Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @patticohen.bsky.social and @charleshecker.bsky.social on the possible expansion of the US-Iran war, the day's other stories and. . . socks, plus Julie Norman from the West Bank on the increasing scepticism towards a two-state solution. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

The costs of war for the US and who will foot Pakistan’s mediation bill?

Charles Hecker and Patti Cohen explore the effects Yemen’s Houthis could have on global shipping, how much the Iran war...

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In the latest Global Security Briefing @charleshecker.bsky.social and Natia Seskuria discuss what the Russian wartime economy looks like beneath the official data and its implications for regime stability. Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4vhFOvQ

As Ukraine's drones & a stagnating economy overshadow 'Putin's Davos' in St Petersburg, learn why investors should indeed tread cautiously by reading 'Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia' by @charleshecker.bsky.social. Updated PB in Sept. Sample & purchase 👉  tinyurl.com/3vy2snjn

Hosted Monocle on Sunday with @terrystiastny.bsky.social and @charleshecker.bsky.social, plus Monocle's Eurovision Desk Chief @feap.bsky.social and our editorial director Tyler Brûlé on what last night might mean for Bulgaria. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Eurovision Song Contest, urban futures and the week’s top stories - Monocle

Terry Stiastny and Charles Hecker join Andrew Mueller to unpack the week’s news. Carlota Rebelo reports from the World Urban...

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Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @clarkkate.bsky.social and @charleshecker.bsky.social on Moscow's lo-fi plans for Victory Day, the James Comey indictment and other stories, plus Charlotte McDonald-Gibson on diplomatic dining etiquette. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Nothing to see here: Russia plans military parade with no weaponry on show - Monocle

We discuss the drivers behind Putin scaling back this year’s Victory Day commemorations. Then: The Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire teeters and former...

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Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. Carole Walker and @charleshecker.bsky.social on Hormuz, Iran's absentee Supreme Leader and the day's other stories, and a letter from Oaxaca. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Iran vows to keep blocking Strait of Hormuz as three more cargo ships are attacked in the Gulf - Monocle

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has reportedly vowed that Iran will continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Plus: Tira...

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🎙️ This morning @charleshecker.bsky.social & I spoke to @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about the Trump administration's suggestion that they might lift sanctions on Russian oil. The segment starts 3 minutes and 40 seconds into the recording monocle.com/player/?uuid...

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To understand the economic pressure Russia is under, see @charleshecker.bsky.social's recent interview here ➡️ tinyurl.com/43pft42h. Read his book, ‘Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia’. ‘Fascinating’ @financialtimes.com tinyurl.com/485er3kk

Zero Sum | Hurst Publishers

A Foreign Affairs 'Book of the Year' From communism to capitalism to collapse, the highs and lows of doing business in post-Soviet Russia.

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Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @lynneodonnell.bsky.social and @charleshecker.bsky.social on whether Donald Trump may have a point re: the return of Nouri Maliki, plus the day's other stuff, and a letter from Gregory Scruggs in Santo Domingo. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Iraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki resurfaces – but at what cost? - Monocle

Our guests Lynne O’Donnell and Charles Hecker assess the reemergence of Iraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, and whether it’s...

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🔴 The Long View #008 The Russian business environment has fundamentally changed. @charleshecker.bsky.social explains why new elites, new laws, and hard feelings complicate any return of Western companies.

🔴 The Long View #008 Even severe economic pressure does not always change political behavior. @charleshecker.bsky.social explains why Russia’s worsening economic outlook may not be the decisive factor for Putin.

🔴 The Long View #008 Western Businesses in Post-Soviet Russia, Part 2 Following a strong response to last year’s event, Thane Gustafson and @charleshecker.bsky.social return to continue the conversation. Register to attend. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

If you haven’t read ‘How Tyrants Fall,’ by @marceldirsus.com, you need to do that now. But first, listen to Marcel and I talk about the history (and the future) of Western business in Russia, in his great new podcast, The Next Best. The timing could not be better.

Marcel Dirsus@marceldirsus.com · 10mo ago

For episode 2 of my new podcast The Next Best, I talked to @charleshecker.bsky.social about the failure of Western business in Russia. How did Putin change the rules? What did engagement with Moscow do to our own societies? What can we learn from all this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMdk...

It’s my great honour to join @rusi.bsky.social as an Assoc Fellow in the International Security Research Group, under Dr Neil Melvin. Huge thanks to Rachel Ellehuus, Neil Watling and Emily Ferris for their warm welcome. Looking forward to leaning *and* contributing.

Thank you to the @kennaninstitute.bsky.social for the terrific conversation, and congratulations on a successful re-launch.

The Kennan Institute@kennaninstitute.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🔴 In this moment from The Long View, @charleshecker.bsky.social reflects on how Western businesses may return to Russia while keeping their distance. 🎥YouTube youtu.be/KlrU8R6pxoM?... 🎙️Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/3JgZ...

