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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

rshowalter - 08:28am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4817 of 4838)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

And Russia needs quality standards !

At a pace that it can actually assimilate -- in ways that work for her.

rshowalter - 08:31am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4818 of 4838)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Although it has been a complicated circumstance in many ways, this is true:

MD1409 rshowalter 3/23/01 7:10pm

rshowalter - 08:38am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4819 of 4838)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

On communication between two very different cultures: If Russian staffers could effectively discuss Russian difficulties with these books, well enough to enlighten these book's authors, it would be a significant test. I think a hard test for Russian staffers to pass now. But a test they could learn to pass.

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All these are, by Russian standards, very strange books.

They are very un-Russian books.

I think, all very good books.

If Putin had staffers who were clear about how un-Russian these books are, and how they are un-Russian, and if these staffers could discuss these differences with the authors in a mutually satisfactory way (and there are plenty of other very un-Russian books that could be discussed as well), Russian negotiating skills would be better, and interfaces in business and other dealings would be better.

Business skills would be better.

rshowalter - 08:40am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4820 of 4838)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

It would be a lot of work to do this, but in the course of doing the work, the nature and extent of the misunderstandings between our nations would become clearer, and useful learnings, on both sides, would occur.

This wouldn't cost much, nor would it involve much risk to either nation state.

possumdag - 08:47am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4821 of 4838)
Possumdag@excite.com

The aquisition of business skills by the Asian students follows: learn English, learn English in an English-speaking country, make the grade, then study a 'subject' in English to degree level, then do an MBA in the USA, and, meet lots of great contacts for 'networking' when in business.

almarst-2001 - 08:50am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4822 of 4838)

rshowalter 6/12/01 8:38am

And, if they convert to catolicism... that would be even better;)

In any event, what I am pretty sure, the Russia has plenty of "business geniuses" akin Bill Gates. May be even too many;)

However, they may never become a "national heroes" or even invited to the party of dicent by Russian standard people.

almarst-2001 - 08:55am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4823 of 4838)

possumdag 6/12/01 8:47am

Then go back home, build the "tiger" economy in pretty extream expluatational environment using as much lended money as one can find... and face the "Asian crisis" and assets sell-off at the end of a cycle.

Then start all over agan;)

almarst-2001 - 08:59am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4824 of 4838)

U.S., Like McVeigh, Guilty of Terrorist Attacks - http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0611-02.htm

"The United States has yet to come to terms with the fact the gulf war and Oklahoma City having one thing in common. Whatever the justification for each act, the method was the same: Killing civilians. "

possumdag - 09:00am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4825 of 4838)
Possumdag@excite.com

http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,505698,00.html

possumdag - 09:02am Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4826 of 4838)
Possumdag@excite.com

Madrid: protesters registered disapproval to Bwsh re Kyoto & death penalty.

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