ON THE WORLD SCENE
Index of "On the World Scene"
Rather than a report this week, I thought it would be good to publish an index of this column for the past year — actually, since the 1983 Feast of Tabernacles. Perhaps it could be of some benefit to those of you thinking about including prophetic material in your messages for this year's festival. Whatever your needs in the coming months, an index should prove helpful in locating past material.
This is not a subject index. I've listed the titles of each column in chronological order. Where necessary, I have included additional explanation in parentheses.
At this time I would like to express my appreciation for the nice comments I have received from many of you regarding the "On the World Scene" column. It's my pleasure, and the pleasure of the others on the News Bureau staff, to serve you in this manner. Have a happy Feast!
— Gene H. Hogberg, News Bureau
On the Spot Middle East Report: Violence Wrecks Dim Prospects for Peace (written from Jerusalem) - October 28, 1983
The Grenada Affair and Its Consequences - November 4, 1983
Grenada "Mop-Up"; Mr. Nixon Speaks Out (his hard nosed look at "real peace") - November 11, 1983
The "Rainbow" Issue; South Africa's Historic Vote - November 18, 1983
Missiles, Real and Mythical ("The Day After" film plus the "nuclear winter" scenario) - November 23, 1983
Special Report, Part I: A New Era Begins in Europe; The "German Question" Emerges Once Again - December 2, 1983
Special Report, Part II: A New Era Begins in Europe — In Confusion! The Common Market Reaches an Impasse; West Germany's "Midlife Identity Crisis" - December 9, 1983
Special Report, Part III: (Conclusion): A New Era Begins in Europe — Will It End Up as a Confederation of "Two Self-Governing Halves"? - December 16, 1983
Terrorism's New Face; Iran's Holy War Steps Up; Dejected Lebanese Lose Hope in America - December 23, 1983
"Lutherjahr" Inspires New Ecumenical Look at Protestantism's "Great Reformer" (plus, a look at American Catholicism, continued 1/13/84) - December 30, 1983
Jesse Jackson: A "Driven Man" Running Hard for World's Top Elected Post - January 6, 1984
Vatican, U.S. Establish Ties; Pope Deeply Concerned Over Catholic Church in America - January 13, 1984
Troubles in the American Catholic Church (Continued); (plus, Catholic views on war and peace) - January 20, 1984
Europe Caught Between the Superpowers (bitterness between U.S. and NATO Europe; “five fingers” on the trigger) - January 27, 1984
The United States: Drifting Away from Europe, Shifting into the Pacific Rim World (plus, Europe's economic decline) - February 3, 1984
America "Drowning in Debt" - February 10, 1984
Chernenko Takes Over; Lebanon Debacle Shows Up America — Again — as a "Paper Tiger" - February 17, 1984
The Sluggish Economies of Europe — Both East and West??"And Why They Need Each Other (plus, erosion of German work ethic) - February 24, 1984
New Papal Appeal to Orthodox; Vatican and Italy Sign New Concordat; America's Loss of Will; Desensitizing Music (rock video) - March 2, 1984
Europe's Grim Dilemma: "Divorce" From America Looms Ahead; But How Will Europe Protect Itself? - March 9, 1984
How America Is Creating its Own "Frankenstein Monster" (a nuclear-armed Europe); The Falklands War — New Facts Come Out - March 16, 1984
Winds of Peace in Southern Africa — How Strong? - March 23, 1984
Another Common Market Summit Failure: Britain's Thatcher Cast as Europe's "Odd Woman Out"(plus, failure of EC agricultural policy) - March 30, 1984
Encouraging a Dangerous Trend (European military unity as an alternative to NATO); (plus, America as the "Pacifier of Europe") - April 6, 1984
Casting the Die for the Loss of Central America (splits in U.S. foreign policy views between Democrats and Republicans — "light-switch diplomacy") - April 13, 1984
Central America: As Congress Debates and Hesitates, the Looming Disaster Builds (plus, "Dear Comandante" letter) - April 20, 1984
Growing Communist Fears of Pope's "Vision"; Uneasy Rests the German Soul (plus, revival of Prussianism in East Germany) - April 27, 1984
China-U.S. Ties; Hong Kong to Go; Soviet Gains in Middle East - May 4, 1984
The New Global Economy; How the Tube Undermines East Germany; The Pope's "Universal Mission" - May 11, 1984
Gulf War Enters “Nervous” Stage; Cold War Enters a Deep Freeze; An Olympic Backfire for Moscow?; The True Gender Gap in U.S. Politics (plus, long campaigns drive away most qualified leaders) - May 18, 1984
West Germany: End of Consensus; "Europessimism"; The Declining Japanese Work Ethic - May 25, 1984
The Race Factor in Campaign '84 (Louis Farrakhan); Jesse Jackson's Amazing Worldview; The Tragedy of the Open Border - June 1, 1984
Holland's Far-Reaching Decision (on cruise missiles); Frustrated Europeans Worry About Their Defense; Mitterrand’s Appeal for Unity - June 8, 1984
London Economic Summit: Problems Postponed - June 15, 1984
Phase-Down of U.S. NATO Troops Barely Averted; “Euro-Elections” ??"a Barometer of Political Trends (plus, Western European Union relaunched) - June 22, 1984
Wily Castro Aids Jackson's "Private Diplomacy"; Gory Movie Takes U.S. by Storm (INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM) - June 29, 1984
Women's Groups Pressure Mondale; Jackson's "Moral Offensive" Rolls On - July 6, 1984
First Woman "Veep" Candidate; Only in San Francisco; More on Movies (GREMLINS, GHOSTBUSTERS) - July 13, 1984
Politics, Politics — in Europe and America (Thatcher, Mitterrand, Strauss, Kohl; East Germany's revival of German history; new European fighter plane) - July 20, 1984
Campaign Underway; Gender Gaps (Two of Them); (plus, Democratic Party acceptance of gay rights) - July 27, 1984
Israel's Election — Behind the Deadlock, an Alarming Turn to the Radical Right (Meir Kahane) - August 3, 1984
Israelis Confront Rising Religious Fanaticism (Part II) (parallel to the Zealots) - August 10, 1984
Moscow's Newest Worry: Growing Ties Between East and West Germany - August 17, 1984
The Two Germanys (Part II); The Smoldering Rebellion Inside Eastern Europe - August 24, 1984
