Word: crisises
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Milosevic, meanwhile, is still maneuvering to settle the crisis on his terms. His unilateral cease-fire offer last week was followed by hints that the three U.S. Army pows he had would be freed if NATO agreed to an Easter bombing halt. NATO ruled out any suspension, and former Cypriot...
While there is no evidence the missing are being used as human shields, there is little doubt they are in danger. "I don't think anyone took the measure of Milosevic's capacity for brutality," says J. Brian Atwood, director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, who is coordinating...
For South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, the crisis has also created an opportunity. Since taking office a year ago, Kim has launched one of the most ambitious economic makeovers any country has ever attempted. His aim is to transform a system built on debt, endless expansion and limitless export...
The dramatic reforms have helped spark recovery sooner than most experts expected. The government predicts that growth in South Korea will bounce back to an annual rate of 2% by the second half of this year; by contrast, the economy shrank 5.9% in 1998. "There is no country in the...
The crisis has brought anguish for countless others as well. Suicide, alcoholism, divorce and crime have jumped nationwide in the past year. Shelters for out-of-work businessmen have sprouted in Seoul and other cities. In a country in which corporations traditionally provided the welfare system, the government is trying...