Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 15:50:37 EST Message-ID: \SE A;WORLD;WORLD PRESS ROUNDUP \SS (WS) The following editorials are from newspapers around the world: EL PAIS On the U.S. presidential election: MADRID - In the end, [Bill] Clinton will no doubt turn out to be a less experienced leader than [President] Bush in international affairs, but also more honest (fewer lies about issues like Iran-Contra?), less pragmatic when it comes to identifying the best way to protect U.S. interests (less compliant with dictators like Saddam Hussein?) and not necessarily more ignorant - if he is capable of surrounding himself with advisers like Sen. Sam Nunn, Georgia Democrat. SABAH On the U.S. presidential election: ISTANBUL - The election that made Mr. Clinton president may be the most important election of the century. Since the United States is the only superpower, the changes this election will bring are of a nature to affect all countries and all peoples. The world is advancing toward a single entity that may be called the union of independent states. In other words, Mr. Clinton also is the first president of the world confederation. . . . Mr. Bush was the victorious commander of the Cold War and conqueror of the Gulf. But economic crisis and unemployment knocked him down. STRAITS TIMES On the U.S. presidential election: SINGAPORE - The Clinton stress on restoring competitiveness through education, creating jobs by rebuilding inner cities and stimulating small businesses, and fiscal means to cut the deficit and boost consumer confidence, is paper-correct. . . . But he causes disquiet among America's allies and trading partners, in Asia as in Europe, when he talks glibly about defending American exporters against "unfair" practices. . . . Mr. Bush will be missed here; he has been a friend of Asia, he understood the dynamics of the region and the . . . relationship with American interests. LE MONDE On the U.S. presidential election: PARIS - Whether we like it or not, and despite the assurances of Mr. Clinton of "internationalism," we are facing an American administration that will be more protectionist and more isolationist than its predecessor. . . . We are still far from reflecting on implementing a new world order and a Euro-American partnership. Having won the election, Mr. Clinton and his advisers have three months to do that. Nothing indicates, however, that they believe that the problems of the planet are as serious as those of their country. Their apprenticeship is only beginning. MANILA STANDARD On the U.S. election: MANILA - In many ways, the so-called economic failure of President Bush is merely a manifestation of the passing of the American Century. President-elect Clinton and his generation cannot turn back the clock and try to reinstitute the American Century; but they can look not too far forward to the Pacific Century - in which they too are very much a part. ZIMBABWE HERALD On the U.S. presidential election: HARARE, Zimbabwe - The main concern outside America will be on what impact Mr. Clinton's efforts to turn the economy around will have on their own economies, particularly those countries heavily reliant on substantial U.S. aid. In loosening domestic belts to alleviate the hard times, will he find need to tighten foreign ones? The temptation must surely be there. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM