Word: nato
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...last March within a week after the unceremonious ouster of Britain's Glubb Pasha from Jordan. Sir Anthony Eden and his imperial advisers decided to consolidate their hold on Cyprus at all costs, to defend their threatened position in the Middle East oil zone. This ugly situation jeopardizes NATO, which seeks new tasks for itself; yet NATO has sought to avoid trouble by ignoring it. Belgium's Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak has proposed that NATO step in to supervise Cyprus' future self-determination, and at the same time see that the Greeks (who would undoubtedly...
...year ago, as part of the bargain that won its sovereignty, West Germany pledged NATO a 500,000-man army of twelve divisions for the common defense. Today it still has only a handful of men (just under 10,000) in uniform, has passed less than half of the enabling legislation for rearmament. And the conscription bill has been so often delayed that final passage is not expected before fall. ¶ Though the most prosperous country in Europe, West Germany has refused to contribute more than 5.5% of its swelling gross national product to its own defense. Britain, despite inflationary...
...strength to win East Germany back led some Germans to ask why they should waste time, money and manpower in rearming. Why rearm if there "ain't gonna be no war"? Almost immediately there began a widespread search for ways to circumvent Germany's pledges to NATO...
Facing a battery of microphones, Sir Winston managed to summon up a spark of the old fire, audaciously talked of making Russia a partner with NATO. His audience was more startled than inflamed."A new question," said Churchill, "has been raised by the recent Russian repudiation of Stalin. If it is sincere, we have a new Russia to deal with, and I do not see myself why the new Russia should not join in the spirit of this solemn agreement. In a true Unity of Europe, Russia must have her part. I was glad to see that Poland was already...
...Equally, it would be fatal for NATO now to relax and let apathy overtake what has been achieved." Nevertheless, in the long run, "our main theme of salvation should be the Grand Alliance of the European powers, linked with Canada and the U.S. The spirit of this arrangement should not exclude Russia and the Eastern European states. It may well be that the great issues which perplex us could then be solved more easily than they can by rival blocs confronting each other with suspicion and hostility. That is for the future...