461 results on '"UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989"'
Search Results
2. Stew in Their Own Juice: Reagan, Syria and Lebanon, 1981--1984.
- Author
-
Andersson, Magnus Seland and Waage, Hilde Henriksen
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1973-1993 ,COLD War, 1945-1991 ,INTERNATIONAL security ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The article examines the important role played by the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Syria and Lebanon from 1981 to 1984. Topics discussed include the U.S. intervention in the Lebanese civil war as a mediator and peacekeeper to boost the Arab-Israeli peace process, how the Reagan administration misread the geopolitical dynamics of Lebanon's civil war as Cold War proxy conflict between Syria and Israel, and how Reagan's support of the Christian and pro-Israeli Bashir and Amin Gemayel tinted U.S. image as a neutral peacekeeper.
- Published
- 2020
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
3. Rights or Wishes? Conflicting Views over Human Rights and America's Involvement in the Nicaraguan Contra War.
- Author
-
Moore, Erik A.
- Subjects
AMERICAN military assistance ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,HUMAN rights ,NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations ,CIVIL rights ,POLITICAL rights - Abstract
Non-governmental organisations [NGOs] sought to expand American conceptions of human rights and contributed to shaping the American debate over Nicaragua policy in the 1980s. Progressive NGOs interpreted human rights to include political and civil liberties along with social and economic ones, an interpretation similar to that of the Nicaraguan government and embodied in Nicaraguan democracy. The Ronald Reagan Administration interpreted human rights narrowly to include only political and civil ones whilst recognising electoral politics as the essential ingredient of democracy. The Administration also considered the defeat of communism as its highest priority. Calling the Sandinistas, which controlled the Nicaraguan government after July 1979, both communist and allies of the Soviets and Cubans, Reagan's anti-communism led him to support a counterrevolutionary force in Nicaragua—the Contras. NGOs and members of Congress regularly accused the Contras of human rights abuse; and NGOs used a lexicon of human rights to oppose Reagan's Nicaragua policy and challenge the Cold War construct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2018
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
4. Foreign policy: A tragedy of errors.
- Author
-
Ball, George
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Focuses on the shortcomings of the foreign policy of the U.S., as of 1984. Details on why the foreign policy on Vietnam failed; Reason why the foreign policy on Lebanon failed; Focus given on how U.S. President Ronald Reagan is handling policies developed for Central American countries and the Caribbean Area.
- Published
- 1984
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
5. When and why weapons.
- Author
-
Bailey, Kathleen
- Subjects
NUCLEAR energy policy ,DEVELOPING countries -- Foreign relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,NUCLEAR nonproliferation ,NUCLEAR warfare ,NUCLEAR weapons ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
This article discusses various issues related to the spread of nuclear technology, with specific reference to the military and political motives that encourage developing countries to develop nuclear capabilities. Constraints to limit the spread of nuclear proliferation seek to limit nuclear capabilities of Nth countries, countries which are approaching nuclear weapons capability. They generally do not take into account of certain motivations that these countries have to develop nuclear capabilities. As the technology is increasingly available, there is a need to focus on motivations of these countries. The U.S. policy needs to be based on a careful evaluation of such motivations.
- Published
- 1980
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
6. Economic summit meeting.
- Subjects
SUMMIT meetings ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,VOYAGES & travels - Abstract
London summit. With economic growth accelerating and the allies closing ranks, the London Summit is shaping up as Ronald Reagan's smoothest ride yet in international diplomacy. INSET: the battalion of people who accompany Reagan on his trips....
- Published
- 1984
7. THE MACHINE AND THE TIGER.
- Author
-
Kondracke, Morton
- Subjects
MEXICAN foreign relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,NATIONAL security ,REFUGEES ,ECONOMIC policy ,MEXICAN history -- 1970-1988 - Abstract
Focuses on the policy of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan toward Mexico. Prediction made by Paul Gorman, former head of the U.S. Southern Command, and Democrats Ted Sorensen and Jerry Brown that Mexico will be a major security problem on the U.S.'s southern border; Stability of the administration of Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid; Fear of the Reagan administration that millions of Mexican refugees will flee to the U.S., with spies and terrorists mixed in, creating a necessity to pull U.S. troops out of Europe to fortify the border; Similarities in the governance of Chicago and Mexico; Transition of de la Madrid's economic management.
