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Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari brought the perspective of a world leader adjusting to globalization since the Cold War to Harvard last night when he spoke to a full house at the Kennedy School of Government...
Using his own nation as an example, Ahtisaari explained that nations now obey a new protocol which demands a new kind of response...
...Global dialogue is urgently needed," Ahtisaari said. "Together we can contribute towards a better world...
...Finland's first direct presidential elections since the country gained independence from Russia in 1917, a former U.N. mediator has won the presidency. Martti Ahtisaari, 56, owes his ballotbox victory primarily to promises to battle recession. Now in its third year, Finland's present economic slump is its worst in 60 years...
...SWAPO incursions allowed South Africa, which agreed to the independence plan only grudgingly, a rare opportunity to cry foul. Calling the violations a "grave situation," Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha warned that the Namibian peace process "could collapse within hours." Pretoria applied pressure on UNTAG's Finnish commander, Martti Ahtisaari, to reactivate some South African military forces and ordered others back to service on its own. Backed by Western public opinion for once, South Africa continued to threaten an end to the treaty. Declared Foreign Minister Botha: "SWAPO must surrender, lay down their arms, hoist a white flag...