three in Beijing, and the Empty Chair Everyone Pretends Not to See
Oct 20
Economy
Three Capitals, One Script: Washington Improvises, Moscow Travels, Kyiv Pays
Oct 19
EconomyOct 17
The Signature with an Expiry Date: Trump Waives His Own Russia Law Before It Takes Effect
EconomyOct 16
A Disgrace, Says the Buyer: Washington's Diesel Deal Becomes Its Ukraine Policy
EconomyOct 15
The Satellite Has a Flag On It: Starlink's Night Shift Over Ukraine
EconomyOct 14
Two Silent Nights Over Kyiv: What Washington's Missing Siren Is Really Saying
Economy
Brussels Lists 1,600 Names While Washington Signs for the Barrels
Oct 13
Economy
An Energy Ceasefire for the Midterms: Whose War Does Trump's Truce Actually Pause?
Oct 12
Economy
Blockade by Another Name: Washington's Quiet War on Iranian Shipping
Oct 11
EconomyOct 10
Diesel for a Birthday Call: Washington Buys Barrels, Moscow Buys Time
EconomyOct 9
Tokayev's Summit Diplomacy: Astana Buys Optionality While the Bond Market Reads the Receipts
EconomyOct 8
Tbilisi's Lawsuit Against Its Own Opposition: What a Ruling Party Does When It Stops Pretending
Sep 13
Mayun Island Changes the Arithmetic of the Bab al-Mandeb
Sep 12
Tbilisi Arrests a War Veteran for the Wrong Answer About a War
Aug 18
Tbilisi's Quiet Machine: When a Journalist's Cell Becomes State Policy
GeopoliticsAug 16
Hormuz as Rhetorical Weapon: Washington Reaches for a Chokepoint It Cannot Hold
Aug 15
Cairo's 45 Percent Promise and the Fine Print in the Bid Round
GeopoliticsAug 14
Tokayev in the G20 Room: Washington Buys a Seat It Used to Rent
Aug 13
Kobakhidze Blames the 'Deep State' and Ships the Fuel Anyway
EnergyAug 12
Kazakhstan Shops for a Second Pipeline, and the Kremlin Notices
Aug 11
Zawiya Burns and the Libyan Fiction Catches Fire With It
Aug 10
Trump's Iran Pivot: When Sanctions Replace Sorties, Watch the Freight Rates
Aug 9