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"There are problems within the alliance," declared Turkish Premier Bülent Ecevit, the honorary president of NATO. His audience consisted of the allied heads of government who gathered for a summit-conference dinner in the White House Rose Garden last week (see NATION). Indeed, there are problems, and none is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MEDITERRANEAN: The West's Ragged Edge | 6/12/1978 | See Source »

Though it is difficult to gauge the depth of disillusionment, a younger Communist dissident notes that "this Leninism business is only a maneuver to avoid a general discussion of party matters. The leaders speak of liberalism, but obedience remains the word. They simply want to maintain their positions. It'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Democracy v. Authority | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

The Afrikaner suffers from an acute persecution complex. He believes his existence is threatened and that there is a worldwide conspiracy, piloted by the forces of international Communism, which has as its main objective to drive him into the sea. Therefore, his sensitivity must always be borne in mind, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Qoboza--a Role for the U.S. | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

Even a comprehensive SALT agreement, moreover, would not check the Soviet Union's buildup of conventional arms. At sea, for example, the Red Fleet leads the U.S. Navy in major surface combat ships (230, v. 175) and attack submarines (234, v. 78); the onetime unchallenged U.S. superiority exists only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Can the U.S. Defend Itself? | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

On the very day of Begin's return, two Israeli newspapers published interviews with Weizman calling for a "national peace government" to replace the present coalition headed by Begin. Though Weizman went to some effort to deny it, the maneuver appeared to be the opening round in a serious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Hard Choices for Israel | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

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