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...subtle. He was a man of his word; indeed, he generally delivered more than he promised. If one understood Saudi policy as the result of all the forces at work in the area rather than as the shaper of them, that perception was right. If the statesman acts as the helmsman in storm-tossed seas, Faisal performed masterfully in keeping his fragile bark always heading into the wind and having it emerge intact-no mean achievement, when one considers the fate of countries all around...
...would pose as the vastly experienced, endlessly patient statesman, determined to keep talking peace in the face of this latest temper tantrum by his American opposite number. Haig gave him just that opportunity...
...BEGAN by bringing 52 American hostages to the point of return and ended by bringing the Polish people to the point of no return. In between, the world's most powerful religious leader and political leader were attacked unsuccessfully by assassins. The statesman most widely associated with peace died in military uniform. Lady Di said, "I do," and David Stockman said, "I don't." As Time magazine asserted in its second-to-last issue of the year, 1981 offered many opportunities for enterprising or fortunate photojournalists. Yes, the pictures speak for themselves. But what of the captions? Perhaps 1981 marked...
Moshe Dayan, 66, soldier-statesman who was an architect of Israel's military victories in 1956 and 1967 and also, while Foreign Minister from 1977 to 1979, of the Camp David accords that led to peace with Egypt. As Defense Minister in 1973, he was accused of leaving Israel vulnerable to surprise attack in the October War. Always something of a maverick, Dayan, who lost an eye fighting the Vichy French in Syria in 1941, became a passionate advocate of coexistence between Jew and Arab...
...understanding of conflict resolution." And John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics emeritus, concluded. "This is by far the best thing I've ever read about negotiation. It is equally relevant for the individual who would like to keep his friends, property and income and the statesman who would like to keep the peace...