Word: approaching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...national scene, Bok has more effectively spoken out for the values for which he was originally lauded. But the initial good feeling surrounding the Bok appointment proved unfounded. His closed, unreceptive management style proved a more subtle form of conservatism than Pusey's "call in the cops" approach...
...approach differs from that of President Bush. Indeed, there are some differences. According to the American scenario, as far as I can tell, NATO -- and that means a NATO strengthened by the inclusion of a united Germany -- should be the foreman and guarantor in the building of a new European order...
...have in mind an alternative approach. One key element would be to institutionalize European development and establish totally new structures on a Pan-European basis, naturally with the U.S. and Canada actively involved. Another would be to synchronize the political and disarmament processes with the pace of German unification, or at least link them as closely as possible. Incidentally, in our view, this synchronization is one of the main functions of the "two plus four" mechanism ((the current negotiations among the wartime Allies -- the U.S., Britain, France and the Soviet Union -- plus the two Germanys...
...approach the end of the 20th century, we must recognize that we are one civilization. This simple but important truth should tell us a great deal about international politics and international relations. There must be a balance of interests; otherwise new upheavals await us. To accept the idea of mutual security means abandoning the idea of "world leadership," which implies supremacy over others...
...elusive, nuclear-tipped weapons opens the way to a sweeping treaty that will trim overall long-range nuclear arsenals 30% to 35%. But Baker and Shevardnadze could not bridge their differences on how to reduce conventional troops and tanks in Europe. Baker said the U.S. had offered a "new" approach, but "our counterparts were unable to respond at this time." Still, it is likely that Gorbachev and Bush will sign a full treaty by year...