Word: relationship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...impossible. Was George Bush worried? "No problem," said the President. "A healthy development," said Secretary of State James Baker. Only Vice President Dan Quayle displayed a hint of wariness. Yes, he said, last week's comradeship was good news, but he added a sensible qualifier: "Provided that any new relationship harms neither our own interests nor those of our friends...
...warmer relations between Beijing and Moscow lead to reduced military competition, to political liberalization and to economic reforms that integrate both nations into the global marketplace, make that three cheers. Indeed, given the domestic changes launched in 1979 by Deng and in 1985 by Gorbachev and the relationship the U.S. now enjoys with both countries, a return to the threatening dogmas of the Stalin and Mao eras is difficult to envision...
...That's good, but not if it leads to intimidation of the South's burgeoning democracy. Japan, unsure about its new global political role, will almost certainly be next to receive the full brunt of the Gorbachev charm offensive. That's bad only if it dilutes the Washington-Tokyo relationship and forces the U.S. into a less central role in Asia...
...putting out the word that he might be willing to step down if the terms of the arrangement are presented to him in the right light. In the meantime, the U.S. can build on the overture Bush made to the Panama Defense Forces last week and pursue a relationship with reformist elements within the ranks. The discontent is there to tap. According to government advisers in Panama City, perhaps half the Panamanians in uniform who went to the polls last week voted against Noriega...
...much more than simply containing Soviet expansionism -- we seek the integration of the Soviet Union into the community of nations." But, confirming what his lieutenants had been saying privately, Bush put the onus on the Soviet Union to make further moves to bring that happy state about. "A new relationship cannot be simply declared by Moscow or bestowed by others," he said. "It must be earned...