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As a result of its studies REx Center regularly publishes analytic reports (see list below) in English and Russian in a size of 15-60 pages. REx Center also publishes weekly current analysis of recent events in Russia, CIS and abroad (REx Operative Coverage). Besides by order from individual clients REx Center prepares exclusive reports on various issues, first of all, one that go with in reports that are already under work

REx Center Reports

I. RUSSIA AFTER THE CRISIS AND ON EVE OF THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: HOW TO GET MONEY FOR RACERS?

Short summary
1. Russian political landscape and its financial background on the eve of Russia's crisis
2. Russian banking sector hit severely by the crisis: some politicians have already lost the coming elections
3. Russian industry enjoying new government policy is in process of making new stakes
4. Russian regional elites make choices between Moscow and others centers of influence
5. Russian society: struggling against the media stereotypes towards new national ideology

II. MOSCOW CITY GOVERNMENT: WHAT IS THE POWER SOURCE FOR LUZHKOV'S POWERHOUSE?

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1. The structure of Moscow City government: several balanced centers of financial and media power
2. Luzhkov's controlled banks, mass media, industry, federal & regional allies, army & securities connections
3. Moscow City government and organized crime: forced co-existance
4. Luzhkov's projects and Moscow "ideal image": a way to present every person a "new Russia"
5. What is the real face of Luzhkov: nationalist, social-democrat or populist?

III. RUSSIAN REGIONS FEEL THE FREE BRIDLE: FOR HOW LONG MOSCOW WILL MANAGE TO DETER THE DESINTEGRATION?

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1. Russian governers -- complete psychological and social profiles
2. Rating of Russia's regions according to their dependency on Moscow.
3. Current economic conditions in different Russia's regions: poverty leads to social upheavals and frictions with Moscow
4. Main alternative centers of political and economic gravity for remote Russian regions (Caucasus, Far East, Siberia)
5. Five possible scenarios of regional developments in Russia after elections 2000

IV. RUSSIAN NATURAL MONOPOLIES -- GAS, ENERGY AND RAILWAY: THE LAST CHANCE FOR RUSSIAN ECONOMY TO SURVIVE

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1. Russian monopolies the only source of industry revenues for federal government
2. Squeezing money for internal investment
3. Starting expansion abroad
4. Difficult seesaw between Moscow and regions -- keeping Russia unified
5. Realizing own political ambitions on the eve of campaign 2000

V. RUSSIA'S NEW CRAFT: BECOMING A PRINCIPAL LINK IN EUROPE-ASIA ALLIANCE

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1. From empire to the mediator's mission
2. Russia's relationship with China, Japan, Iran and India in terms of its new transport ambitions
3. Russia's relationship with CIS and the Baltic states in context of its new transport ambitions
4. Russia's real abilities to be a Eurasian major transport link
5. Russia's rivals and "transport corridors" game in Eurasia

VI. IS RUSSIA READY FOR EURO?

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1. Russia maneuvers between dollar and euro
2. Major financial peg will mean political choice
3. Various Russian officials consider different approaches
4. Euro as a chance for reviving Russian-German alliance
5. Positive role of euro for Russia's economy

VII. RUSSIAN ARMS TRADE: HOW TO STOP THE DECLINING TREND?

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1. Internal strife limits real abilities
2. Military industry (VPK) investment bottle-neck
3. VPK: persons & ideas
4. Russian foreign policy and arms trade: strengthening connection
5. Non-traditional medicine to overcome the crisis (selling missiles, etc.)

VIII. RUSSIAN IRAN/IRAQ POLICY: CREATING RUSSIAN-CINO-FRENCH (EUROPEAN) "ENERGY COALITION" TO REDUCE THE US DOMINANCE IN THE GULF

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1. Aiming the very heart of the US global dominance
2. China's head-ache: more and more oil
3. Russia wants to build Europe-Gulf transport corridor
4. Europe's growing ambitions to get cheap oil for being more competitive
5. Coming combat for the Gulf (five different scenarios including US-Iranian war, revolution in Saudi Arabia and etc.)

