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...policy matters, Carter's approach to the Soviet Union has appeared inconsistent. In part, this is a result of the complexity of the superpower relationship. But it also probably reflects Carter's inability so far to reconcile the conflicting views of his two key foreign policy advisers: Cyrus Vance, who generally favors dealing with Moscow in a quiet and conciliatory manner, and National Security Affairs Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who by and large advocates a tougher line. The Vance-Brzezinski differences, though firmly denied by the White House, affect much of the handling of foreign policy. Brzezinski...
...power in Southwest Africa (Namibia). By successfully pushing for the Panama Canal treaties, Carter accomplished something that four previous Administrations had postponed. In the Middle East, the most dramatic moves have been made not by the U.S. but by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. However, Carter and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance have carefully strengthened the U.S. role as an honest broker to whom both Israel and moderate Arab states can turn...
Trials? What trials?" said Soviet I Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, cupping his ear as if he did not understand the reporter's question. "I don't want to speak of these things." His American counterpart, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, when asked about the effect the trials of two Soviet dissidents would have on the scheduled Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, was more direct. Without even cupping an ear, he strode away quickly to a waiting...
...flurry of activity was a prelude to a meeting this week in Britain of the Israeli and Egyptian Foreign Ministers, with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance serving as moderator. Although nothing conclusive was achieved, the talks in Austria showed that Sadat is still eager to keep his peace initiative alive...
...Butterfield is survived by her father, Cyrus Eaton, 95 years old, a Cleveland businessman whose liberal political views led him into friendships with Fidel Castro and Nikita Kruschev, among others...