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...major banks now routinely assess the credit risks of countries. The Institutional Investor, a U.S. monthly for moneymen, regularly publishes a summary of the ratings cited by world bankers. As the most creditworthy nation, the U.S. is ranked first among the 98 countries listed in the latest survey, while Poland is rated 71st and Zaire is at the bottom. The Soviet Union ranked 27th and Brazil 50th...
...deal with that, a proper U.S.-Caribbean policy must be framed. We do not know of any U.S. Administration that has ever had a Caribbean policy. The closest we have come to one were some initiatives taken by the Carter Administration, which sent task forces through the area to assess the problems and set up action teams for better relationships. In the U.S., the general outlook is, well, who's in power and for how long is he going to be there. Washington has been very neglectful about knowing who our politicians are. It is extremely important...
...compounded if, a year later, the results of a U.S. presidential election were to depend to any significant degree on vote by the fanatically anti-American Majlis 6,500 miles away. The exact impact of Iran's blackmail on the U.S. political process may be as difficult to assess after Nov. 4 as it was to predict before, but the humiliation is no less acute...
...well the counselors accomplish this task is difficult to assess because of the group's strict policies of anonymity and confidentiality, but the professionals at UHS and the Bureau rate the service very highly...
...could work that way. The so-called debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan may be terribly influential in deciding the final vote, but, in truth, it is of marginal value in providing information for anyone to assess realistically the skills and intelligence needed by a President. Reagan hoped to demonstrate his heft and grasp of the issues, and Carter declared he would show everybody that he could memorize the script and would not have to use cue cards if he faces Brezhnev in another round of negotiations...