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...expeditiously. The summit leaders should remember that the isolation of Germany after World War I sowed the seeds of its economic collapse and of World War II. The Houston meeting should begin to reshape Western economic relations with the U.S.S.R. and its erstwhile satellites to reduce the potential for unrest in that region...
...generational turning point, torn between those who remember the hardship and the dangers of the past and young people who often seem heedless of the lessons of history. Many older South Koreans still distrust the chaotic uncertainties of democracy, with its attendant student riots and labor unrest. While they may be uncomfortable with the nation's continued dependence on U.S. troops, they remember all too clearly why the soldiers are there...
...will be overthrown by the military," predicts Kwon Moon Sool, director of the Research Institute on National Security Affairs in Seoul. In an attempt to guard against a coup, Kim has installed trusted allies in the Defense Ministry and the army. But if his father's death provokes unrest, the military could well take over: there are no known democratic alternatives or any organized opposition groups...
...addition, she recalls, there was some hope that the Board would be able to lure Walesa to the Commencement ceremony. The leader of the Polish solidarity movement accepted an invitation to speak two years ago, but was unable to attend because of political unrest in Poland. Instead, his speech was read in absentia by Professor of Comparative Literature Carlos Fuentes...
April 23-May 4: Unrest spreads to other major cities, including. Xian, Changsha and Shanghai...