Word: sovereign
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...emergency session" - only the seventh in the U.N.'s 35-year history- to consider the plight of the Palestinian Arabs. Under discussion was a draft resolution, sponsored by a number of Arab and other Third World nations, that would endorse the right of Palestinians to form their own sovereign state and that would order Israel to retreat to its pre-1967 boundaries. On previous occasions, emergency sessions had been called to deal with fast-breaking crises, such as the North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950 and the outbreak of chaos in the former Belgian Congo a decade...
...Middle East problem may be a resolution of Palestinian grievances, but the lock on this problem is recognition of Israel as a sovereign state. If the lock and key come together, they may discover the mutual benefits that can arise from choosing to be complements rather than antagonists...
Carter's campaign to prod the allies into action began with another television appearance, this one extraordinary by any measure. Acting more like an embattled President going over the heads of a balky Congress to the people of America than a statesman dealing with sovereign allies, Carter personally took the U.S. case directly to the West European public. Interviewed by correspondents from British, French, Italian and West German television networks, he talked bluntly about
...alliance that now confronts the challenges of Iran and Afghanistan is one of the most remarkable in history. Created more than three decades ago, it has survived longer than just about any other grouping of sovereign states. The U.S. is its center, with Europe and Japan on the wings, a balancing act that would ordinarily defy all laws of international gravity. It is much more than a polygamous military marriage of convenience in the face of a common foe, and more than an economic bonding. The alliance is based on a common commitment to democracy and, in the case...
...business called the Oxford Shipping Co. In November, using $11.5 million that he reportedly claimed later was a legacy from his deceased father, Soudan bought a ten-year-old Swedish VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) that had previously been known as South Sun and Sea Sovereign. Soudan rechristened his new prize Salem...