Now the central and east European correspondent of The Economist, I have 20-plus years experience reporting from and about the region. Articles from The Economist publications are copyright. But this site has no connection with The Economist Newspaper, which does not necessarily endorse anything posted here. There is also a weekly mailing of the same material: to receive it, send an e-mail to edwardlucas-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Sorry for the long gap in posting material on this blog. I have been busy launching an Economist blog called Eastern Approaches This site has been redesigned and will be relaunched shortly at www.edwardlucas.com