Ekaterina Zolotova

Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.

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The security situation in Afghanistan has been deteriorating since the United States and NATO began to withdraw their forces earlier this year. In early July, the Taliban took control of the largest border crossing to Iran in the west and Kandahar in the south. Taliban officials said last week that the group now controls 85 […]

What We’re Reading: The Evolution of Money and the Russian State

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Israel and the Palestinian territories are engaged in their most intense bout of fighting in years, and there’s a major power not too far away with a recent string...

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