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...knows it now. In Seattle, he declared: "More than ever our security is tied to economics." While this in nothing new, it has in the past been obscured by rhetoric; never before has our economic interest been so blatantly the overriding concern of our foreign policy. Secretary of State Warren Christopher certainly has no illusions about our priorities. Our paramount interests are, he says, "our security, prosperity and, where possible, the advancement of our democratic values." A world dominated by money has little room for noble crusades...
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Warren Christopher has written a stern letter to Leon Panetta, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, complaining about the OMB's desire to cut the State Department's annual budget 10%, along with that of all other agencies. Despite its weighty content, the two-page, single-spaced letter, a copy of which was obtained by TIME, is addressed Dear Leon and signed simply Chris, the Secretary's familiar name...
...last week's opening, which also - marked the museum's 200th anniversary, completed Pei's vision of a subterranean crossroads linking every wing to a central starting point. Before the renovation, the entrances were confusing, and the Richelieu wing, occupied by the Finance Ministry, had been subdivided into a warren of cluttered, low- ceilinged offices. Apart from the Napoleon III apartments, the entire structure had to be gutted and rebuilt by an international team of architects under Pei's supervision...
Depending on one's point of view, extolling "the new centrality of economic policy in our foreign ((affairs))," to use Secretary of State Warren Christopher's phrase, represents either a welcome maturation or a damnable sellout. In any event, it is hardly a small change; it's a 180 degrees turn...
McAllister is flying less these days (mostly because Warren Christopher doesn't travel as much as his predecessor did) but working just as hard. "Jef has the busiest beat in the Washington bureau," says senior editor Johanna McGeary, who covered State for TIME for seven years. "Besides the big pieces he's called upon to do ((like this week's analysis of the shortcomings of Bill Clinton's foreign policy team)), we rely on him for every crisis around the world that needs a Washington angle." The queries pour in from the New York office all week long: What...