Yelena Baturina Applies for $1.4 Billion Aid

March 15th, 2009 • No Comments

Yelena Baturina, the richest woman in Russia, and mastermind of the Norman Foster-designed complex, “Project Orange,” aiming to design a complex shaped like slices of fruit which would lay a light orange tint over the Moscow River. Continue reading ‘Yelena Baturina Applies for $1.4 Billion Aid.’

Strictly Plutonic

March 7th, 2009 • No Comments

Today has been a day first and foremost about friendship; the United States is currently going steady both with Iran and with Russia, that is, provided the pillow talk revolves primarily around the situation in Afghanistan. What earlier this week started out as an “innocent” exchange of letters from one world leader to another has fast become a unified front to tackle the situation of insurgents in the country. Continue reading ‘Strictly Plutonic.’

Russia and US Discuss Nuclear Situation

March 7th, 2009 • No Comments

Following the decision to renew ties with Russia made at the NATO conference this week, correspondence has resumed in full swing. With the current nuclear worries on the world stage, it is also no surprise that today Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for a new strategic arms pact with the US. Continue reading ‘Russia and US Discuss Nuclear Situation.’

Hillary Clinton: Achievements Thus Far

March 5th, 2009 • 1 Comment

Though her personal website is free of a list of her accomplishments in the role, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been exceptionally busy since her appointment as Secretary of State on January 21, 2009. Continue reading ‘Hillary Clinton: Achievements Thus Far.’