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @charleshecker.bsky.social and Carole Walker on the US-Russia "peace plan" for Ukraine, and the day's other stuff, plus @pburtsoff.bsky.social reports from Hanaholmen. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Zelensky’s meeting with top US army delegation in Kyiv - Monocle

Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to meet with a US army delegation in Kyiv after American and Russian officials draft a plan...

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📖🎉 Big book news! Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia, is an Editors' Choice in the @nytimes.com this week. Zero Sum is out the US w/ @oxunipress.bsky.social. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @benhnoble.bsky.social 6 New Books We Recommend This Week www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/b...

6 New Books We Recommend This Week

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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I am hugely grateful for this thoughtful and wonderfully written review of Zero Sum in The Tablet. As companies prepare to re-enter Russia, read what it was like when they entered 30 years ago - and evacuated 3 years ago. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social @benhnoble.bsky.social

What an honour for Zero Sum to be reviewed in @foreignaffairs.com and by none other than Maria Lipman, whose work I have always admired. www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/zero... @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social @benhnoble.bsky.social

Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia

Hecker speaks with dozens of Western business executives, bankers, and financiers who reaped immense profits in the Russian market after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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So grateful for the stewardship of @hurstpublishers.bsky.social and @michaeldwyer.bsky.social as Zero Sum gains recognition from reviews in publications like the @financialtimes.com and the @nytimes.com ⬇️

Hurst Publishers@hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 2y ago

‘#ZeroSum is a smart, often colorful book, enlivened by the grim smirk of someone who has intimate knowledge of how the everyday #Russian #economy really works.’ Read the review of #ZeroSum by @charleshecker.bsky.social in @nytimes.com👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...

Zero Sum's launch day in the US is accompanied by this wonderful review in the @nytimes.com by David Kortava of @foreignaffairs.com Zero Sum is available via @oxfordunipress.bsky.social and @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @benhnoble.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...

Book Review: ‘Zero Sum,’ by Charles Hecker

As the Trump administration pushes for renewed business ties with Russia, a new book looks back at the companies that helped prop up illiberalism in the country.

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It was such a pleasure to work on this creative project with @literaryhub.bsky.social If you want to understand contemporary Russia, rewind a few years - and then a few decades - to learn the most.

Lit Hub@literaryhub.bsky.social · 2y ago

@charleshecker.bsky.social recommends nonfiction books that explain modern Russia by Joshua Yaffa, Svetlana Alexievich, David Remnick, and more.

Huge thanks to @joshuachuminski.bsky.social and the CSPC for being such gracious hosts today and providing such a fantastic platform to discuss my book. Dramatic change is afoot around the world; being in DC at a time like this is… electrifying (in a very complex way).

Joshua C Huminski@joshuachuminski.bsky.social · 2y ago

Author @charleshecker.bsky.social joined me at CSPC today to discuss his fascinating & timely new book “Zero Sum” (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social) about the role of international business in Russia’s economy & what the future could hold for the return of Western companies to the country.

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @terrystiastny.bsky.social and @charleshecker.bsky.social on Trump-whispering, micro-managing and keeping influencers out of journalism, plus NATO's head of policy planning, Benedetta Berti-Alberti, interviewed at @munsecconf.bsky.social. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

How will European leaders play the Trump game?

As France’s Emmanuel Macron and the UK’s Keir Starmer visit the White House this week, we unpack how European leaders will approach Trump when it comes to…

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Huge thanks to everyone who pre-ordered Zero Sum in the US. I’m truly grateful. These feverish days are the perfect time to read about the triumphant highs and devastating lows in the history of Western business in Russia.

Zero Sum in the ‘Smart Thinking’ section @waterstones.bsky.social Picadilly. @benhnoble.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social Business, Russia and geopolitics. How timely.

#Trump posits welcoming #Russia back into the #G7. As businesses prep for their re-entry plans to the Russian market, what did they learn on their way out? Read @charleshecker.bsky.social's #ZeroSum: The Arc of International Business in Russia. ‘Fascinating’ @financialtimes.com tinyurl.com/485er3kk

Zero Sum | Hurst Publishers

From communism to capitalism to collapse, the highs and lows of doing business in post-Soviet Russia.

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🚨Heads up New York! Join me on 27 March @columbiauniversity.bsky.social’s Harriman Institute for a book talk with Alexander Cooley on the past, present & future of int’l business in Russia. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @oxfordunipress.bsky.social Register ⬇️ harriman.columbia.edu/event/book-tal…

Catch me and David Benyon talking about Russia and geopolitical risk on the brilliant Political Risk Podcast, at the link below (and others too). Thanks, Dave, for letting me talk about my book Zero Sum, from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

The Political Risk Podcast

Business Podcast · 35 Episodes · Twice monthly

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A now de-classified 1994 memo from the US Moscow embassy to the State Dept candidly warned that the US was getting it wrong in Russia. Its author suffered the consequences. Did the relationship suffer, too? A few thoughts from me, in @thespectator1828.bsky.social www.spectator.co.uk/article/coul...

Could Russia and America ever have got along?

A revealing, damning and fascinating diplomatic memorandum, sent in 1994 from the US embassy in Moscow, has recently been declassified.

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