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—Voices from the Sensible Center— Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans— Current Affairs 2 1983: A Bad, Sad Year—Mr. Reagan can point with pride to some of the ways in which the U.S. economy improved this year—including the healthy growth of its stock market. But when it comes to Middle East policy, there is little he can brag about during a year in which U.S. achievements hit new lows. 4 U.S. Exports: Way Down—The U.S. passed a landmark during 1983—it made money on its trade with the Middle East for the first time in a decade. Of more concern to exporters, however, is that it was also the first time in a decade that U.S. sales to the region went down. See inside for details—and for the reasons why. 5 Lobby Activities—Jewish American leaders calling the White House lately to set up appointments have heard a new voice on the other end of the line. It belongs to Dr. Marshall Breger, the Administration's newly-appointed liaison with the Jewish community. Arab American groups, on the other hand, are planning new ways of drawing publicity to Israel's continued imprisonment of Palestinians and Lebanese captured in war—including some who were supposed to have been released in a recent exchange of prisoners. Regular Features 2 Editorial—With Orwell's year of 1984 in the offing, we're still a lot better off in this country than he thought we would be. But we have a couple of suggestions as to how things could get even better. 6 Facts For Your Files—A Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations 7 Book Review—John Badeau—missionary, educator, diplomat, and a lot more—has written what our reviewer calls "a remarkably free-flowing and interesting account of over 40 years of direct association with the Middle East." Need we say more? 8 Personality—What's in a word? Everyone decides that for himself, as Georgetown's international economist Ibrahim Oweiss discovered when he invented one more than a decade ago. |