Word: embargoing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Western Europe has hesitated to retaliate against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by imposing truly painful measures on Moscow, like the embargo of high technology exports. Some see this reluctance to offend the Soviets as the start of Finlandization, a term derived from the fact that Finland is so thoroughly intimidated by the neighboring Soviets that it dares take no action that might offend them. In the opinion of Raymond Aron, a leading French political analyst, the process has already begun in Europe. Says Aron: "Finlandization starts in the mind. If a nation acts powerless and terrified, that's called...
...offensive is stuck in a quagmire. Soviet troops are still in Kabul, and the "punitive" measures designed to get them out show few signs of biting. The Soviet Union will still be able to buy in the West this year nearly as much grain as it bought before the embargo, and replacement technology purchases are being readily arranged...
...Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies, estimates that the Soviets will be able to buy up to 11 million tons. Says Clayton Yeutter, president of Chicago's Mercantile Exchange: "In the end, the Soviets will get all they want. The effectiveness of the grain embargo will be zero...
...about 12% below their January levels. These ploys are driving up the cost of grain for the Soviets, but they are not stopping the flow of food. Says Richard Goldberg, owner of a grain and feed elevator in Fargo, N. Dak.: "All you can say about the grain embargo is that it is forcing the Soviets to pay one hell of a price...
Despite U.S. pressure on NATO allies to support the high technology embargo, the Soviets are still managing to get most of what they want. Two weeks ago Moscow television proudly announced that American oil drilling equipment, which Dresser Industries of Dallas had twice been stopped from exporting, was now being obtained in Italy and France. There is also little evidence that the trade bans are hurting the Soviet economy. The outlook is for a good-to-excellent Soviet grain harvest and the Kremlin insists that there will be no food shortages...