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...improving living standards at home. "I don't think it's right to support them when our own people are hungry," says Mohammad Reza Afshari, 23, a mechanic who works two jobs yet still cannot afford to move out or attend college. The shop where he works abuts a vast mural depicting a female suicide bomber with a baby in her arms, accompanied by the words I LOVE MOTHERHOOD, BUT I LOVE MARTYRDOM MORE. Frustration with such propaganda underpins young people's reactions to the conflict. "Where are the Arabs?" asks Afshari angrily. "They're sitting around, while...
...Comparing the vast archipelago of Indonesia to tiny Sri Lanka may be unfair, but Jakarta's failure to coordinate government agencies and officials has been apparent since the tsunami in Aceh two years ago killed more than 170,000 people and an earthquake left more than 5,800 people dead in central Java last May. Indonesia has made it clear that it will take millions of dollars, new technology and increased manpower to develop a tsunami warning system to cover the sprawling country. Integration into a regional system will also be critical to avoid the blame game now unfolding between...
Some of Emaar's success is explained by the nearly 300% rise in oil prices since 1997, which is pumping vast sums of unexpected new revenue into Arab investments. But much of it is also due to the savvy of executives like Alabbar, who can put Emaar's clout to advantage. "You go where your $100 million will work hardest," says Alabbar. "I'm looking at developing economies. Mature economies like those in Europe are not that exciting compared with India, which is growing at 7% or more. I'm looking eastward seriously, toward China." In July Emaar became...
Those are the words of a young man on the move. It has been nine years since he was handpicked by his grandfather Giovanni (Gianni) Agnelli to be next in line to take the reins of the family's vast automotive and financial empire. And while Fiat's fortunes have roller-coastered, Elkann has been methodically groomed for the throne of one of Europe's legendary financial kingdoms. Guiding an entrenched business dynasty in a competitive global marketplace is a tall order for the tall executive--a lofty 6 ft. 2 in., though still baby-faced...
...minds of Generation M, not dumbing them down. But it's hard to see that improvement without the right yardstick. The skills they're developing are not trivial. They're learning to analyze complex systems with many interacting variables, to master new interfaces, to find and validate information in vast databases, to build and maintain extensive social networks crossing both virtual and real-world environments, to adapt existing technology to new uses. And they're learning all this in their spare time...