Word: tiered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Winston Churchill once referred to southern Europe as "the soft underbelly" of the continent. Three decades later, his anatomical description has fresh currency and a new political meaning. Scarcely six months ago, the corners of the southern tier-Portugal and Greece -were firmly controlled by militantly anti-Communist dictatorships. Not only have the dictators disappeared, but long-repressed Communist parties are eagerly grasping for a share of political power. In the center of the tier, meanwhile, yet another impotent center-left government fell in Italy last week, raising fears in some quarters that Communists might be allowed into the governing...
...Communists these days are well be haved; there are no threats of revolution, no promises of immediate radical change. By avoiding Moscow bear hugs and pledging to abide by democratic processes, they entice voters who have lived through totalitarian regimes. At the same time, Communists along the southern tier are capitalizing on anti-Americanism - particularly in Greece, where Washington is currently despised for its Turkish tilt over Cyprus. The danger to the U.S. and the Western alli ance in button-down Communism is that it could eventually lead to a weakening of NATO or the elimination of U.S. military bases...
Downgrading Charisma. In his first years in office, Rocky was thought to be a liberal; subsequently, he seemed to grow more conservative. But he shrugs off labels. "Politics is not really my métier," he says. "My real interest is in solving people's problems." He is totally impatient with ideologists who hold "positions which may have no relation to reality, the don't-confuse-me-with-facts kind of people." Though he has plenty of that quality described as charisma, he downgrades it. "We're getting away from charismatic politicians, which is a good thing...
Josiah Bunting, 34, joined the Marines at 17 after he was expelled from prep school. Finding his métier in the military, the Philadelphia-born Bunting entered Virginia Military Institute and earned an Army commission, a Rhodes scholarship and a disillusioning tour of duty in Viet Nam. While teaching history at West Point, "Si" Bunting wrote a bestselling antimilitary novel based on that experience (The Lionheads). In 1972 he resigned from
...result of the Pan-African Liberation Committee's week-long occupation and other shareholder disputes, President Bok set up a two-tier shareholder responsibility organization that ended its second season this spring...