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...secure permission for his ailing wife Yelena Bonner to travel abroad for medical treatment. Turning a deaf ear to a growing chorus of international protests and inquiries, the Soviets refused to give any details on Sakharov's health and whereabouts. Said a top Washington diplomat: "They are not capable of taking any positive steps, so they are turning inward and isolating themselves. It is leadership by tantrum...
Whether this alliance of traditional adversaries can produce solutions to Argentina's myriad problems remains to be seen. But one diplomat in Buenos Aires speaks of Alfonsín as dealing with the country's economic difficulties in "a measured, calculated way." At the top of the list is hyperinflation: the monthly cost of living jumped by 18.5% in April, which is equal to an annual rate of 560.2%. In most countries, newspaper headlines and gossip focus on crime or sports; in Argentina, there is a morbid fascination with the economy. Even during the Falkland Islands war with...
...Japanese firms, including Mobil Corp., have decided to stay out of the northern third of the gulf, and others are expected to follow suit. In London, insurance underwriters have tripled the cost of coverage for tankers and their cargo in the area. Assessing the situation, a Saudi diplomat observed that all the Iranians need to do to curtail oil supplies is keep up their occasional tanker attacks "and let Lloyd's of London do the rest...
None of the gulf states said yes. Remarks a senior U.S. diplomat: "They have always been torn between wanting our protection and fearing the consequences it would bring. They want us around, but not underfoot." The Arabs in general remain wary of the U.S. relationship with Israel. The fragile sheikdoms dread the idea of having U.S. servicemen stationed in their midst. And most important, they are fearful of offending Khomeini too deeply because he just might...
...journeys have offered such a kaleidoscope of contrasts as the ten-day, 24,000-mile trek across the outer rim of Asia and the South Pacific that he completed at week's end. In South Korea, he assumed the role of pastor; in Thailand, he served as a diplomat; to the islands of the Pacific, he came primarily as a missionary...