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Doing business at the base of the pyramid is a topic of increasing interest to business practitioners and academics. Base of the pyramid business offers the promise of great economic gains for companies and the possibility of a powerful new approach to alleviate poverty. At the same time, it may threaten local culture and independence while providing nowhere near the economic or societal advantages that some suggest. Business schools need to expose students to these issues, given their implications for business and society. Field-based education offers great potential for students to explore such issues. This article describes a program offering field-based education at base of the pyramid locations throughout the world and a means for extending the experience to other students through video-based electronic case simulations.

In terms of its doctrine and training, the United States military has been transformed by the war in Iraq. The army, which is carrying the principal load among the military services, has embraced counter-insurgency as one of its primary missions. These changes reflect the military's ability to adapt to the changing battlefield. They are intended not only to guide the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also future operations in the 'long war' against violent Islamic extremists. The new emphasis on counter-insurgency, however, is largely disconnected from the Defense Department's previously established spending priorities and personnel policy. The result is that American defence is in a state of strategic confusion. There are not enough forces to effectively carry out counter-insurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan while maintaining a strategic reserve for other threats. To fully exploit the long overdue emphasis on counterinsurgency, maintain sufficient forces for dealing with unanticipated contingencies and bring coherence to American defence strategy, the Pentagon needs to increase the United States' ground forces. (Survival / SWP)

Limitations of and various issues in the debate over the emerging intermediate range nuclear forces agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Analyse des Verlaufs und des Standes der Rüstungskontrollpolitik zwischen den USA und der UdSSR geht von der Haltung des Präsident Reagans bei Beginn seiner zweiten Amtszeit aus, beschreibt die Lage und die Ansichten der USA und definiert die Haltung der UdSSR zu diesem Thema. Grundlegende Unterschiede ergeben sich durch die Gesellschaftsformen (USA-offene Gesellschaft, UdSSR-geschlossene Gesellschaft). Gegliedert wird der Verlauf der bisherigen Verhandlungen über die Begrenzung nuklearer Rüstung, die unterschiedlichen Standpunkte bei der Behandlung der verschiedenen Waffensysteme und die Aussichten für die Zukunft. Rüstungskontrolle muß fortgesetzt werden, weil die Menschen auf der Welt sie verlangen. (BIOst-BwD/Hie)