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Tag Archives: strategy
Long-Distance Calling
You’d expect the headquarters of Telenor, Norway’s biggest telecom company, to reflect at least some of its Scandinavian side. Sure enough, meeting rooms are furnished with wooden floors, sleek tables and angular armchairs; there’s even a breathtaking view of the Oslo Fjord.
The Right Chemistry
O.K., let’s cut out all this nonsense about romantic love. Let’s bring some scientific precision to the party
The Man with the Golden Gut
From his office on the 38th floor of the ABC building in Manhattan, Fred Silverman can peer into the office of CBS President Robert Wussler, just across 53rd Street. Occasionally the two men wave at each other from the heights, like rival aviators saluting before a dogfight
The New American Farmer
For tall, burly Pat Benedict, 44, the day begins as early as it did for farmers in Mesopotamia in 8000 B.C. He rises before dawn to pull on boots, blue jeans and work shirt.
Fighting the Cocaine Wars
Worldwide production of illicit opium, coca leaf and cannabis is many times the amount currently consumed by drug abusers. Some governments do not have control of the narcotics growing regions, and prospects in several countries are dampened by corruption, even government involvement in the narcotics trade.
U.S. commander to address NATO on Afghan war strategy
The top U.S.
Strong earthquake rocks Afghanistan
A strong earthquake rumbled deep beneath mountainous regions northeast of Kabul early Friday, waking residents and sending some into the streets.
McChrystal and Gates Raise Tension in Afghanistan Debate
Unlike the chattering classes, senior military officers didn’t raise an eyebrow when General Stanley McChrystal recently said he had only spoken once to President Obama since assuming command in Afghanistan. The military chain of command is there for a reason, and Obama seems to be sticking to it more faithfully than President George W
Gates favors bolstering troops in Afghanistan, sources say
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is leaning toward the view that a significant number of additional combat forces will be needed for the war in Afghanistan, sources tell CNN. Gates is inclined to back Gen