Alaco Russia analysts discuss significance of latest batch of US sanctions against Moscow.

US sanctions policy on Russia

Alaco's podcast discusses efforts to build a new ruling coalition in Iraq following the May 12 parliamentary elections.

Iraq coalition talks

Alaco's podcast explores the impact of America's withdrawal from the nuclear agreement with Iran on European/Iranian trade and business.

How US exit from JCPoA will affect Iran investors

Alaco's podcast looks at the background to President Putin's  controversial plans to raise the retirement age and assesses the political and economic implications of the public outcry provoked by the move.

Putin rattled by pension reform backlash

Alaco's Director of Research James Birkett discusses the impact of the re-imposition of sanctions on the Iranian economy and the impact they will have on Iran's other trading partners.

Re-Imposition of Sanctions on Iran

US Iranian sanctions waivers

Army's key role in Venezuelan power struggle

Why Ukraine struggles to keep a lid on corruption

Sanctions have steadily increased in recent years yet the Russian economy, though struggling, appears to be surprisingly resilient.

Alaco's Head of Content, Yigal Chazan, interviews our senior Russian expert Daria Plakhova-Freshville on the impact of western sanctions on Russia.

How effective are sanctions against Russia?

The Turkish incursion into northern Syria has left the leaders of the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq in a difficult position. 

While the KRG has expressed concerns for ethnic kin in Syria, it has to be careful not to jeopardise its crucial, some would say lifeline, commercial trade with Turkey. 

Alaco Head of Content Yigal Chazan discusses the dilemma with one of Alaco’s Middle East analysts Kavar Kurda.

Impact of new Syrian crisis on Turkish-Iraqi Kurd relations

Rogue states subject to punitive international sanctions are reportedly turning to cryptocurrencies to try to mitigate their impact. Iran, Venezuela, Russia and North Korea are said to be experimenting with blockchain technology to get around prohibitions on dollar-denominated transactions. Yigal Chazan, Alaco's Head of Content, and Henry Burrows, co-founder of Alaco subsidiary Alaco Analytics, discuss these digital efforts to blunt economic sanctions.

Rogue states looking to cryptocurrencies to counter sanctions

The US killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani near Baghdad has put the spotlight on Iran's involvement in Iraq, in particular its support for Shia militias, or Popular Mobilisation Forces. They played a key role in defeating Islamic State, but their continued presence poses a serious challenge to the Iraqi authorities. Alaco's Head of Content Yigal Chazan and Middle East analyst Kavar Kurda discuss concerns over the militants.

Soleimani killing puts spotlight on Iraqi Shia militias

Vladimir Putin’s momentous constitutional reform proposals are seen as a means of enabling him to retain power and influence after he steps down from the presidency in 2024. The proposed changes are wide-ranging, overhauling the country’s system of governance. They will be put to a referendum but, even if they are approved, their sheer scale may make them difficult to implement.  Alaco's Head of Content, Yigal Chazan, and one of our Russian experts, Nathan Andrews, discuss the risks and challenges Putin faces in pushing forward with his plans.

Can Putin deliver his constitutional reforms?

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