U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be in Moscow from March 18 to19. Despite the fact that her visit had long ago been scheduled to take place, it will be occurring after an important telephone conversation between presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama.
In 1974, far out in the Pacific, a U.S. ship pretending to be a deep-sea mining vessel fished a sunken Soviet nuclear-armed submarine out of the ocean depths, took what it could of the wreck and made off to Hawaii with its purloined prize. Now, Washington is owning up to Project Azorian, a brazen mission from the days of high-stakes — and high-seas — Cold War rivalry.
What a difference 30 years makes — in sports, and in politics. Now, as the United States team prepares for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, do we really care if we beat Russia?
11 February 2010 , 13:02Gerald EskenaziThe New York Times0
The U.S. dollar continued its six-month slide Tuesday amid a growing international chorus that wants the dollar replaced - or at least supplemented - as the world's reserve currency, a move that would end the greenback's six decades of global dominance.
07 October 2009 , 12:20Frank AhrensThe Washington Post0
PARIS — Russia’s appetite for joining the World Trade Organization appears to have evaporated, even though the trade group has been proving its mettle in discouraging protectionist reactions during the recent financial upheaval, the head of the W.T.O. said Friday.
06 October 2009 , 08:18Matthew Saltmarsh, Andrew E. KramerThe New York Times0
"I think Russia has begun to see many more indications that Iran is engaging in threatening behavior. Certainly these last incidents seem to confirm that. And, finally, the Russians were very supportive of our sanctions against North Korea. President Medvedev said in this room that sanctions may not be preferable, but they may be inevitable."
--Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sept. 27, 2009
05 October 2009 , 14:24Fred HiattThe Washington Post0
Back in the spring of 1998, when Boris Yeltsin was still at Russia's helm, I led a group of global investors to Moscow to find out firsthand where the Russian economy was headed.
27 March 2009 , 09:11Desmond LachmanThe Washington Post0
