Word: self-interest
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...helped the French resolve the issues of its Arab citizens. How are the French appeasing the Arab world by enforcing a law that strictly bars young girls from wearing Muslim headscarves in public schools or by opposing the war in Iraq? That is not appeasement; that is self-interest. Like all other multicultural nations, France will have to effectively integrate minorities into its mainstream society. The problem is an internal socioeconomic one, and it has nothing to do with Islam or the broader problems of the Middle East. Murad Elsaidi Little Rock, Arkansas...
...first glance, this is a good thing, a signal of something positive. The campus is engaged in its politics, is invested in the institution of student government, and is inculcated with some level of civic virtue (or maybe healthy self-interest) that could easily translate into political engagement outside of the Harvard bubble. Nothing to complain about here; end of editorial...
...says appeasement of the Arab world has not helped the French resolve the issues of its Arab citizens. How are the French appeasing the Arab world by enforcing a law that strictly bars young girls from wearing Muslim head scarves in public schools? That is not appeasement; that is self-interest. Like all other multicultural nations, France will have to effectively integrate minorities into society. The problem is an internal socioeconomic one, and it has nothing to do with Islam or the broader problems of the Middle East...
...Besides being a useful primer on business, the book also sheds light on bigger questions about China. For example, can its corruption be controlled? "At its core," McGregor writes, "Chinese society is all about self-interest. It is very strong on competition but very weak on cooperation." Likewise, he characterizes Chinese corporations as hopelessly static entities stocked with fawning employees and dictatorial bosses. Such findings may be discouraging, but they might just save you some costly heartache...
...Middle East to Europe to the U.S. as if to test both your patience and your eye-brain coordination. Yet the film does see the world in three colors: black, for the oil that brings out man's cunning and killer instinct; gray, for the shades of honor and self-interest by which the main players try to define themselves; and red, for the blood spilled in Allah's and oil's names...