Word: conflicted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...When the conflict escalated, Mao ordered thearmy to restore control, effectively ending theRed Guard's revolutionary effort in 1969, Xueliangsaid. By the movement's end, he said he hadattended four massive demonstrations during whichhe witnessed 20 murders...
...contrast, nearly half of the Israeli population is on record as being for a political solution to the conflict by swapping territory for peace. At this moment, there are some 20 peace and civil rights organizations active in Israel. So far as we know, no such organization exists among the Palestinians, or for that matter, in any Arab nation. Such has been the record for 40 years...
...theme in its policy insofar as the Soviets are willing to demilitarize their own international behavior. What that would mean in practice would vary from one part of the world to another. In Europe -- the original front line of the cold war and still the most important potential "regional conflict" -- there should be negotiation that could eventually lead to drastic cutbacks in NATO and the Warsaw Pact in exchange for genuine self-determination for Eastern Europe...
...first Perez de Cuellar was looking for new ways to support his efforts to end the Persian Gulf conflict, but the sessions later expanded to include other trouble spots like Afghanistan. The informal meetings offered a regular channel for dealing with thorny issues while avoiding the posturing of public U.N. sessions. The consensus achieved at the sessions has often strengthened Perez de Cuellar's mediation efforts. Says a high U.N. official: "The collaboration of the five has helped the Secretary-General significantly...
...superpower kaffeeklatsches have generated some new respect for the shy but persistent Perez de Cuellar, whose steady, closed-door approach to diplomacy is now bearing fruit. Both sides in the Iran-Iraq conflict say it was only because they trusted Perez de Cuellar that they were ultimately willing to talk. Says an Iraqi diplomat: "He is a man of his word, and he does not take sides...