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Silicon Valley to Kandahar and back: An executive's year in Afghanistan
Afghanistan and Iraq are a world away for most business people. But there's a class of executives who make the war personal and visceral and real. They've traded stable pay and nice perks to live part...
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A woman soldier in Iraq: Dr. Brown tells her story
Debbie Brown isn't like every woman, but when you read her Guest Post below, I think you'll agree that she is, in fact, Everywoman. Brown typically spends her days working as an anesthesiologist at...
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Why I left my medical practice to treat the Taliban
Postcards is about people in transition and folks who do things beyond their job description. Gary Brickner is one of those. In this Guest Post, the third in a series about executives and...
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Google engineer: What I learned in the war
Veteran's Day is an ideal time to hear from one of those rare folks who combine corporate and military careers. Dan Cross, a software engineer at Google (GOOG) and a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine...
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U.S. launches air-strike campaign against ISIS in Syria
This post is in partnership with Time. The article below was originally published at Time.com. By Zeke J. Miller U.S. and allied forces launched airstrikes against Islamist militants in Syria for the...
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From Princess Diana to Caitlyn Jenner: The most iconic magazine covers
On June 1, the online edition of Vanity Fair posted a preview of the cover of its July 2015 print edition. It was a photo of the athlete formerly known as Bruce Jenner, with the caption “Call me...
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This map shows China’s cyber invasion of the U.S. is well underway
The Chinese government’s ongoing cyber assault on American companies and government entities is a bit of an open secret, but the extent of the alleged campaign has been little understood because...
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AT&T and the government have been ‘friends’ for a really long time
The nation’s largest technology and communications firms have collectively lost billions in sales after documents leaked by Edward Snowden showed that, willingly or under duress, many have been sharing...
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Bosnia: A European tinderbox just waiting for a spark
Foreign dignitaries in dark sedans lined a Sarajevo street in July, waiting for their Bosnian hosts to lead the way to Srebrenica, the site of a 20-year-old massacre known as the most brutal of Balkan...
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Paris Attacks Could Give Neocon Presidential Candidates a Big Boost
Last week’s attack in Paris has provoked a wide range of reactions -- horror, anger, revulsion. The tragic event has triggered calls for war and for peace. And, of course, they’ve added a new kind of...
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Here’s Why Saudi Arabia-Iran Tensions Will Not Lead to Oil Market Mayhem
Increased tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran shouldn’t be interpreted as a bullish signal for world crude prices. While things may look ugly at the moment, with both sides recalling their...
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Can Tech Innovation Stop Nuclear Terrorism?
Here are three plotlines for a Hollywood thriller: 1. Yuri (Benicio del Toro), a down-on-his-luck Moldovan nuclear engineer tries to sell two grams of enriched uranium on the black market. Yuri is...
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One Area Where Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine Don’t See Eye to Eye
For the many Americans concerned about Hillary Clinton's tendency to support military intervention overseas, her selection of Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate could offer partial reassurance. The...
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