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Russia Context

I spent most of last week at the ValueX conference in Vail, hearing stock ideas from a range of thoughtful investment managers. I intended to talk about that and will do so soon, but a number of readers asked me about Russia, so below is the context I don’t think is getting shared in the MSM. The key question is what framework you apply to Russia My answer: a medieval one. There is a King, palace intrigue, and violent feuds, a world that has receded into the past in Europe is alive and well in Moscow.

Hipster Dictators

Earlier this year on my trip to Chile, I was scrolling through any article I could find on Latin America and was disappointed in pretty much everything. It all seemed so…obvious until an essay plopped into my inbox from Francisco Toro. He was writing about Peru, not Chile, but the essay was so good that I immediately wanted more. Rather than bemoan Peru…

Europe’s Search for Civility

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A Soft Landing

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Administering Amid Rapid Change

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Fear, Opportunity and Stock Bubbles

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Leverage, Silos and Property

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Debt Limit Jihad

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Russia Is Becoming More North Korean

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China’s Deflationary Regime Change

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