Alexei Bayer

Alexei Bayer is a Senior Editor at The Globalist, based in New York. [United States]

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Ukraine’s China Option

By , September 2, 2014 in Global Pairings

Should Poroshenko visit Beijing, as Richard Nixon once did?

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What Stock Markets Tell Us About Russia

By , August 18, 2014 in EconoMatters

If economy is king, then Russia may be weaker than it seems.

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Vodka: Market Riches After Communism

By , August 3, 2014 in EconoMatters

What role did vodka play in restructuring Russia’s economy after communism?

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Vodka: Sobering Up the USSR

By , August 2, 2014 in EconoMatters

How did restrictions on vodka consumption speed up the collapse of communism?

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Russia Through the Vodka Glass

By , August 1, 2014 in EconoMatters

Can Russia’s recent history be explained through a vodka glass?

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The Bolshevik Roots of the U.S. Tea Party

By , June 1, 2014 in Rethinking America

America’s Red Dawn, via the Republican Party.

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Crimea: What Could Have Been

By , March 16, 2014 in Globalist Perspective

Vasily Aksenov’s 1979 utopian novel “The Island of Crimea” in today’s context

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Advantage China: Putin’s Dangerous Crimea Precedent

By , March 16, 2014 in Global Pairings

Putin’s intervention in Crimea re-opens the door to territorial China’s claims on Russia

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Russia and China: Who’s the Boss in the Relationship Now?

By , March 14, 2014 in Global Pairings

While China performs as a responsible part of the global economy, Russia revels in its pariah status.

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Ukraine and Ireland: Overcoming Mighty Neighbors

By , February 8, 2014 in Global HotSpots, Global Pairings

What do Ukraine and Ireland have in common, in their struggles with Russia and the UK?

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