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...some more meetings like this in the past, we would never have had a dispute over sanctions," said U.S. Trade Ambassador William Brock, referring to last year's dispute over the Soviet gas pipeline to Western Europe. Noted France's former Ambassador to NATO François de Rose: "The discussions were very frank, almost too frank at times...
Political Concerns. In a prepared paper, former French Foreign Minister Jean François-Poncet submitted that although its long-range objectives remain the same, Soviet foreign policy has shifted emphasis in recent years. "Since the invasion of Afghanistan," he explained, "the pendulum of confrontation has swung back to Europe...
...François-Poncet offered several explanations. First, Soviet adventurism in the Third World turned out to be costly and disappointing. Second, Western Europe had become an attractive target because it could be intimidated by a rapid Soviet military buildup, especially of SS-20 intermediate-range missiles, of which Moscow now has 351 deployed. Intimidation was made all the easier by the arrival of a so-called successor generation ol young West Europeans ignorant of immediate post-World War II history, thus uncertain of U.S. policy and fatalistic about Soviet power. Third, the Soviets are grappling in Eastern Europe with...
...corollary to the public relations problem, there were wistful calls for what François-Poncet called "inspired leadership": opinion polls on both sides of the Atlantic show public support that could be mobilized for the Atlantic Alliance. As the alliance's leader, it was widely agreed, the U.S. must be more sensitive to the gusts of anxiety that shake Western Europe, and the Reagan Administration must moderate its language on East-West issues. At one point during the conference, Senator Tsongas told Richard Burt, "If you assume that the next battlefield is the European heart and mind...
...laxwomen took control of the game from the outset yesterday, keeping Dartmouth goalie Fran O'Donoghue busy all day, while seldom allowing the potent Big Green offense to pose much of a threat. By the time it was over, Den Hartog had sent eight shots careening past O'Donoghue while Finn had tallied five assists, the third of which broke her own Harvard record of assists in a season--all en route to the 22-8 triumph...