During Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s speech at Brookings, Darrell West noted another dimension to his leadership style: he enjoys using digital gadgets and the freedom they bring in terms of communications and information gathering. West writes that Medvedev’s use of new communications shows he has a curiosity about the world, a willingness to hear opposing viewpoints, and a recognition that, in the new digital world, leaders must extend their information acquisition broadly in order to be effective.