Word: armacost
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...Exhibit B or C -- that the Soviet Union is changing its deeds as well as its words. To date, they see plenty of signs beyond Afghanistan that the Kremlin has adopted a slicker diplomacy. But the substance is still often flimsy and the objective is still competitive. Michael Armacost, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, has been conducting talks with Soviet officials on what he calls "super-regional" issues -- trouble spots like the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, which could ignite a clash between the superpowers. "We and the Soviets are necessary partners on some issues, like avoiding...
...these cases, the Soviets want to play both sides against the middle -- and against the U.S. if they can get away with it -- but apparently not at the cost of greatly increased regional tensions, much less global ones. Armacost recalls that George Kennan, in formulating the concept of containment four decades ago, predicted that over time the Soviet Union would pay more attention to reform at home and consolidation of its position abroad than to expansionism and adventurism. Concludes Armacost: "To some degree, that's what's at work here." And if that is the case, then Gorbachev represents...
...talks. On a visit to Pakistan, Pillsbury met privately with Maulvi Khalis, the leader of the mujahedin rebels, and reportedly told him that the U.S. and the Soviet Union had signed a "secret protocol" at the rebels' expense. "What Pillsbury did was scandalous," says Under Secretary of State Michael Armacost, who heard the story from Pakistani officials. "If there isn't a law against it, there ought...
...sent Special Envoy Philip Habib to Amman to brief Jordan's King Hussein on the plan. The King reportedly endorsed Washington's stepped-up involvement but remained noncommittal about specifics. The U.S. will launch a diplomatic blitz this week in support of its proposals. Under Secretary of State Michael Armacost and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Murphy will fly to Israel. Murphy will also visit several Arab capitals. But it seems a long shot at best for the U.S., in the waning months of the Reagan presidency, to come up with a solution that has eluded the region for four...
...issue with some form of coalition between the ruling Afghan Communists and the mujahedin, but neither Afghan party likes the idea. Most mujahedin leaders reject outright any suggestion of sharing power with the Afghan Communists, who will be powerless without their Soviet backers. U.S. Under Secretary of State Michael Armacost raised the issue with rebel leaders last week in Islamabad but made no headway. Said Sayed Ahmed Gilani, chief of the National Islamic Front for Afghanistan: "We told Mr. Armacost that the future government in Kabul will be 100% Afghan, without any Communist...