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NORTH KOREA. The Administration is in a tough spot because the perils of using force against Kim Il Sung's nuclear-development program are too high to be reasonable, and even economic sanctions may not work, since China might veto any U.N. move to impose them. Though Clinton once spoke of destroying the country's society if it built and used atomic bombs, the U.S. has been lurching between confrontation and negotiation for 14 months. And as in other situations, the Administration has been unclear, possibly even to itself, on what its ultimate goal is. Should it try to keep...
Thanks to the cross fire of contradictions that divide Berlusconi's two allies, the country again has the makings of a ruling coalition every bit as fractious as the 52 revolving-door administrations that came before. "It's a difficult alliance," Berlusconi concedes. But, adds Il Cavaliere ("the Knight," as he is known), "a general doesn't fight a war with the soldiers he wants. He fights with the ones...
...long as Il Cavaliere's armor retains its luster, he will enjoy a mandate for his vision of change. Monday night, while he reaffirmed his promise to deliver a "new Italian miracle," supporters careered through the streets of Rome blasting their car horns and crying "Silvio! Silvio!" It was display of jubilation not seen since the giddy summer of 1990, when soccer-mad Italy seemed on the brink of its fourth World Cup title. That dream, of course, was dashed when the home team lost to Argentina in the semifinals -- a useful lesson to draw on the evanescence of miracles...
...North. Washington weighed whether to supplement its 34,830 troops in South Korea and beef up their equipment. All the military talk sparked fears that the yearlong diplomatic campaign to haul Pyongyang back inside the safeguards of the nonproliferation treaty had collapsed. Given the touchy unpredictability of the Kim Il Sung regime, Seoul and Washington were worried that even small military signals could escalate toward a catastrophic...
...West is now waiting to see whether Pyongyang backs down. Some analysts are sure the end of the diplomatic road has already been reached. They argue that the regime and especially its unproved heir apparent, Kim Jong Il, view an atomic program as the trump card of their credibility and will not forgo it for anything. Other experts think Pyongyang might eventually give up its nuclear dream, but only in exchange for massive economic aid, a guarantee of Western support for Kim Jong Il's succession and a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the South -- concessions neither Seoul nor Washington...