- Published
- 1987
8. MIGHTY MOUTH.
- Author
-
Hume, Brit
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,PRESIDENTS of the United States ,POLITICAL parties ,SOUTH African history, 1961-1994 ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Focuses on U.S. Senator Joseph Biden's opposition to U.S. President Ronald Reagan administration's policy toward the South African government. Tirade made by Biden against U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, over the Reagan administration's policy; Strengths and weaknesses of Biden as a probable candidate for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination; Reputation of Biden; Concept of taxing the rich and redistributing the wealth.
- Published
- 1986
9. CONTRA FOR A DAY.
- Author
-
Barnes, Fred
- Subjects
NICARAGUAN politics & government, 1979-1990 ,COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES ,RESISTANCE to government ,SOCIAL unrest ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Presents the author's reflections on spending a weekend with contras at their camps in Nicaragua. Reasons why the contras fight the Sandinistas, the party that overthrew the government in Nicaragua; Description of the training camps of the contras; Goal of defeating the Sandinistas in a military and civilian uprising; Fight for national reconciliation; Decision of the contras related to the support of the U.S.
- Published
- 1986
10. THE TERRIBLE TIDE.
- Author
-
Goodman, Hirsh
- Subjects
EGYPTIAN politics & government, 1981-2011 ,PRESIDENTS ,EGYPTIAN foreign relations, 1981-2011 ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,ISLAMIC fundamentalists - Abstract
Focuses on the existing political and social conditions in Egypt under President Hosni Mubarak. Relations of Egypt with the U.S. government and the Palestine Liberation Organization; Observation that the rumor that the government was intending to extend its military service by a year was enough to ignite the spark of intifada in the ranks of peasant army; Expulsion of hundreds of thousands of the estimated 2.5 million Egyptians working in the Gulf states, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Libya; Role of Islamic fundamentalist and Marxist opposition parties in politics; Breakdown in the Jordan-Israel peace process.
- Published
- 1986
11. THE GUATEMALAN SILENCE.
- Author
-
Gleijeses, Piero
- Subjects
GUATEMALAN politics & government, 1985- ,INDIGENOUS peoples of Central America ,PRESIDENTIAL elections ,PRESIDENTIAL candidates ,POLITICAL campaigns ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Focuses on the socio-political conditions in Guatemala. Treatment of the Indians by the military government of General Oscar Mejía Víctores; Inauguration of the model village of Ojo de Agua in Quiche province; Introduction of the Civil Defense Patrol to check crime in the Indian highlands by the army; Lack of social reform issues in election campaigns of presidential candidates for the October 1988 presidential elections; Possibility of politician Jorgé Carpio Nicolle to become the president of the country after the elections; Efforts of the Guatemala administration to get U.S. aid.
- Published
- 1985
12. An Interview with President Assad.
- Subjects
SYRIAN politics & government, 1971-2000 ,RECONCILIATION ,MIDDLE East-United States relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,TWENTIETH century ,HISTORY - Published
- 1984
13. Looking For a Way Out.
- Author
-
Kelly, James, Brew, Douglas, and Stewart, William
- Subjects
COUPS d'etat ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 - Published
- 1984
14. The Risks of Taking Up Shields.
- Author
-
Talbott, Strobe
- Subjects
ANTIMISSILE missiles ,MILITARY readiness ,MILITARY policy ,PRESIDENTS of the United States ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 - Abstract
The article focuses on the risks of U.S. President Ronald Reagan's proposed development of a defense against nuclear missiles in 1983. Reagan believes that an antiballistic missile (ABM) umbrella makes the U.S. safe from attack. However, many experts assert that the proposal of the President upsets the balance of terror and increase the possibililty of the emergence of a war. The experts also believe that ABM will be considered by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) as a threat.
- Published
- 1983
15. Hardening the Line.
- Author
-
CHURCH, GEORGE J., McGeary, Johanna, and Wierzynski, Gregory H.
- Subjects
CABINET officers ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 - Abstract
The article focuses on the endeavor of George Shultz, the second Secretary of State of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, in addressing U.S. foreign policies. It notes that the greatest triumph of George Shultz in foreign policy was to convince Reagan to offer a peace plan for the Middle East. The move of Schultz in addressing the political crisis in El Salvador is also tackled.
- Published
- 1983
16. To Save El Salvador.
- Author
-
Russell, George, Willwerth, James, and McGeary, Johanna
- Subjects
MILITARY assistance ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,EL Salvador-United States relations - Abstract
The article focuses on the efforts of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan to prevent the downfall of the Salvadoran regime headed by President Napoleon Duarte. It notes that the Reagan administration has planned to rush multimillion U.S. dollar emergency military aid to the Duarte regime. Remarks from White House Press secretary Larry Speakes on the prospect of the Reagan administration to send military troops to El Salvador are also presented.
