Behind the Facade of Western Unity - Gene H Hogberg - September 1983

Gene H Hogberg

Economic recovery masks deep divisions that must eventually rip asunder the Atlantic Alliance. To borrow the title of the book of World War I vintage, "All's Quiet on the Western Front." But superficial impressions can be misleading. The moderate upswing in economic fortunes throughout much of the Western World virtually assured that, from the start, this year's seven- nation Summit of Industrialized Nations in Williamsburg, Virginia, would be a success. With hopes renewed that the gloomiest clouds of the recession were at last lifting, the leaders of the United States, West Germany, Japan, Britain, France, Canada and Italy pledged to keep up the fight against inflation and to back off- for now at least- from the brink of an all-out trade war. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library