Why can’t the Estonian president buy a song off iTunes for his Latvian wife?

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, in conversation with Cyrus Farivar. Filmed by Chris Schodt/Edited by Jennifer Hahn. (video link)

PALO ALTO, Calif.—I don’t usually dress up for interviews, but I also don’t usually interview heads of state, either.

On a recent afternoon, I waited patiently in a generic conference room with yellow-tinted walls at the Westin Hotel, dressed in a grey suit and a tie, eagerly anticipating the arrival of Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. My videographer, Chris Schodt, busily set up his camera and light rig.

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