Word: neutralization
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...clean and precise it's almost ridiculous. He can take a good idea and go on with it forever." Klein's influence shows. Henderson's nifty, sporty outfits are never fussy. But they aren't Calvin rip-offs either, partly because Henderson has avoided the beige-and-black neutral shades that dominate sportswear...
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev began the year opposed to German unification but unexpectedly backed East German Prime Minister Hans Modrow's proposal earlier this month for a united, neutral country. Gorbachev then agreed with visiting West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl that unification is something for the Germans to work out among themselves, and he seemed to waver even on the principle of neutrality. Two weeks ago, Kohl proposed a monetary union with East Germany. By last week that suggestion had already become official policy on both sides of what used to be the Berlin Wall...
Shevardnadze said last week, "I think that the ideal solution would be a neutral Germany. How realistic it is is a question." The answer is, not very realistic at all. A Germany separated from NATO and heavily armed against all comers would be a very large cannon loose on Europe's deck, more worrisome to Moscow than it would be if it were still inside the alliance...
...plant near Zaragoza, Spain, to its aging Vauxhall factories in Luton and Ellesmere Port, England. Before the reorganization, GM Europe was very much a West German-led company. The first goal of the restructuring was to broaden its character, so in 1986 the company moved its headquarters to neutral Zurich. There an amazingly lean head-office staff proceeded to coax the diverse GM Europe factions into cooperating with one another by sharing parts and services. Engineering and design staff were centered in Russelsheim, West Germany...
...Federal Republic. Since full monetary union is the capstone, not the cornerstone, of any economic union, Kohl's proposal is at least partly exhortatory. It is consistent with his view that unification must mean the incorporation of East Germany into the European Community, not the creation of a neutral Fourth Reich. What is remarkable is the rush. Kohl has obviously become convinced that without visible assurances of unification, East Germany will simply empty itself westward...