- Published
- 1982
17. LAST CHANCE FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
- Author
-
Solarz, Stephen J.
- Subjects
PHILIPPINE politics & government, 1973-1986 ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,DEMOCRACY ,COMMUNISTS ,COMMUNISM ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Analyzes the political situation in the Philippines and the American involvement in it. View that a victory by the Communist guerrillas would eliminate whatever hope there is in the Philippines for the restoration of democracy; Reasons why the U.S. is inextricably involved and inevitably influential in the Philippines; Description of the working democratic system in the Philippines; View that the U.S. should reject any notion of removing President Ferdinand Marcos from power; Information on the most effective way to persuade Marcos to initiate reforms and to convince the Filipino people that the U.S. is committed to their economic well-being and political freedom.
- Published
- 1985
18. CALL TO GLORY.
- Author
-
Kondracke, Morton
- Subjects
CAMPAIGN debates ,JOURNALISTS ,PRESIDENTIAL candidates ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,PRESIDENTIAL elections - Abstract
Relates a journalist's experiences when he was selected as a panelist in the second debate between United States President Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale. Debate between the presidential candidates on foreign policy issues; League of Women Voter's selection of the journalist as a member of the panel; Other panelists selected for the debate; Reactions of the journalist's colleagues over his selection; Panelists' establishment of rules for the debate; Views of Reagan and Mondale on arms control, nuclear warfare and policy in the Philippines and Lebanon.
- Published
- 1984
19. WINNING THROUGH NEGOTIATION.
- Author
-
Pastor, Robert
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,INTERNATIONAL security ,CONDITIONALITY (International relations) ,HUMAN rights ,TWENTIETH century ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Focuses on the foreign policy of the U.S. towards the crisis in El Salvador. Amendment of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act by the Congress to instruct the President to withhold aid to the government of El Salvador unless that government is making a concerted effort to comply with internationally recognized human rights; Argument of El Salvador's military high command that to insist on disciplining the security forces is to risk dividing and weakening them; Objection of U.S. President Ronald Reagan's administration to negotiate with and thereby to legitimize-those who seek to change the government by violence.
- Published
- 1982
20. A NEUTRAL EUROPE?
- Author
-
Steel, Ronald
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,NEUTRALITY ,NUCLEAR weapons ,PRESIDENTS of the United States ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Presents an insight into the issue of neutrality. Statement of the U.S. President, Ronald Reagan on the use and production of nuclear weapons in the U.S.; Views of the Europeans regarding the procession of nuclear weapons by the United States; Opposition by the Europeans to the defense strategy based primarily on nuclear weapons; Description of the use of the U.S. weapons against the Soviet Union; View that the reason for the rise of European neutralism can be found in the Reagan Administration's own policies.
- Published
- 1981
21. Selling the Store to the Saudis.
- Author
-
Krauthammer, Charles
- Subjects
MILITARY bases ,STRATEGIC forces ,ARMED Forces ,SAUDI Arabian foreign relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 - Abstract
Presents an analysis on how the indiscriminate transfer of the most sophisticated weapons to the Persian Gulf does anything to enhance strategic interests of U.S. Citation of overriding strategic interests of the U.S. in the Persian Gulf; Reason associated with the creation of a rapid deployment force and the sight of military bases in the area by the U.S.; Comment on the opposition by Saudi Arabia regarding the deployment of U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf.
- Published
- 1981
22. COMMENT.
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations ,IRAN Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 ,TERRORISM policy ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,IRANIAN foreign relations ,IRANIAN history, 1979-1997 - Abstract
The article presents commentary on U.S. international politics as of January 31, 1981. The U.S. handling of the Iranian hostage crisis of the previous years is highlighted. Former President Jimmy Carter's passive treatment of the situation is criticized. Various consequences to the events are analyzed, particularly further foreign relations with terrorist groups and other nations.
