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| Authors: | Louis Rene Beres |
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| Institution: | LOUIS RENE BERES, Professor of Political Science and International Law at Purdue University, lectures and publishes widely on matters relating to nuclear war, nuclear strategy and human rights. He contributes regular guest editorials to such newspapers as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, USA Todoy, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Louisville Courier Journal, and Dallas Morning News;. |
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| Abstract: | The Reagan policy of constructive engagement was not really mean to succeed; it was meant to make apartheid palatable. Convinced that the contest between the United States and the Soviet Union overrides all other considerations of international relations, the Reagan administration has always been prepared to tolerate apartheid as the "lesser evil," and when apartheid is overthrown, this country may be in an active insurgency against the new regime. These policies are contrary to the American political tradition and the rules of international law. |
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