Q. should barclays bank continue to invest in russia in light of the ossetia crisis and the net outflows of money from russia? To include: considerations of why to expand and to russia. modes available, e.g. collaborative/non-collaborative Barclays internationalisation strategy impact of culture/politics on the move into russia - where else could barclays go instead and why source of competitve advantage impact of government tarde policy/restrictions and to consider the method of international expansion barclays has used to date. What other methods might be suitable for barclays (what have other firms done). should different methods be used for different markets. The marking criteria is: research 30% - knowledge of task ahead and issues faced. analysis 30% evaluation 30% - critical appraisal of current strategy and recommendations for development. presentation 10%