August 6, 2013

Why is al Qaeda Growing in Yemen?

Responding to U.S. strikes and personnel evacuations in Yemen, Big Think Waq al-Waq blogger Gregory Johnsen asks a simple question: why?

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Responding to U.S. strikes and personnel evacuations in Yemen, Big Think Waq al-Waq blogger Gregory Johnsen asks a simple question: why?

Why, if the U.S. counterterrorism approach is working in Yemen, as Barack Obama’s administration claims, is AQAP [al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula] still growing?

To find out the disheartening answer, read here.

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A very short history of the F-word

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5 ways for leaders to cultivate a “spirit of excellence” in teams

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Work culture in the U.S. is broken. It’s on employers to fix it.

Quiet quitting, The Great Resignation, burnout: there are a ton of buzzwords to describe how modern work culture is broken. Now that we know what the problems are, how do we fix them? Tiffani Bova shares how employers can heal their relationship with their employees.

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