Word: summiteer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Problem: a deterioration in Soviet-American relations. Cause: a lack of "understanding" between the two leaderships. Solution: a summit with Gorbachev. -- Problem: the threat of nuclear war. Cause: traditional deterrence, which relies on the suicide pact of Mutual Assured Destruction. Solution: render offensive nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete with the Strategic Defense Initiative...
...issues raised in Reagan's speech--arms reduction, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and "confidence-building" measures such as better communications between the U.S. and Soviet military chiefs--would serve as his agenda for the conference. The two officials are also expected to discuss the possibility of a Reagan- Gorbachev summit this fall. Said Shultz: "When the Soviet Union is ready for such discussions, they'll take place...
After the vexing economic summit in Bonn and the controversial visit to the Bitburg military cemetery, Reagan's second week in Europe was largely upbeat and colorful, with everything from a joyous German pep rally to unruly Spanish protests. The Strasbourg speech put the President back on the diplomatic high ground. The address underscored the theme of resurgent democracy that Reagan repeated throughout his ten-day stay in Europe. "History is on the side of the free," he said, "because freedom is right and because freedom works...
More impartial witnesses gave his trip mixed reviews. The Bonn economic summit ended in disappointment when French President Francois Mitterrand refused to join the other leaders in agreeing to a new round of trade talks. Reagan managed to defuse the Bitburg uproar, but the incident nevertheless left a sour taste. By and large, however, Reagan handled his diplomatic duties with sensitivity and skill. Whether they liked him or not, Europeans could no longer dismiss him as an unschooled cowboy, as they did a few short years...
...exploded, killing two of the fire fighters. The blast also injured twelve passersby. Belgian Justice Minister Jean Gol called the incident part of a concerted, Continent-wide terrorist campaign. Four other bombs also went off last week in Cologne and Dusseldorf, West Germany, intended to protest the economic summit of the major industrialized nations...