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...sent Al Gore to Japan to help negotiate the Kyoto protocol to curb carbon emissions. But then they made no real effort to build support for the preliminary agreement, which has yet to be turned into a detailed treaty that nations can ratify. Bush has opposed the Kyoto pact because it exempts China and other developing nations, and he isn't likely to reverse himself unless the treaty is altered in negotiations this summer. In the meantime, he may be persuaded to take smaller steps. Even though he deleted the greenhouse allusion from his speech, language in his budget suggests...
...Europe's leaders also worry that Bush and his veteran advisers haven't awakened to the changes in the European Union since his dad was President. No longer just a trade pact, it now has its own currency and has embarked upon building a rapid reaction force of 60,000 troops, partly to enlist popular backing for the increased defense spending Washington wants too. "It's not just an economic and financial zone, but an ensemble of countries that want to unite in order to manage their affairs better and play a role in international affairs," says a senior French...
...troop withdrawals and proceeded with construction of Jewish settlements. Later, under Barak, building continued apace. As Israelis became angry with outbreaks of violence and terrorism, ordinary Palestinians too grew disillusioned with the peace process. Palestinians felt Israel would never agree to their genuine independence. Without an end-of-conflict pact in sight, Arafat's place in history was never more on the line. When he signed the Oslo compromise, cries of betrayal arose from the militant Islamic group Hamas and such respected intellectuals as Edward W. Said...
...like a post-Cold War conference, the Warsaw Pact versus the NATO Pact," he said. "At least the opening dinner will be an evening of convivality...
...Aussie-American Pact...