Word: pledgees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reagan called the NATO council "a most successful meeting in a situation that could have been critical for us in regard to our allies." If indeed the European endorsement holds, it was a genuine achievement; it took hard bargaining by Haig in both Washington and Rome. Haig wanted NATO to...
So what was Syria up to? One theory was that President Assad was trying to bolster his political image at home while easing his isolation in the Arab world brought about in part by his backing of non-Arab Iran in its war with Iraq. Last week the 21-nation...
On the domestic front, although Botha reiterated his pledge to accommodate all "legitimate personal and group aspirations," he devoted more attention to explaining what he would not do for blacks than on elaborating his earlier promises.
Across South Korea last week, hundreds of rallies were taking place. Amid a forest of banners whipping in the wind, a din of fervent speeches and shouted slogans engulfed civic centers, factory grounds and rural town squares. The rallies culminated in long queues before folding tables as hundreds of thousands...
The target of Chun's current and most ambitious crusade is what many Koreans call saba-saba, (or cheung tak). They refer to the endemic tissue of favoritism, cronyism and influence peddling that pervades the country's business and political life. Chun kicked off the drive at the...