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...Iran's power struggles or to win freedom for hostages in Lebanon, officials could hope for success. Last month Mehdi Hashemi, a hard-line Iranian official, was arrested in Tehran and charged by the Iranian government with treason, allegedly because he had masterminded the kidnaping of a Syrian diplomat, who was then promptly set free. Khomeini personally approved an investigation into Hashemi's activities. Hashemi's pending downfall is good news for the U.S. because he is among the most extreme of Khomeini's followers in urging Islamic revolution outside Iran. He is thought to have suggested to Lebanese extremists...
While at Harvard, the Swedish scholar plans to collect material for his book on the relationship between the diplomat, the politician and the journalist. The triangular drama, as Falkman calls it, plays itself out in the interaction between these three professionals in their search for power and influence...
...illiterate farmers, this Indian diplomat was born in a small village 25 miles north of Delhi. But Prem Singh did not stay for the harvest; he soon left the local grasslands for the international field...
...diplomat, Singh says, his job is to "promote peace among nations and at the same time promote the interests of my own country...
Although a diplomat must coordinate national interests with international concerns, Singh believes that life should be as spontaneous as possible. He says he did not anticipate coming to Harvard. In fact, Singh did not know what CFIA was before his government asked him if he would like to spend a year here as a fellow at the Center...