The YUKOS Affair: Protecting Democracy, Private Property, and the Rule of Law

With the attack on YUKOS, the ex-KGB faction in the Kremlin hasreverted to state-led repression against private capital andindependent power centers. A crackdown on the independent media hasbeen going on for three years. The U.S. should send a strong signalto President Vladimir Putin that such policies may cost MoscowAmerica's good will and cause damage in tens of billions ofdollars.

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