This text argues that international relations in the 20th century have been characterized by a dichotomy between traditional, egotistical Realpolitik and ideological foreign policy. From Machiavelli to Hitler and beyond, the author explores and explains the political landscape of the modern world in terms of this fundamental division. Covering topics such as the two World Wars, communism, fascist Italy and the Cold War, this text examines the principal political themes of recent times.
This text argues that international relations in the 20th century have been characterized by a dichotomy between traditional, egotistical Realpolitik ...
Thirty years ago, Henry Gadsden, the head of Merck, one of the world's largest drug companies, told Fortune magazine that he wanted Merck to be more like chewing gum maker Wrigley's. It had long been his dream to make drugs for healthy people so that Merck could "sell to everyone." Gadsden's dream now drives the marketing machinery of the most profitable industry on earth. Drug companies are systematically working to widen the very boundaries that define illness, and the markets for medication grow ever larger. Mild problems are redefined as serious illness and common complaints are labeled...
Thirty years ago, Henry Gadsden, the head of Merck, one of the world's largest drug companies, told Fortune magazine that he wanted Merck to be more l...
