Say you are a multi-national corporation and you want to dip into some of  all those  natural  resources and  that yummy  trans-national  cash. 

You find, though, that you are  facing ethical and legal challenges presented by the countries and jurisdictions in which  you want to do businsess.  And — more often than not — you answer in a way that, however  ethically compromised,  keeps the cash flow flowing.

Now it’s Microsoft in Russia.