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...nations of the former Soviet Union are laggards. Tambrands, now part of Procter & Gamble, started a plant in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1987 to make tampons. Local sourcing was crucial to Tambrands' strategy so that it didn't have to spend dollars. Cotton was not a problem. But there were few boxes. The Soviets favored tank and artillery factories over pulp and paper plants...
Over the past six months, Russian oil companies have undergone rapid and considerable consolidation, attracting attention and investment from American and European firms. In April, the country’s biggest and fourth-biggest oil companies, Yukos and Sibneft, merged to form the largest Russian company in post-Soviet history; ExxonMobil and Shell immediately announced their interest in joining the new partnership. Prior to this, British Petroleum merged with Russian oil company TNK, and the new company rebounded financially. Such an influx of foreign investment is the first step toward linking Russian oil with the United States...
...1930s, the U.S. did not meddle in Stalin’s purges because Americans believed that factions within Soviet leadership would destroy each other (and Soviet socialism) through internecine fighting. Today, we cannot bank on such grand designs and must reassess our position vis-à-vis Russia’s “internal affairs.” (In fact, Putin already seems to be losing this battle as Greece has recently refused to extradite Gusinsky...
Over a decade after the Soviet Union fell, the U.N. is still working within the framework best fit to ensure the same stagnation that during the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s ensured a cold war and world peace. Stuck in this warp zone, with the Security Council’s veto-bearing members unwilling to vote themselves out of power, the U.N. may well be a dead end for those who would reform decision-making to be pro-active instead of inert...
Harvard’s success ensured four years of perfect racing for both Shaw and Gregg Stone ’75, the only exception being losses to the Soviet Union and East Germany at the World Championships in Nottingham, England...