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...year ago about their security. They are still recovering from the shock of an abortive coup d'état last December. It was staged by dissident Shi'ites, members of a Muslim sect that dominates Iran and constitutes a majority in Bahrain. The nation is an obvious target for Iranian attempts to export the Ayatullah Khomeini's Islamic revolution. One of the masterminds of the December "incident," as it is called in Bahrain, was Hadi Modaresi, a mullah who had lived in Bahrain during the rule of the Shah and fomented trouble among the Shi'ites...
...their quasi-official participation in the cocaine trade, Bolivia's generals were marching back to the barracks. They were not alone. During the past two years, Peru and Ecuador had already replaced uniformed leaders with civilian regimes. At the same time, Argentina's generals set a target of late 1983 for free elections, and in November Brazil's military government will allow the first free elections in two decades. Said Peru's civilian President, Fernando Belaúnde Terry: "Times are good for democracy...
...lowest level since June 1979. In addition, the Federal Reserve has allowed the money supply to expand during the past month at an annual rate of 14.5%, which, if permitted to continue, will force average growth rates far above the Fed's own official 5.5% target...
Renwick's study shows that sanctions can seriously damage the economy of a target nation. Italy's exports fell about 35% after the League of Nations action. Rhodesia's tobacco farmers, heavily dependent on sales abroad, suffered a two-thirds cut in their income. Cuba's economy stalled in part because the country could not obtain spare parts for American-made machinery...
Nonetheless, these countries displayed impressive adaptability and resilience. Because the sanctions were never imposed uniformly by all nations, the target countries evaded the embargoes and avoided economic collapse by rerouting their trade through sympathetic allies or neutrals. Italy bought vital oil supplies from the U.S., which was not a member of the League of Nations. Rhodesia funneled chrome shipments and other exports through South Africa and Mozambique, where they were resold to other countries. Cuba eased its economic troubles by accepting aid from the Soviet Union...