Global sanctions and Russia: Lessons for international business
Russia’s sanctions and their effectiveness have been a popular topic at policy forums in the over two years since the start of the war in Ukraine.
But these discussions, which are mainly concentrated on geopolitics and the macroeconomy, often miss the effects the sanctions have had on international business.
In this event at the Intellectual Forum, Nabi Abdullaev, a partner for Russia and the former Soviet Union at Control Risks, considered: How have global companies built their strategies in an environment dominated by long-term geostrategic power plays and shorter-term domestic political interests? What keeps CEOs awake at night - and what should be keeping them awake?
This event was part of the TMT Lecture Series. This series – a collaboration between The Moscow Times (Russia’s oldest independent media outlet) and top global universities – provides a platform for experts and professionals to inform a range of audiences about what is going on inside Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Alexander Gubsky, the publisher of The Moscow Times, introduced the talk by giving an introduction to the lecture series.
About the speaker
Nabi Abdullaev is a partner at Control Risks, a global specialist risk consultancy. He leads the wide-range analysis of processes and actors influencing political, operational and security environments in Russia and the country’s relations with its neighbours and key global players.
Prior to joining Control Risks, Nabi was the chief editor of The Moscow Times, an English-language daily newspaper in Russia, where he was a political and security writer for many years. He also headed the Foreign-Language Information Service at Russia’s major RIA Novosti news agency.
