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Article: United States security cooperation in the Middle East cross-cultural considerations and customer relations.(PERSPECTIVES)
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- DISAM Journal
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- March 1, 2008
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Key points in establishing and nurturing an effective "relationship" with Middle Eastern military representatives
All people are the same; it is only their habits that are different. Confucius
In a practical sense, cultural adjustment to different habits suggests adjustment not to culture but to behavior. Culture is an abstraction that can be appreciated intellectually, but behavior is the key manifestation of culture that we encounter, experience, and deal with. (1) In this ongoing series of articles on cross-cultural communications in the Middle East context, (2) we will offer succinct guidance to become more effective in nurturing a professional ...