Word: vitality
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...witnessing a globalization of many international issues. Events outside Europe and the U.S. have an impact on the Western world and affect our vital interests. It is necessary, therefore, that political consultations be broadened. A global policy has to reflect the complexity and diversity of international society. It has to be responsible to the needs and aspirations of the poor and suppressed who yearn for the same freedoms that we enjoy and strive to protect. If we reduce complexity and diversity to the simple question of Soviet-American competition, international relations will harden and the dangers of confrontation will increase...
...with Denmark and Greece abstaining) to override a British veto and push through a Community-wide farm price increase of 10.7%. In doing so, the member nations broke a 16-year tradition, known as the Luxembourg compromise, under which each nation has a veto over issues affecting its vital interests. Said a Thatcher aide in London: "They will rue the day they did this because they too will find the need sometime in the future to protect their national interests...
Reagan has personally lobbied leading American businessmen to support his program and increase their investments in the area. Last month he told a group of top executives, "The Caribbean region is a vital strategic and commercial artery for the United States. It's literally our third border...
...following day, the junta made its feelings explicitly known on the vital sovereignty issue. Defense Minister Amadeo Frúgoli announced at a Buenos Aires press conference: "Argentina has clearly stated that its sovereignty over the islands should be recognized." He reiterated that the country is "open to any diplomatic negotiations as long as they do not affect its honor and legitimate rights." The Argentines sent Deputy Foreign Minister Enrique Ros to New York City to "explore the ideas" of Secretary-General Pérez de Cuéllar on peace in the Falklands and to provide unspecified "comments...
...public schools. The Administration needed time, said the President and his men, to concentrate on more urgent economic problems. With the economy's downward spiral beginning to erode Reagan's political base, the President moved last week to regain some good will with a constituency that is vital for him. At the same time he moved to diminish the anger of another group, which has never trusted...