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Gen MacArthur's Cultural Insights into Post-War Japan

Victor Sebestyen's book 1946: The Making of the Modern World has interesting insights into the importance of cultural understanding how it affects military decision-making.

Ten Maps That Explain The World

Tim Marshall's new book Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About The World looks at how history, language, food, and geography play a large in defining culture.

The Silenced Symphonies Of Pakistan Meets American Jazz

Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy shows how some of the impoverished, aging musicians confronted the terrorism by capitalizing on a couple of modern-day inventions: American jazz and YouTube.

10 Cultural Competencies of the Successful Global Trainer

This TD at Work excerpt identifies 10 competencies essential for people who wish to be effective in international talent development assignments.

Want to keep cultural traditions alive? There’s an app for that!

Feng Lim, co-founder and chief executive officer of CultureGuru, recently announced the creation of an app which helps track Asian holidays and cultural events.

The Cross ­Cultural Assessment Tool

The Cross-Cultural Assessment Tool was developed in 2010 by ARI and 361 Interactive with the support of funding through the Small Business Innovation Research effort. The tool is a standalone battery…

Regionally Aligned Forces Train in Simulated West African Country

The first resident training course at Joint Readiness Training Center in Ft Polk for regionally aligned forces culminated with a cultural dinner hosted by their counterparts from Bangara — a…

Adapting to US Military Culture As an Immigrant

Read about Staff Sgt. Jomar Perez and his experience adapting to military culture as an immigrant, and how he learned to flourish in the military.

Native-born Iraqis become U.S. Army cryptologic linguists

One of the many strengths of the US military is that is draws on American's from multicultural backgrounds to fill its ranks, thereby enriching the military's ability to bridge different languages…

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