Word: communisme
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...distilled fantasies of the Kremlin. They are the benchmarks of reality, according to Jean-François Revel, 60, the distinguished journalist, iconoclastic philosopher and persistent gadfly of French politics. In his profoundly pessimistic view, the West is on the verge of losing its prolonged struggle for coexistence with Communism. But, Revel argues, "it's the case that's pessimistic, not the person stating...
USING THE LEVERAGE of U.S. investment "constructive engagement" aimed to shove South Africa towards real democracy. But the Reagan administration has been content to leave the "constructive" out of the "engagement." And in an U.S. administration committed first and foremost to stemming, communism in Africa, as elsewhere, and to protecting business interests, it is unlikely that the next four years will see any move toward a forceful, human rights policy toward South Africa...
...expressly forbidden by a 1982 resolution of Congress. More moderate officials, including Shultz, believe that diplomacy can play a role in curbing Nicaragua's radical tendencies. In their view, the U.S. must show that it has the power and the will to halt the spread of Communism, but that should be balanced by a willingness to negotiate a regional settlement...
...second debate President Reagan said the alternative to the Philippine regime of Ferdinand Marcos might be Communism. Is the President unaware of the democratically oriented opposition to Marcos? In that statement, Reagan summed up his simplistic and potentially destructive approach to foreign policy...
Reagan's aides are divided into two camps. The True Believers-White House Counsellor Ed Meese, Interior Secretary and former National Security Adviser William Clark, Treasury Secretary Donald Regan and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger-want to continue pressing a hard line against Communism and giving free rein to supply-side economics. The Pragmatists-White House Chief of Staff James A. Baker, Deputy Chief Michael Deaver, Presidential Aide Richard Darman, Budget Director David Stockman and Secretary of State George Shultz-see the top priorities as reducing the deficit and reaching an arms-control accord with the Soviets...