- Published
- 1981
23. Foreign Policy Agenda.
- Author
-
Steel, Ronald
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,PRESIDENTS of the United States ,MILITARY budgets ,MX (Weapons system) ,ARMS race ,NATIONAL security ,CHINESE foreign relations, 1976- ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,CENTRAL American politics & government, 1979- ,ANTI-communist movements - Abstract
Focuses on foreign policies of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Speculation about his policy on the military budget; View that there is no way the Reagan administration can balance the budget, reduce taxes, and tackle inflation without putting a brake on the nuclear weapons race; Controversy over the MX missile; Information on the American security interest in access to the oil of the Persian Gulf; Plans of the Reagan team to turn Israel into an advance base of the American military power; Information on Reagan's policy with China, allies and Central America; View that just as coherent foreign policy for the U.S. is more than a spastic tremor of anti-communism, so national security is more than posturing, ultimatums, and nuclear megaliths.
- Published
- 1981
24. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,LABOR policy ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1975-1985 ,TRADE regulation - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "Out-of-Work Day, 1982," which discussed the labor policy of the U.S. government; "Fair Exchanges," which discussed the importance of cultural exchange in improving peace relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union; "The Death Lobby," which discussed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's approval of a regulation on funeral services.
- Published
- 1982
25. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,PRACTICAL politics ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,JAPANESE foreign relations ,JAPANESE history, 1945-1989 - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "A Lesson for El Salvador," which discussed the elections in Rhodesia; "Pushing Pandora," which discussed trade and military relations between the U.S. and Japan; "High-Tech Crunch," which discussed economic conditions and performance of various companies in the U.S.
- Published
- 1982
26. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1975-1985 ,REFUGEES - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "Offensive Peace," which discussed the peace propaganda by the U.S. and Soviet Union; "Allen's Alibis," which discussed the denial of U.S. national security advisor Richard Allen; "Refuge Gulags," which discussed the treatment given by the U.S. administration to Cuban and Haitian refugees; "Honduran Choice," which discussed the domestic politics of Honduras.
- Published
- 1981
27. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,NUCLEAR weapons ,FREEDOM of information - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "In Praise of Disarray," which discussed the foreign policy of the U.S. under President Ronald Reagan; "Containing Nukes," which discussed the debate regarding nuclear weapons in the U.S.; "History's Witness," which discussed the status of the Freedom of Information Act.
- Published
- 1981
28. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,MAYORAL elections ,PRIMARIES ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,SOUTH African history, 1961-1994 ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "Who'll Fight City Hall?" which discussed the mayoral primary in New York; "Labor Disarray," which discussed the status of the labor movement in the U.S.; "Backing Pretoria," which discussed the U.S. policy towards South Africa; "Political Sport," which discussed the protests against the South African rugby team.
- Published
- 1981
29. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,BRITISH politics & government, 1979-1997 - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "Murder By Proxies," which discussed the foreign policies of the U.S.; "The Muddle Way," which discussed the political situation in Great Britain; "Charity for All," which discussed the skills of U.S. President Ronald Reagan to organize a charity; "Lillie Schultz," which discussed the death of journalist Lillie Schultz.
- Published
- 1981
30. Diplomatic N&osline; Play.
- Author
-
Kirk, Donald
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,JAPANESE foreign relations ,JAPANESE history, 1945-1989 - Abstract
Focuses on the foreign relations of the U.S. with Japan under the regime of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Comments of National Security Advisor Richard Allen on the Japan-U.S.. relationship; Diplomatic policy of Reagan with Japan; Description about economic policy of the U.S. with Japan.
- Published
- 1981
31. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,TWENTIETH century ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "Americans Who Stayed," which discussed relations between the U.S. and El Salvador; "Empire and Honor," which discussed an agreement signed between the U.S. government and Iran.
- Published
- 1981
32. Bringing the Pentagon to Heel Frank Carlucci has Washington's toughest job -- and may even keep it next year.
- Author
-
Church, George J. and van Voorst, Bruce
- Subjects
APPROPRIATIONS & expenditures of the United States Dept. of Defense ,FEDERAL budgets ,NATIONAL security ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 - Published
- 1988
33. The Secret Army Ambitious goals, exotic names -- but disappointing results.
- Author
-
Church, George J. and Peterzell, Jay
- Subjects
UNITED States armed forces ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 - Published
- 1987
34. EDITORIALS.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,NATIONALISM ,ARMS race ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1975-1985 - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. Thoughts on the convening of the Palestine National Council in Amman Jordan; Issues pertaining to the economic condition of the U.S.; Thoughts on preliminary arms control negotiations between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
- Published
- 1984
35. Right Turn in the Foreign Service.
- Author
-
Bird, Kai
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 - Abstract
Focuses on the content of the report 'How the White House Can Regain Control of Foreign Policy,' written by James T. Hackett, a former U.S. foreign service officer who worked for Henry Kissinger at the National Security Council from 1971 to 1973. Background on how the foreign service department was politicized under the administration of President Ronald Reagan; People chosen by the president to direct his policies in Latin America.
