European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Continued from Page t3j the romanian leadership and Yugoslavia s worsening economic political and social crises could mean Liou Blo for the government o Premier Brando Mikulic. Was Geiman and bulgarian oleic Isle have voiced support Tor soviet slyly rotors. But mud change has taken place despite indications of Public support. Ii also remains to he seen whether Czechoslovakia s new Leader Milos Jakes will advocate economic Reform. Carol j. Williams Western Europe London West europeans will look More to each other or defense in 1968 As the United slates starts pulling out us land based nuclear missiles under the u arms control agreement. Britain and France Tho Only nuclear Powers plan a joint venture alter agreeing to build a now air launched nuclear missile. Fiance and West Germany Are due to lorm a joint defense Council and a joint military brigade while the seven ration West european Union will try to bolster the european pillar of nato talks on conventional Aims cuts Likely to snarl at mid year will be crucial was Lorn e Kropt heavily outgunned by its communist governed neighbor but Western nations Are rely clan to spend More on Dolensek As the social Security costs of aging populations use and currencies soar against the sliding u 5. Dollar inching Cip Orts expensive. In elections in Sweden and Finland centrist governments Arr of posted to retain con tit. In Frana i doling this Spring right and Tell Hope to end Tho Khab nation of a socialist president. Francois Miller Rand and a conservative dominated National Assembly Maureen Johnson Middle East Nicosia Cyprus 1 he Middle East Luces another year of turmoil Over the Nan Iraq War and Tho simmering Arab israeli con ii Al. But with Egypt a return to the Arab old accelerating Alcor High Baais of being shunned or signing a 1979 peace trealy Wilh Israel and Ellerts under Way to reconcile Syria with Iraq some Progress is possible. There arc Hopes Hal so Moo Kiheji foreigners missing believed kidnapped in Lebanon Wilt be released Aiter two ranch men arid one West German were Irp cd Bui. With ran bitter at us. Intervention in the persian Gull Little seems in Prospect Tor the release soon of eight american captives the 7.year old persian Gull War snows no sign of any immediate Resolution with mile Prospect Ollian accepting the in. Security Council s cease Fere Resolution of july 20, the persian Gull could Welt become Iho Arena Lor greater superpower rivalry a key question will to whether Syria persian Iran s main Arab ally will break Wilh Tehran amid growing a a pressure. Syria will also be a hey actor in Tho Arab israeli con Kiel. With Syria backing palestinian guerrillas raiding Israel and building up ils soviet supplied armory tension could Well increase israeli Soldier watches Arab chant outline a military fwd Quartum to of but in Bank of Jordan to Patail Terai to of palestinians a muted in Wava it violence. Carlos sift a Vernm the soviets Are expected to keen pushing Lor an International East peace conference in which Lay would participate. But obstacles remain mainly opposition my Israel. Prcsic1arili.il elections Are scheduled in Lebanon for september amid moslem efforts to trim the lebanese christians traditional hold on Power. De Blanche asian subcontinent new Delhi India the new year could bring a withdrawal of soviet troops i ram Afghanistan and the end of a military entanglement that started to 1970. Mikhail s. Gorbachev raid in december he would be willing to withdraw Iho estimated 115,000 soviet troops within 12 months it the United states stops aiding afghan moslem Lunda mentalists who Are fighting soviet forces and Afghanistan s soviet supported government. Hopes Lor a breakthrough Center on United nations sponsored negotiations scheduled Lor february in Geneva Between Afghanistan and Pakistan the base Lor Many afghan guerrilla groups and the it incl pipeline Lor their arms. Elsewhere in the asian subcontinent sri Lanka and India Are plagued by rebellious minorities Bangladesh is bogged Down by strikes and demonstrations and Pakistan seems Likely to continue on a steady course under its military president Gen. Mohammad la us Haq. Opposition Leader Binazir Bhutto whose father Zut Likar Ali Bhut Lowas overthrown by Zia in 1977 and later hanged has made Little headway in her Campaign to oust Zia. Sri Lanka sought India s Aid in 1867 to end an insurgency by tamil separatists but Indian troops Are now mired in a guerrilla War in sri Lanka s swamps and Jungles. At Home India s prime minister Sajiv Gandhi will continue to see his authority challenged by sikh separatists in Punjab and by charges that he has Par milled corruption and cronyism in his government. President Hussain Muhammad Ershad of Bangladesh is Likely to be the Region s biggest loser whether or not he keeps the office he attained through a 1982coup. Tho former general has to waft a Politica Tightrope Between his own army which has a penchant for coups and assassinations and opposition leaders pressing for his resignation. Earleen Fisher Central America Sam Jose. Costa Rica five Central american presidents will moot Jan. 15 to decide whether their troubled Region of 20 million people has a Chance of of of in peace or is doomed to continued political unreal violence and warfare. Their task will be to evaluate Progress of a regional peace plan conceived More than a your ago by preside Oscar Arias of Costa Rica and coaxed slowly and paint to life in the latter half ofl987. Arias brainchild has not achieved lasting Ceas Lirk Al Salvador Nicaragua or Guatemala. Nor has it Brough end to attempts by the superpowers of East and weal influence events in the Region. Bui so Long As there is a breath of life in the plan the Central american Leader a Are not Likely to abandon in f whose proposal brought pm the 1987 Nobel peace Pri has called ii their last Best Hope Lor peace. Critics principally the Reagan administration in Washington said Arias plan was doomed ram the is they predicted ii would be used by the san Dinsla government to rid itself of Contra robots without taking commensurate Steps toward Democrat Nicaragua. Arias and his supporters argue Hal conflicts Hal he simmered and boiled for years cannot be cooled in a Mailer of months but Hoy say the fires have been Tun Down it Only slightly on Tho cauldron of turmoil Hal is Centra America. Caribbean san Juan puerto Rico Haiti s political conv Tusio Are expected to dominate events in the Caribbean. Elections run by the military Junta of it Gen. Henri . 17, scheduled to be sworn in feb. 7 the second Annivee of be nigh Islo exile of dictator Jean Claude Duval or Independent Candida Lea and opposition groups angered by the violence thai forced Janeet Eliof of no elections for president and National Assembly have to protest an balloting run by Iho Junta. Elso Walwro in the Caribbean conservative prime Mir Edward Seaga of Jamaica i expected local for Early elections in 1988, although the Constitution does not require them Betoria prof 1989. from Michael Mantey a soda is and former prime my whose party boycotted the 1983 snap ejections. On oct. 25. 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