Random 10 Jan 2007 12:23 pm
Resolution
On December 31, I thought about resolving to be even lazier in 2007 than I was in 2006, but I never got around to it.
Archive for the tag 'WTO'
Russia 2 Jun 2006 7:08 pm
Rogues
A couple of months ago, we asked (and tried to answer) a few questions about Russian music download services—specifically: are they legit? Yesterday the International Herald Tribune addressed the same issue, again in the context of Russia’s attempt to join the World Trade Organization.
Operating through what music industry lobbyists say is a loophole in Russia’s [...]
Russia 11 May 2006 10:27 pm
Agenda
Yesterday Vladimir Putin delivered his yearly address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation—the Russian equivalent of the American president’s “state of the union” address. His basic themes were (in order of delivery):
The need to eliminate corruption and ensure fairness;
The need to stimulate the economy and make it competitive on a global scale, to [...]
Russia 5 Apr 2006 2:40 pm
Tunes
Russia would very much like to join the World Trade Organization. Two countries currently stand in its way: The United States and Colombia. Well, one country, really. At least, that’s how President Putin sees it (as reported by Lenta.ru):
At the end of March Vladimir Putin, in his inimitable way, accused the US of artificially setting Russia [...]
