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...remain solvent enough to maintain the huge food subsidies that are essential to Egypt's internal stability. "There is no chance we will face food riots like those of January 1977," a government economist said confidently. But with 30% inflation, a population explosion (2.58% annual birthrate) and limited foreign exchange, Egypt could still suffer severe economic damage from an intensified or even prolonged boycott...
...cost of $4 billion over the next three years. The U.S. has promised to provide $3 billion-$2.2 billion in loans and $800 million in grants. Coming up with the remaining $1 billion will impose a fearsome new burden on Israel's economy, already reeling under a total foreign debt of $16.5 billion and 60% inflation...
...depth of Saudi anger and bitterness over the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, it is now obvious that the era of Saudi Arabia's almost total reliance on the U.S. has come to an end. Vance has acknowledged that there is now a "clear and sharp difference" between the foreign policies of the two countries...
...they should have been consulted during those talks, are deeply upset that Sadat's initiative has had the effect of splitting the Arab world, and of increasing the influence of the radical Arab states. The Saudis are also distrustful of the terms of the peace treaty itself. As Foreign Minister Prince Saud said early this month: "It is impossible to admit any settlement not based on the return of Jerusalem to its 1967 status as an Arab and Muslim city." Crown Prince Fahd took the same line when he declared during a visit to Paris last week: "We either...
Taiwanese officials note with satisfaction that no other nation followed the U.S. lead in breaking relations with the Taipei regime. They also allege that Washington encouraged South Korea to recognize Peking; instead, Seoul showed its commitment to Taiwan by sending its Foreign Minister to Taipei on an official visit. Only 21 countries, mostly Latin American and African, still have diplomatic relations with the Republic of China; they include such important trading partners as South Africa and oil-rich Saudi Arabia. Since the break in relations with the U.S., in fact, there has been only one major change on the Taipei...