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...cast fresh uncertainty on Soviet-American relations at a time when Nixon was hoping to bring his "era of negotiation" to full reality. The eruption posed a new dilemma for a President whose doctrine is to reduce U.S. forces and commitments abroad while at the same time preserving stability. Most frightening of all, it emphasized the difficulty both world powers have in applying their strength with precision and in small doses...
Brezhnev's remarks came three days after a startling suggestion by U.S. officials that Washington might be willing to join with the Soviet Union in policing the Middle East ceasefire. The idea of a joint Soviet-American guarantee for a negotiated settlement was offered by Administration leaders at San Clemente during a background briefing of Western editors and publishers. The U.S. suggestion drew immediate and harsh criticism from Arab and Israeli diplomats alike. Administration officials hastily emphasized that it was nothing but speculation and that the Russians had not even been consulted about the idea. Nonetheless, some diplomats interpreted...
Ominous Clashes. Eventually, China learned that it could not make do without its diplomatic corps. While the Chinese were preoccupied with their internal crises, the Soviet Union continued to extend its influence around the world. Border clashes with Russia became more frequent and more ominous. Worried that Russia might wage preventive war, China has now embarked on a policy of countering Soviet influence wherever possible. It is fearful of Soviet-American collusion, and even a possible joint attack by the two superpowers. For that reason, it hopes to play off Russia and the U.S. against each other. Chou is also...
Denouncing the Middle East cease-fire as a "political fraud," China has carried on secret talks with the Palestinian commandos, who are opposed to a truce with Israel. China supports ongoing conflict partly because it wants to counteract any Soviet-American cooperation, partly because it wants to appear as the champion of revolutionary forces. Chou received a delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Peking last week, and the Chinese chargé d'affaires in Baghdad has reportedly promised the guerrillas unlimited aid. Chinese aid so far has consisted mainly of small arms that are shipped to the Iraqi...
Having caught up with the U.S. in the race for strategic arms, the Soviet Union will no longer need to fear negotiating any agreement with any nation from a position of weakness. The Soviet-American SALT talks, which last week recessed until Nov. 2, have created an atmosphere for Western European nations to seek accommodations with Moscow without seeming to undermine their alliance with...