Tom Adshead
@tomadshead.bsky.social
Director of Research at Macro-Advisory Ltd. Eurasian economics and politics
I feel like this should be getting more coverage. It's been coming for a while, but Kazakhstan's GDP per capita has passed Russia's to become the highest of the ex-USSR countries. Obviously, oil and gas prices are important here (Turkmenistan is third) (1/n)
August 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I feel like this should be getting more coverage. It's been coming for a while, but Kazakhstan's GDP per capita has passed Russia's to become the highest of the ex-USSR countries. Obviously, oil and gas prices are important here (Turkmenistan is third) (1/n)
Apparently Trump, Pashinyan and Aliyev will announce a Zangezur corridor called the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity". Why not the "Trump Route for International Peace and Efficiency?" Still a rumour, and it will be a tough sell for Pashinyan domestically, and will annoy Iran
August 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Apparently Trump, Pashinyan and Aliyev will announce a Zangezur corridor called the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity". Why not the "Trump Route for International Peace and Efficiency?" Still a rumour, and it will be a tough sell for Pashinyan domestically, and will annoy Iran
The suicide rate increases as men age, peaking around the age of 50, when it reaches around 40 per 100,000. The article suggests a number of causes, including financial stress and alcohol abuse. The good news is that the rates for all sexes and age groups are falling over time 3/n
July 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The suicide rate increases as men age, peaking around the age of 50, when it reaches around 40 per 100,000. The article suggests a number of causes, including financial stress and alcohol abuse. The good news is that the rates for all sexes and age groups are falling over time 3/n
June 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Crikey, Sheila Fitzpatrick has written about the death of Stalin. That's a must-buy and promote to the top of the TBR pile!
May 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Crikey, Sheila Fitzpatrick has written about the death of Stalin. That's a must-buy and promote to the top of the TBR pile!
"....I hereby absolve you of your sins. Go forth and serve your Mother Russia."
April 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"....I hereby absolve you of your sins. Go forth and serve your Mother Russia."
This is where you reveal yourself as someone who has never been on a bus in England
April 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This is where you reveal yourself as someone who has never been on a bus in England
December 19, 2024 at 2:40 PM
cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu... Lots of comment about this, but there seem to be a few things that even experts are missing: a) no one in BRICS is talking about a new BRICS currency, not even Russia. The talk has been of settlement and clearing systems. This is because none of the member countries 1/n
December 2, 2024 at 2:10 PM
cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu... Lots of comment about this, but there seem to be a few things that even experts are missing: a) no one in BRICS is talking about a new BRICS currency, not even Russia. The talk has been of settlement and clearing systems. This is because none of the member countries 1/n