IX. RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS: THE LOST DECADE FOR WASHINGTON

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1. American vice reliance on Boris Yeltsin
2. Russian factor in the USA presidential elections 2000
3. Too late to look for new leaders in Russia
4. Wasted economic aid and credits
5. Europe and China competing for the "Russian prize"

X. RUSSIA AND CHINA: FORCED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

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1. Arms and d-technologies trade in Cino-Russian relations
2. Chinese investment into Russia
3. Chinese cooperation with Russian regions
4. Strategic Cino-Russian partnership on the world stage
5. Breaking the traditional Russia-China-US triangle

XI. CHINA OR INDIA -- A HARD BALANCES CHOICE FOR MOSCOW

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1. Two-edge Russian policy in Asia
2. How to use Cino-Indian frictions?
3. Supporting the regional arms race
4. Selling nuclear secrets
5. Gas & oil bait for Asian economies

XII. RUSSIAN-CINO-IRANIAN NUCLEAR AND MISSILE COOPERATION: A SECRET ALLIANCE

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1. Main aspects of Russian nuclear and missile cooperation with Iran.
2. Peculiarities of Cino-Russian nuclear and missile cooperation
3. Real Chinese nuclear power (stockpiles, locations, missiles)
4. Possible coordination against the US presence in the Gulf and Asia (three scenarios)
5. Consequences for global balance of powers

XIII. OIL AND GAS AS THE STRATEGIC TOOLS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY

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1. Waning Russian influence in CIS
2. Existing single pipelines and energy systems -- dependency status
3. Deterring investment in CIS states
4. Regional conflicts in CIS
5. Russian oil&gas as the tool of primary expansion in Europe and Asia

XIV. GAZPROM EXPANSION IN EUROPE, CIS, ASIA AND ITS STRATEGIC CONSEQUENCES FOR RUSSIA

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1. Gazprom's new strategy abroad
2. Gazprom's major assets abroad
3. Main projects
4. Switch to Asia?
5. Who will buy Gazprom?

XV. RUSSIAN OIL INDUSTRY -- CURRENT POSITION, MODERNIZATION PROBLEMS AND INVESTMENT ABILITIES

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1. Russian oil industry last decade developments
2. Reserves and owners
3. Wanted -- equipment revolution
4. New government policy: good news for investors
5. Preparation for coming growth

XVI. FORMER USSR UNIFIED POWER AND PIPELINE SYSTEM -- GENERAL REASON OF COMMONWEALTH'S EXISTING AND MOSCOW'S LEADERSHIP IN CIS

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1. Transit empire
2. Gas trap for Turkmenia
3. Blackmailing Kiev with the "super project"
4. Azeri broken hopes
5. Reuniting again -- against Moscow

XVII. CENTRAL ASIA DEVELOPMENTS: ISLAMISTS' MENACE REUNITES THE REGIONAL ELITES

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1. Impact of civil war in Afghanistan on Central Asia
2. Last developments in Tajikistan
3. Stopped race for regional leadership
4. Getting closer to Russia
5. China's thoughts

XVIII. CHINA'S ENERGY ACTIVITY IN CENTRAL ASIA: AN ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE "NATURAL MONOPOLY"

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1. China's enormous energy demand
2. Tapping cheap resources
3. Local officials choose between East and West
4. Military weight -- solid argument
5. Islamists' factor

XIX. GAS TRADE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE UKRAINE

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1. Gas trade as a principal source for funding the Ukrainian political struggle
2. Gas importers & owners
3. Gazprom factor
4. Ukrainian "blue parties" and Moscow-Kiev relations
5. Coming reality: competing with Belarus for gas transit

XX. IS RUSSIA ABLE TO INVADE THE BALTIC REPUBLICS ONCE AGAIN?

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1. Possible scenarios (joining NATO, major shifts in Moscow, new Slavic alliance, crisis hit Europe, etc.)
2. Military abilities
3. May embargo hurt the Baltic states?
4. Moscow supporters in the Baltic states
5. Wondering about the West reaction

XXI. NEW EURASIAN PIPELINES AND TRANSPORT ROUTES DISCUSSION: VIRTUAL WAR -- WHO NEEDS IT?

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1. Sowing the strife ideas
2. Virtual oil&gas of CIS
3. Transit wars -- alliances and rivals
4. Qui prodest?
5. Towards Eurasian transport routes pluralism.

