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Oil Companies--Some Run by Former Bush Officials--Make a Risky Move Into Kurdistan

In their haste to tap Kurdish reserves, dozens of oil companies -- several fronted by former Bush officials -- have undercut U.S. policy and fanned sectarian tensions in Iraq. They may also lose a fortune.READ»

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Designed to Save Lives: The Army's Newest Armored Truck

The replacement for the Hummer and the MRAP is loaded with clever safety features to protect against IED's.READ»

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The Army's New Anti-Sniper Technology

Slowly but surely, the U.S. Army is adjusting to the reality of hard-fought, guerrilla wars like the ones we're fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and redirecting its R&D towards a new breed of battlefield technology. This year, ...READ»

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Deciding Factors

The author of "Winning Decisions" offers five strategies for moving forward during a period of unprecedented doubt and danger. Learn how to manage uncertainty by using metaknowledge, dissension, and open communication.READ»

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Al Jazeera's (Global) Mission

Can an English-language news network with radioactive DNA actually be good for Brand America? U.S. business better hope so.READ»

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The Accidental Guru

Malcolm Gladwell, says one fan, is "just a thinker." But what a thinker. His provocative ideas are taking the business world by storm. So who is this guy, and what can he teach you about business?READ»

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The Accidental Guru

Malcolm Gladwell, says one fan, is "just a thinker." But what a thinker. His provocative ideas are taking the business world by storm. So who is this guy, and what can he teach you about business?READ»

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Soldiering On

With an honest answer to a simple question, General Eric Shinseki enraged his bosses -- and capped a brilliant military career.READ»

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Still Angry After All These Years

Many of the New Economy tenets Tom Peters espoused have fallen by the wayside. But this most famous of management thinkers wants you to know he remains riled--and relevant.READ»

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Fast Talk: The New IT Agenda

CIOs and CTOs offer straight talk about their most strategic investments (and how they justify them).READ»

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Boomtown, U.S.A.

Far from the front lines of combat, there is a place where people do the unlikeliest work imaginable. Here is the story of the men and women of McAlester, Oklahoma, who run the factory that makes virtually every non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal.READ»

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What We Know and Don't Know About the Workplace and Workforce of the Future

Whipping up a last-minute Blog Jam contribution, I quickly note the guidelines: my post must "relate to Fast Company's core themes of innovation, leadership, change, and business." Fair enough. I normally blog about a wide variety ...READ»

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The Tropicalization of Digitization and Global Red-Light Districts

Bruce Sterling is an internationally acclaimed author who lives in Austin, Texas. Having produced a steady stream of enlightening essays and ground-breaking science fiction since 1976, Sterling's most recent book is Tomorrow Now. In ...READ»