Foreign Policy and the Great American Golf Cart
Ohio University professor Jonathan D. Reiff argues in a compact book that U S foreign policy rests on two levels: protecting national objectives and shaping public belief. He critiques Vietnam era strategy, Israel Middle East ties, and the urge to defend allies at all costs, urging parity with rivals and a focus on vital interests.
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Fred Whissel
Vietnam
Jonathan D. Reiff
Reiff
Ohio University
Israel
United States
Kurdistan
South Africa
Egypt
Syria
Middle East
Vantage Press
Greece
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
Soviet Russia
Communist China
North Vietnam
North Korea
Korea
Germany
China
Japan
Lon Nol
Thieu
Diem
Willy Brandt
Southeast Asia
America
Paris
South Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Soviet
Russia
Ford
Congress
Henry Kissinger
Harvard University
Gerald Ford
Athens newspaper staff list page four
The fragment lists staff roles including publisher G Kenner Bush and editors Richardson Paynter Runser Weber Bolles Coon, with department heads like circulation Roy Cross and advertising managers, attributed to Page 4.
Reiff argues for tough peace path in Middle East
In Jon Reiff’s foreign policy book a controversial plan outlines four ingredients for peace. It calls for major territorial compromises by Israel including withdrawal from the West Bank and Golan Heights, Arab control of key waterways, and demilitarized zones to separate populations.
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Jon Reiff
Middle East
Ohio University Business Law
Reiff
Vietnam
Israel
West Bank
Jordan
Sinai
Egypt
Golan Heights
Syria
Wall of the Temple
Jerusalem
Inter
Straits of Tiran
Suez Canal
America
Algeria
Sidney the Hero of Santo Domingo Evacuations
An American tourist named Sidney becomes an accidental hostage as Marines evacuate Santo Domingo during a Dominican Republic crisis. Despite orders to stay, he resists leaving, prompting the general to claim his role protects U.S. interests, tying him to the Monroe Doctrine and a future history lesson. The tale ends with President Johnson calling Sidney, who agrees to stay as long as needed.
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Art Buchwald
Ford
Dominican Republic
Sidney
Santo Domingo
Johnson
Papandreou contrasts calm Greek Turkish ties with Cyprus crisis fallout
The piece recounts the 1974 Cyprus crisis and Greek Turkish tensions, blaming a flawed Greek colonel for triggering conflict. It notes U.S. involvement and speculates on Papandreou’s antiestablishment stance, linking events to NATO instability and regional balance.
Greek Turkish Aegean Tensions Stir Parliament Row
Papandreou pushes Greece toward confrontation as Turkish claims to Aegean islands re-emerge. The Greek Parliament debates a measured response while referring the dispute to the Security Council amid rising nationalist rhetoric and provocations.
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Aegean
Aegean Sea
Security Council
Greek-Turkish Seismic Dispute Stirs Hellenic Pride
A seismic exploration ship operated by Brickman probes seas claimed by Greece as Greek territory warned by Athens to cease intruding on national waters. Papandreou denounces the incident as a matter of Hellenistic pride, aiming to elevate the dispute into a broader crisis.
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Rand McNally
Papandreou
Pericles
Will Rogers Leaflet Sparks Political Echoes
A historical note reflects Will Rogers leaflets stirring debate on elections and governance. It cites Papandreou and Greek politics, laments demagoguery, and discusses voter disillusion, salaries, and party parity amid calls for a future ballot drive.
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Central Intelligence Agency
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George
Andre
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Small Society
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Mensch
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Will Rogers
Des Moines
Iowa
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