Castroism not a major worry in Latin America today
The piece argues U.S. efforts to undermine Fidel Castro have backfired, boosting Castro as a regional giant. It notes limited Cuban threat outside Cuba, critiques anti Castro campaigns, and describes Cuba mobilization at home while U.S. pressure persists.
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Goliath
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Fidel Castro
Hoover Institute
Robert Wesson
Reagan
Wesson
University of California, Santa Barbara
Soviet Union
U.S. Navy
Washington
Latin America
Los Angeles
State Department
South America
Mexico
Miami
George Bush
U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Costa Rica
Walesa held by Polish authorities as martial law grips Poland
Lech Walesa, Solidarity leader, is reportedly detained by Poland's military government as martial law is imposed. Reports place him near Warsaw or at a guesthouse. exile sources note talks with authorities continue while other leaders are isolated. The crisis centers on whether the regime will negotiate with Solidarity and its long time advocate.
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Poland
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Solidarity
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Walesa
Europe
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
Madrid
Conference On Security and Co-operation In
U.S
Canada
Wodzimerz Konarksi
Warsaw
Martial Council For National Redemption
Konarski
Communist Party
Jadwismn
Valesa
Trump
Gdansk
Brezhnev at 75 Faces Health Strain and Steady Control
Moscow notes Brezhnev marks 75 amid apparent physical decline and sharp mental lapses yet retains command of the Soviet state and Communist Party. Officials weigh tributes against minimizing attention as Poland and Afghanistan tensions test his cautious, low profile leadership.
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le Matin
Walesa
Baltic
Christophe Pomian
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Brezhnev
Afghanistan
Brabak Karmal
Andrei Sakharov
Yelena Bonner
Liza Alekseyeva
Poland
MacGuigan criticised for not reading McDougall report
Ottawa debate centers on Pamela McDougall’s Commission report detailing erosion of morale and lack of ministerial direction in the foreign service. McDougall recommends retrenchment and tighter overseas focus, with strong prime ministerial guidance as essential.
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Mark MacGuigan
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Pamela McDougall
Foreign Service
MacGuigan
McDougall
Trudeau
Canadian Foreign Service
Department
Canada
Pamela
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