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...their role as chief academic officers for universities, provosts tend to be "well known to the community, steeped in the culture of the organization, and have already achieved a high level of respect," Chait says. "If you’re looking for a number one, it’s entirely logical to look at the number...
...pursuing the nuclear capability that would confirm this self-image. Since 2003, it has shown a more confident but also radical face. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's goal of positioning Iran as the leader of the entire Muslim world requires focusing on hostility to Israel and the West that tend to unite Arabs and Iranians, Sunni and Shi'a, even as it seeks to marginalize traditional Sunni allies of the West. This is the logic behind increasing tensions with the West on the nuclear issue, and through virulent attacks on Israel. Iran's growing challenge has alarmed not only...
...spirit of the season, we believe that now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of life at Harvard and to take note of what can be done better. At Harvard, many of us ultimately aim to change the world. In our quests for greatness, however, we tend to overlook the little things that, while perhaps not the banes of civilization, still sort of suck. We believe that these small and humble requests will profoundly alter life in Cambridge, and provide a foundation upon which a Harvard revolution can stand strong. Or, they’ll just...
...While in Hanoi, President Bush said, "We tend to want there to be instant success in the world, and the task in Iraq is going to take a while." I would like to remind everyone that it was the Administration that said invading Iraq and securing the country were going to be a walk in the park, an affair of a few months at most. Philip de Louraille Los Gatos, California...
...South Korea, making it even harder to forge a unified strategy for dealing with North Korea and its nuclear weapons. Will he resist the allure of nationalism? "Abe likes to say: 'There is a strong point that I have,'" says Hiroshige Seko, the cabinet's top spokesperson. "'I tend to be perceived as softer than I am.'" In 2007, Japan-and the world-will discover just how strong...