Word: regionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ongoing mayhem in the region may be rooted in oil politics, says TIME Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier. "There is suspicion that elements in the Russian security forces have given support to attacks on Shevardnadze," says Meier. Part of the reason might be that Western oil companies plan to route an Azerbaijan-Turkey oil pipeline through Georgia rather than Russia. "Russian interests would like to have some control over the pipeline, and Shevardnadze is regarded as a guarantor of Western interests in the region...
...tactics. A consideration of America's stated goals in Iraq specifically and the Middle East generally reveals that these objectives are best achieved by means other than bombing and engaging in mass destruction. Bombing Iraq is hardly the most effective measure and serves only to exacerbate instability in the region and fuel growing resentment against...
...million have died since 1990. The truth of the matter is that suffering caused by bombing will only add to already overwhelming misery. Bombing Iraq once again, especially if Iraq does not first attack another country, will just add to the growing resentment of the U.S. in the region. America is a foreign power exerting increasing influence, and the people of the Arab world notice the threat to their sovereignty...
...playing hardball with Suharto remains a tough call for Washington, says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "It's hard to see what Washington can do except withhold money, and that would only make the situation worse in Indonesia," says Dowell. "Suharto is the most important U.S. ally in the region. He was the one who brought Asian leaders into APEC and convinced them to stand up to China...
...International Monetary Fund has so far been unable to sway Suharto from his plan, which would have dire repercussions throughout Asia. A currency collapse in Indonesia would force devaluations in Malaysia, Singapore and perhaps even China and Hong Kong. With a single selfish action, Suharto could send the entire region back into meltdown...