- Published
- 1984
36. Colonialism by Modern Means.
- Author
-
Falk, Richard
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,DEVELOPING countries ,AMERICAN Invasion of Grenada, 1983 - Abstract
Discusses why the U.S. continue to support, as of June 1984, repressive governments in the Third World. Issues affecting the invasion of the U.S. on Grenada in 1983; Need to distinguish the roles of the Soviet Union and the U.S. in the political and economic status of Third World countries; Belief that the success of Third World nationalists would jeopardize the economic and diplomatic interests of the U.S. in these countries.
- Published
- 1984
37. The Starving Of Kampuchea.
- Author
-
Stone, Kenneth
- Subjects
FOOD relief ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,STARVATION ,DISASTER relief ,INTERNATIONAL economic assistance ,FOREIGN aid to education ,EMBARGO ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
Discusses the need for a major food relief effort to be to be undertaken in order to help the citizens of Cambodia deal with the problem of starvation, as of June 2, 1984. Action taken by the U.S. government to block aid that could not be strictly classified as starvation relief; Issue of whether the government have the right during peacetime to stop gifts from private citizens to other countries; Examples of various aid efforts for Cambodia that were challenged or denied by the Reagan Administration.
- Published
- 1984
38. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,HUNGER ,MALNUTRITION ,AFFIRMATIVE action programs ,CUBAN history, 1959-1990 - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "Castro is Signaling," which discussed the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba; "Nobody Hungry," which discussed the increasing problems related to hunger and malnutrition during the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan; "Cops and Quotas," which discussed affirmative action.
- Published
- 1983
39. Editorials.
- Subjects
EDITORIALS ,CIVIL war ,KOREAN Air Lines Incident, 1983 ,FOREIGN relations of Turkey, 1980- ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 - Abstract
Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "No Easy Exit From Lebanon," which discussed the problems faced by the United States Marine Corps due to the civil war in Lebanon; "Truth Shot Down," which discussed concerns regarding the shooting down of a South Korean airplane by the Soviet Union; "Minority Report," which discusses the foreign relationship of Turkey with the U.S.
- Published
- 1983
40. Unofficial thaw in the Cold War.
- Author
-
Cracraft, James
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1985-1991 ,NATIONAL security ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Looks at the improvement of the relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union in the mid-1980s. Increase of unofficial exchanges, tourism and trade between the two countries; Reflection of established mutual good will on the official level; Impact of U.S. concerns on national security on the progress of U.S.-Soviet exchanges in science and technology.
- Published
- 1986
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
41. Slaves to animosity.
- Author
-
Ball, George W.
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1975-1985 - Abstract
Discusses the negative effect of the U.S. administration officials' animosity towards the Soviet Union on the country's foreign policy, as of 1984. Details on the foreign policy of the U.S. on Nicaragua; Reasons why the author believes that the foreign policy of the U.S. can be considered similar to that used by the Soviet Union.
- Published
- 1984
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
42. ‘Shrouded in Some Mystery’: The Governor General's Invitation and the 1983 Grenada Intervention.
- Author
-
Williams, Gary
- Subjects
AMERICAN Invasion of Grenada, 1983 ,INTERVENTION (Federal government) ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,TWENTIETH century ,HISTORY - Abstract
On 25 October 1983 the United States, supported by several Caribbean states, intervened militarily in the commonwealth Caribbean island of Grenada. Operation Urgent Fury followed the implosion of the Marxist-Leninist People's Revolutionary Government and execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several colleagues. This article examines the alleged request for external assistance made by the Grenadian governor general, Sir Paul Scoon. It will examine the discrepancies between Scoon's memoir account of the episode and the official record to reveal that Scoon made no such request. The origins of the request emerged from discussions between Caribbean and US officials and it was brought to fruition by the Barbadian prime minister, Tom Adams. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Published
- 2016
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
43. Reagan and the summit.
- Subjects
SUMMIT meetings ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,VOYAGES & travels - Abstract
President Reagan returned to Washington from the London economic summit with a challenge to do the difficult immediately and the impossible a little later. The six other allied leaders at the meeting got a tacit pledge from Reagan to: 1) cut the U.S. deficit and check interest rates quickly to prevent the still feeble economic recovery in Western Europe from being aborted; 2) alleviate the crippling $800-billion debt burden among developing countries without triggering a crisis.