XXII. NEW ENERGY CRISIS -- FORTHCOMING GEOPOLITICAL REALITY

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1. Struggle for Persian Gulf oil recourses in 1930-60's
2. Oil shock and its consequences for global balance of power
3. Gulf war of 1991 -- the US drive towards total control over the world oil market
4. Enjoying six-years growth with low oil prices
5. Threat of deflation means higher oil prices

XXIII. EARTH CORPORATION -- WHO WILL RUN THE WORLD IN 50 YEARS?

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1. Growing power of business powerhouses
2. Money is not all they want
3. Ignoring the national borders and institutions
4. How to change societies and people
5. Who will come after Bill Gates?

XIV. EUROLAND AND ASIA: CURRENCY ALLIANCE AGAINST THE DOLLAR

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1. EU drive towards Asia on the eve of launching the single currency
2. Crisis opportunities for both counterparts
3. Asia-Euroland trade & financial links
4. China's leading role in shifting Asia's global policy
5. Towards the "Unified Eurasia" without US financial and political dominance

XXV. THE "GREAT GAME" IN EURASIA: ALLIANCES AND RIVALS

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1. Eurasian status after the USSR collapse
2. Main powers competing for the leadership
3. Main "crashing points"
4. Possible tactical and strategic alliances
5. Five possible scenarios for developments in Eurasia in 5-10 years.

XXVI. RUSSIA'S BANKING SECTOR AFTER THE CRISIS

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1. General approach - winners & losers
2. Giants survived
3. Middle-size banks get their chance
4. Regional power
5. Struggle for clients

XXVII. WORKING IN THE SHADOW: RUSSIA'S SHADOW ECONOMY AND ITS INFLUENCE OVER MACROECONOMIC SITUATION

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1. Barter is a key word
2. Ignoring the tax system
3. Who controls budget money?
4. Capital flight
5. Main criminal businesses

XXVIII. RUSSIAN SPACE INDUSTRY IN THE COMING DECADE: FIVE CHANSES TO STAY AFLOAT

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1. Acquiring Russia's aerospace industry
2. Making money abroad
3. Alliance with Russian arms traders
4. Returning of the militaries
5. Eastern support

XXIX. MASS-MEDIA IN RUSSIA: FROM STRIFING EMPIRES TO SINGLE MANIPULATED "INFORMATION DIMENSION"

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1. Rocky transition
2. Mass-media empires in 1992-1999
3. How to win the Russians' love
4. Kremlin "intellectuals" plan the information revolution
5. Between the national identification and universal melting pot

XXX. INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE IN RUSSIA: WEST VS EAST

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1. The Cold War Trophies
2. Easy ways to get the secrets
3. Private investors or governments?
4. Shopping for technologies
5. Exporting the labs

XXXI. RUSSIA IN THE XXI CENTURY: CHOOSING BETWEEN ASIA AND EUROPE

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1. Lost hopes
2. Asian way is more and more attractive
3. Longing for its own "project"
4. Strategic "triangles" in Eurasia
5. Useful isolation?

XXXII. THE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CRISIS: I KNOW THAT I KNOW NOTHING

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1. Financial and economic turmoil of 1994, 1997 and 1998: the nations lose control over the world economy
2. The Balkan crisis - sliding into the world political chaos
3. Uncontrolled terrorism and directed crime
4. "Information flood"
5. Global problems and the impossibility of national solutions for them