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...retrospect, however, it is not surprising that the chapters of my life when I was a soldier and when I attended Harvard Business School are connected. Harvard, after all, has always played an instrumental role in protecting this nation...

Author: By John P. Wheeler | Title: Lifting the ROTC Ban | 5/26/2010 | See Source »

...most munificent global funder of terrorism was not Iran or Iraq but the U.S.  Irish-American organizations channeled millions of dollars into the Irish Republican Army, extremists responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocents—both Catholic and Protestant—as well as soldiers and police, in the north, south, and the British mainland. Lured by hand-me-down sentiment, Irish Americans unwittingly paid for every soldier killed, every “traitor” disappeared, every British city center bombed, and every brutal sectarian arms race. For too many victims’ families...

Author: By Felix L.J. Cook | Title: LETTER: Notes from Northern Ireland: Mind Your Own Business | 4/29/2010 | See Source »

Outside of her tour bus, Yi Yin, a junior at Brown, faced the wrath of a North Korean soldier as he examined every single one of the photos she had taken during her few days in the country...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Behind the Bamboo Curtain: Students Hop Over to Pyongyang | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

...this particular case, the group had been taking a day trip to the Demilitarized Zone when the soldier spotted Yin taking a photograph, something forbidden to do from the bus lest the tourists document undesirable aspects of the countryside. It was an apt reminder of the darker side of life in North Korea. Jieun Baek ’10, who as founder of the Harvard organization Human Rights in North Korea, has spoken to many North Koreans who managed to leave the country, explained the grim threat that lurks under everyday life. “Whatever...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Behind the Bamboo Curtain: Students Hop Over to Pyongyang | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

Nonetheless, the trip had its positives. Yin’s experience was rattling, but even with other soldiers it was different: “There was a very nice and generous, even open-minded soldier who talked a lot with us and asked very interesting questions,” said Yin. “It was a very engaging experience, very interactive.”  And in the end, Yin gushed about how much she loved the experience of visiting North Korea...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Behind the Bamboo Curtain: Students Hop Over to Pyongyang | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

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