- Published
- 1984
44. WHY ARE WE IN AFGHANISTAN?
- Author
-
Wright, Robert
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations ,ANTI-communist movements ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,NEGOTIATION - Abstract
Discusses the Afghanistan policy of the administration of U.S. President George Bush. Political security provided to anti-Communist guerrillas of Afghanistan who have been secure in their status as American heroes; Significance of the abandonment of mujaheddin's military campaign; Genesis of the American involvement with mujaheddin; Factors which indicate how little serious thought the administration of Ronald Reagan gave to an outright rebel victory; Significance of the tendency of freedom fighters to murder and torture one another; Resistance of certain policy-makers to a negotiated settlement.
- Published
- 1989
45. CENTRAL AMERICA WILL NOT HOLD.
- Subjects
UNITED States politics & government, 1981-1989 ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,CENTRAL American politics & government, 1979- ,PRESIDENTS of the United States ,GOVERNORS - Abstract
Focuses on the behavior of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan in conducting the Central America policy. Suggestions to the U.S. administration when it comes to the nation's policy towards Central America; Goal achieved in cutting off military aid to the Nicaraguan contras; Opposition of Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis to U.S. aid to the contras.
- Published
- 1988
46. SAVE THE CONTRAS.
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,CENTRAL American politics & government, 1979- ,DEMOCRACY ,POLITICAL doctrines ,HUMAN rights ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Discusses the U.S. policy towards Central America. Comment on Central American leader Daniel Ortega's plans regarding democracy in Nicaragua; Information on the negotiations of Ortega with U.S. President Ronald Reagan; Description of various topics discussed during the negotiation; Comment on the attitude of the officials of the Reagan administration towards the Central American peace process; Information that in Panama the administration is trying to oust a military dictator in the tradition of American human rights policy.
- Published
- 1988
47. EVENING IN AMERICA.
- Subjects
MILITARY policy ,TECHNOLOGY ,COMPETITION ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1985-1991 ,MILITARY budgets - Abstract
Focuses on the military and technological leadership of the U.S. in the face of foreign competition. Political success of President Ronald Reagan; Statement that Reagan achieved political success by addressing popular anxieties with a military build-up; Concerns of Reagan on deficits, productivity, and competitiveness; Exploitation of these issues by several Democratic presidential candidates like Richard Gephardt and Michael Dukakis; Argument of Democrats that the United States can restore itself by reaching arms control agreements with the Soviet Union and diverting defense spending to internal uses; Debate on how the United States can preserve a reasonable balance between the nation's perceived defense requirements and the means it possesses to maintain those commitments; Discussion of a panel of several defense experts to develop a military policy towards the Soviet Union.
- Published
- 1988
48. MAKE 'EM PAY.
- Author
-
Kondracke, Morton M.
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,TARIFF ,COMMERCIAL policy ,LEGISLATIVE bills - Abstract
Focuses on the issues related to the United States and their allies. Decision of the U.S. administration to pull the U.S. troops out of Europe, Japan and Korea; Statement that the U.S.'s allies in Europe and Japan should shoulder more of the burden for their own defense; Motives behind calls for greater burden-sharing; Information on a bill that would slap a tariff on a nation's exports to the United States.
- Published
- 1987
49. GIVE 'EM HELL.
- Author
-
Tonelson, Alan
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations ,UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,CENTRAL American politics & government, 1979- ,COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES - Abstract
Focuses on the foreign policy of the U.S. in Nicaragua, a country in Central America. Possibility of a new U.S.-Central America policy based on the direct and explicit threat of U.S. military force on Nicaragua; Support of the U.S. for the contras, the armed opponents of Nicaragua's Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction party; Objections to the new U.S.-Central America policy.
- Published
- 1987
50. PERSEVERANCE PAYS.
- Author
-
Kondracke, Morton M.
- Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989 ,TERRORISM ,FEAR ,PRESS - Abstract
Focuses on the U.S. foreign policy. Need to maintain credibility in the foreign policy; Operation of the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Region; Effect of terrorism in Syria on the relation of the country with the U.S.; Reasons for the nervousness in the U.S. Congress, public and the press in getting involved in foreign matters; Fear among the allies of the U.S. INSET: FAWN HALL AMONG THE ANTINOMIANS.
- Published
- 1987
Catalog
Discovery Service for Jio Institute Digital Library
For full access to our library's resources, please sign in.