text: u"world...r~ing'fro.thel.ngthy post-war period.Itisalsothefiratthatit ha.tod.al"ithacri.i.ariain9aft.rth••ndofthecoldwar.W.artthus .ubi.et.d toconflicting f••ling8ofaatiafactioD atthe.ndofEast-W••t oppo.ition andofconcernatan.wcrisisariaing frollIraqiaggr'.8ion againat Kuwait, whichgivesuaaglimpaeofn.wriataamdnevconfrontations. Forthefiratt1JleaStatehaabeenwipedoffthelIap~Thishasnothappen.d intheMiddleBastalnc.the.n4oftheOttomanImpirl. Th.ve~'ustlficatioD for theaggr•••ioniaachall.n~. toint9lrnational l.gality andtothepolitical structur. intheMiddl.Bast.SaddamBuse.inclat.athatallbord.rsinther.gion wer.drawnupartificially todivideuptheArabnationandthatthetimehascome forBaghdadto.raa.them L~destablish unitybyforceofa~s. Inthedev.loping worldinparticular, manycountries haveequally precarious bOrd.rD, so...v.nmol"r.c.ntthanthoseeras.d, whicher.capableofwh.tting furtherappetites. TariqAaia,theIraqiFor.ign M1nister, claimsthatotherGulf Stat••,luchaaQatar,havenohiatorical l.gitimacy. Ifthatchall.nge weretogo UDan.wered, itwouldhsraldaperiodoftroubling uncertainty fortheinternational co_unity. H.n••4tohaveaclearperceptioD ofwhat1lsatstateinar'91ol& politically DOle.8iaflemmabl. thantheravmat.rial whichprovid.s theworldwith 1I08tofthctenergyitD.eda. th.Iraq!aggre••ionrepr.s.nta aclearviolation ofthebasicprinciples of theUnitedRatioDs Charter. Furthermore, ifanirresponsibl., aggr,s8iv. Power Bucce.d. DotonlybyaDD.aation butalsobyintimidation andthreatsind.ciding ---------------- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarythiftcould ha~repercu••ionsthroughout theworldinteras,interalia,of UDemplo~nt, inflation andrecession -repercussions whichwouldaffectmostthepolicyofaregionwhichcontainl 40percentoftheworld's energyresources,(Hr.De"1*111« Italy)Al45/PV.fi 21fNBl'I .e".re1y tb,..ate.t ecoD~~s odthusthepoorest countries oftheworld. Ourr~.pon••ha.beenCORmansurate withourawarene.. ofthegravityofthe breachofilltorDation.l law. 'rh.corabined oppoaition of110lIanycountries, beginning withtheArabStates" demonstrate. thefulleztentofinternational protest endreinforce. themoraland political authority oftheUnitedHatiiW&:atatimewhenthllrei.anever-growing awarene.. ofthen.edforanin.titutioD ofunivorsal scopecapablenotonlyof layingdownrule. b~talsoofen.uring thattheyareapplied andofpreventing intt.idatloD, eztortioD andaubiugatlon. 'rheworldorderre,ulting fromthewaterlh.d of1ge9 an~theenauing rodefinition ofinternational relations ianotincrisiabutisconfronted bya very .eriou~challenge. There.olutions cftheSecurity Councilareasignthat theinternational ca-unity Dotonly"ants tolaydowncerta'Drulesbutalaohas the_DD.toenforce the...Thecoldwarisreallyoverandwithithasvanished thefearthataregioDal conflict mightescalate intoan Bast-West world confrontation. Honeofourpredece.sors couldhavecounted onsuchacertainty. 'rhedoc18ion. oftheUnitedRationscreatetheconditions forIraq's withdrawal bydintofit.atrictembargo andthelIaintenance ofacollective re,poDs.. 'rh.Band.oftheet.sertandtheconstant p••,ageofti..mustneither wear,waythebroadpolitical and'military coalition whichha.beenbuiltupnor undem1ne the_precedented unityfor9114underthebamaeroftheUnitedHationll. Oursolidarity iaDOleslBimportant thanthevalidity ofourmotivesa wemustnot allowt1ll1dity, Bllbiguity orecollomic shortagea toopenabreachinourresolve. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library- IMB/? (Hr,PtMich.li,. Italy) n.Buropee COMUIlity lastr.ngth.ning its01111int.~na1 cohesionad ezt.nding co-o~ratbn eastwards. Itwam1ywelcOJHS G.nlonunification, which, .arlyinOctober, willfulfiltheIftgiti.at. aspiration thattheG.rmanpeop1.have cb.rish.d forover40y.arll. W.conllid.r Germanunification asapositive factor inthedev,loPM8nt ofEuropeasawholeadoftheCo.-unity inparticular. Itis llakin9allofEuropGtstrong.r andIIOr.s.cur., anditwillgive.vengr.ater weight toCommunity &ction. n.Twelv.ared.t.~iD.4 toachieve afirstagr....ntinthen.gotiations on conv.ntional armed fo~~.sinEuropeandasubltantia1 packageofnewcoofld.nc.- ands.curity-bui1ding me.lur.1 inti~fortb.SUMmitoftheConfer.ne. onS.curity BD4Co-op.ration inEurope(CSCE)tobeholdinParia. ~.signingofafirst tr.atyonconventional forc..inEuropewillbean.I..ntial.1ement fora 'uce.s.fu1 CSCBsummitandwilla1aopermitnegotiations onahort-range nucl.ar fore.,. Th.Twelvew111strivetolIDlarethatthePari.summitwUlmarkthe'Dd oftheidaologica1 andmilitary confrontation inEuropeandpavethevayfor building newconditions forp.ac.andatebllity inEuropebas.donconfid'Dce and co-operation. Mehaven.v.rbe.nUDd.rthei11uoioD thatEurop.could tU~Dinonits.1f, thatthsCSCScouldimplyar.1eas. fromne.d8,t.nsions andconflicts arising outBid. Europe,thatInourImugsatisfaction withourp.&c,fu1 .xistsnce '"could ignoretheproblem, ofoth~rsandthoroleoftheUnitedNations. Thi.isdeMOnstrat.d bythe.ff.ctive adtimelyr,spoIlD' oftheCommunity to theIraqiagql'.aa1oll againllt Ituwait.Itisund.rstan4abl. thattheCOIP.IIWllty shouldimmediat.1y beavaroofthegravityofwhathashappen.d siDceEurop.'. rec.nt hiDto~i.fullofle.soDs. B~ropahaslearnedthataggr.ssion mu.tbe DippediDthebudaDdthatthe?ict~. arescstofteas.al1 6d.f.Dcolosm States. _Id•••••••• L. ~_~ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library.4
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or a statement by a government official, possibly the United Nations, discussing the implications of Iraq's aggression against Kuwait and the response of the international community. The text touches on themes of international law, diplomacy, and the need for collective action to address global challenges.