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YUKOS BANKRUPTCY: THE BIG PICTURE - The Jamestown Foundation
A court decision declaring Yukos -- once Russia�s largest oil company -- bankrupt has finally brought to an end the sad story of confrontation between private business and a powerful state. But the ruling also highlighted the unhealthy nature of the country�s raw-materials-based socio-economic system. On August 1, the Moscow Arbitration Court ordered the bankruptcy and liquidation of Yukos, a decision that various commentators gloomily described as either a �death sentence� for the company or as its �funeral.� As was widely expected, the court upheld a vote one week earlier by Yukos�s creditors. The latter, led by ...
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This occasional report by Roman Kupchinsky examines Russia's state-owned gas monopoly Gazprom, exposing the threat this organization poses to European energy security. This occasional report addresses the historical shift in the global natural gas industry away from overland pipeline deliveries and toward liquefied natural gas, as well as Russia's move toward becoming a leader in the emerging LNG market. As Russia grapples with the Afghan question and its security implications, this report takes a closer look at Russia's re-entry to the region after a twenty-year absence. Yukos was hit by a series of new blows on ...
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