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...languages, religions and cultures. The Soviets might try to exploit the traditional hostility between the Serbs and the Croats; together they constitute more than 60% of Yugoslavia's 22 million people. Another potential trouble spot is the southern province of Kosovo, the country's poorest region, where friction is developing between Serbs and the rapidly exploding ethnic Albanian population. Two months ago, 50 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo were charged with fomenting political unrest. This could conceivably serve as a Soviet pretext for stirring up trouble in Yugoslavia, as could the thinly disguised Bulgarian claims on Macedonia, the country...
Last week, with protests and promises still ringing across the oceans, Brzezinski summed up the problems facing the alliance. The U.S. certainly must continue to pursue its leadership role, he said, which inevitably "creates frictions, and we acknowledge it. But without such a role for the U.S., there will be no action. Therefore, we are prepared to accept friction as a necessary preliminary to a collective response that needs to be made. At the same time, we must be careful not to force our allies into positions where their vital interests are jeopardized. This dilemma, the recognition of diversity...
...Bank and Gaza during a five-year transition period. He suggested that joint Egyptian-Israeli patrols or international forces could keep order. Sadat urged Carter to put pressure on Begin to stop planting settlements in occupied territory on the West Bank. The settlement program, he said, "generates hatred and friction...
...1920s, followed by Frank E. Spaulding's crusade for a scholarly research revival. Francis Keppel replaced Spaulding and led a charge back in the other direction. Programs that trained teachers and administrators again tool their place next to faculty research projects, a compromise Powell says "caused substantial friction and unhappiness." Despite its inherent instability, the Keppel combination survived the 1950s and struggled into the 1960s, fueled by free-flowing federal dollars...
...Eastern has even stripped the white paint off its fleet, revealing the silvery, polished metal underneath. The fuel saving: almost $1 million per year. Workers are coating the leading edges of some Pan American, Delta and Continental/Air Micronesia jet wings with a plastic substance that cuts down on air friction, reducing drag and saving up to $30,000 a year in fuel costs per aircraft...