VOL. XXXVI

NO. 19

8 FEBRUARY 1993

The Political Scene

The new world order has come up against realpolitik and realpolitik has won.Israel and the US have done a deal under which Israel will take back 100 ofthe 400 Palestinian deportees in exchange for US protection from sanctions inthe Security Council. If that seems inconsistent with Washington's insistencethat UN resolutions are non- negotiable in Iraq's case and with the principle ofcollective decision-making in the Security Council which is...