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...small numbers of troops to knock out odious regimes, but stabilizing the countries they leave behind inevitably requires a lot more - a point some of the Iraq war's key architects, such as Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, seemed conceptually unable to grasp before the war. But as the Economist tartly notes, war lite is all very well, empire lite could be a tragic mistake. Iraq - and Afghanistan - are only likely to be stabilized if the U.S. is willing to commit a lot more troops, or else persuade competent allies to do so. Presumably, also, the folks on Capitol Hill...
Kenneth S. Rogoff, the chief economist for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has been chosen to lead Harvard’s Center for International Development (CID) when he returns to the University this September...
...Rogoff is a first-rate economist and now will have the extra insights and knowledge that come from spending time in a key policy position,” Feldstein said then...
...long-term investor, the up-front A shares are cheapest. Wake Forest economist Edward O'Neal has proved that over a period of more than seven years, no other load structure can outperform A shares. And if you invest $25,000 or more, most load funds will give you a discount on the up-front sales charge--making A shares the best choice even in the short run. Those discounts, which are not available on B or C shares, are called breakpoints...
...Sept. 1, Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures Maria M. Tatar will become dean for the humanities; Loeb Professor of Social Sciences David M. Cutler, an economist, will become dean for the social sciences; and Dean of the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS) Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti will add dean of the physical sciences to his title. A nationwide search for a dean for the life sciences is ongoing, Kirby said...