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In 2007, Australian-born MJ Greene reached a crossroad in her
career. With a desire to do something new, exciting, and meaningful
within another culture, she took the opportunity to work as general
manager for one of the largest multinational organizations in
Afghanistan. As Greene immersed herself into preparing for her new
position, she had no idea that very soon, she would be mustering
the courage to reveal the truth and stand up for what was right,
regardless of the personal sacrifice.
Greene begins with the details of her journey as she left for
Afghanistan as a fresh-faced subcontractor ready to help piece the
country back together. But as she arrived in a hostile,
ever-changing environment, she soon realized that she would need to
rely on her instincts in order to survive. As she encountered daily
work challenges that caused her to become suspicious that something
was not right, Greene was led down a dangerous path lined with
closely guarded secrets that forced her to rely on her moral
compass for guidance.
"A Conflict of Interest" shares a true story of personal
discovery as a woman living in war-torn Afghanistan must rely on
her inner strength and resilience to challenge corruption, expose
human rights violations, and help end discernible wrongdoing.
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M.J. Green
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In 2007, Australian-born MJ Greene reached a crossroad in her
career. With a desire to do something new, exciting, and meaningful
within another culture, she took the opportunity to work as general
manager for one of the largest multinational organizations in
Afghanistan. As Greene immersed herself into preparing for her new
position, she had no idea that very soon, she would be mustering
the courage to reveal the truth and stand up for what was right,
regardless of the personal sacrifice.
Greene begins with the details of her journey as she left for
Afghanistan as a fresh-faced subcontractor ready to help piece the
country back together. But as she arrived in a hostile,
ever-changing environment, she soon realized that she would need to
rely on her instincts in order to survive. As she encountered daily
work challenges that caused her to become suspicious that something
was not right, Greene was led down a dangerous path lined with
closely guarded secrets that forced her to rely on her moral
compass for guidance.
"A Conflict of Interest" shares a true story of personal
discovery as a woman living in war-torn Afghanistan must rely on
her inner strength and resilience to challenge corruption, expose
human rights violations, and help end discernible wrongdoing.
During the Cold War, the US-Japan alliance was at the core of
American presence, power and prestige in the Asia-Pacific region.
When the Cold War ended, many questioned whether the alliance would
continue to serve US and Japanese interests. In the late 1990s the
USA and Japan answered that question with a formal reaffirmation of
the security treaty and the upgrading of bilateral guidelines for
defence co-operation. But the alliance has also faced new
challenges: domestic opposition to US bases in Okinawa; Chinese
criticism of a stronger US-Japan security relationship; and growing
international frustration with Japan's economic policies. The
alliance remains crucial to both nations' interests, but the
management of bilateral security ties has become far more complex.
This is an explanation of the inner workings of the US-Japan
alliance. It recommends approaches to sustaining this critical
bilateral security relationship. The authors are scholars and
practitioners who understand where the alliance came from, how it
is managed, and the strategic decisions that will have to be made
in the future.
The future of the U.S.-Japan security alliance is in doubt. Events
such as the 1995 rape incident in Okinawa and massive public
demonstrations in Japan against the U.S. troop presence have forces
Washington and Tokyo to acknowledge that the relationship they
forged during the Cold War must change with changing times. In fall
1996, the Council on Foreign Relations accordingly formed a Study
Group, chaired by Harold Brown of CSIS and Richard Armitage of
Armitage and Associates, to reexamine current assumptions and
explore the factors affection the evolution of this crucial
alliance. In September 1997, the Council followed up with a
workshop on the new Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation.
The two essays and Guidelines Report in this volume assess the
international and domestic forces at work to change this "
immutable" relationship
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