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Scholar says By Laura Dannhardt U.S.-Soviet relations are not dangerous, a Harvard University expert on the Soviet Union said Thursday at the USC Law Center. Philip Clendenning of Harvard's Russian Research Center made the comment at "U.S.-U.S.S.R. Relations Today," a lecture presented by the USC International Law Society. Saying Russia fears invasion from the West and values Western European neutrality and trade movements, the guest presented outlined points that support peaceful national relations. Clendenning said the United Sfafpt an H t hp Qnuiatc ? ijv/ ivio onan, muiuiuii interests in Mutual Assured Destruction and trade. THE LECTURE began with a brief history of the fall of White Russia and developed through the Andropov administration. Clendenning referred to several events that have long-term effects on contemporary national relations. Specific attention was given to Soviet diplomacy in the 1930s. Relations with the United States during this period were calm and remained so throughout World War II. The first sign of aggression was America's disapproval of Soviet intervention in Eastern Europe, Clendenning said. He emphasized the hostility that developed in the 1940s and continued through the 1970s with the rise of McCarthyism. Clenenning said McCarthy implanted a prejudice in America that the Soviet Union should be regarded as an enemy of humanity. Bringing the audience up to date, Clendenning noted the growing aggression between the Soviet and the United States over arms talks. Several references were made to the COUNSELING AND HI DEVELOPMENT CEN i "The Counseling Servici for USC students'' COUNSELING . *AC/ Individual ACH -Group CON -Marital * If -Couples |^BH& jSSjHBI SI PERSONAL VHpF Tf INTERPERSONAL EFF SOCIAL CONCERNS REAI PENDLETON BUILDING 1321 Pendleton Street I777-DZZ3 Confidential Assistance It's / painless, # takes only I a minute 1 and \ makes mothe \ very happy! 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Because the dissidents could not possibly represent the entire Soviet population, it is unjustifiable to "read their views into the entire spectrum," Clendenning said. Answering a question concerning President Ronald Reagan's reaction to the Korean airliner incident, Clendenning said the administration's actions are those of "controlled outrage." He said the United States M 60-day boycott was "not a limited punishment." The boycott lasted two weeks. CLENDENNING SAID U.S. tracking E5 units and technology know precisely what is happening around the world at any second. Presenting a two-page advertisement from MMMj the Wall Street Journal promoting the state j-.'vX" of^ Virginia's advanced tracking systems, he said, "It's a little absurd to fear a country we Phi know a lot about." Si JMAN " '' , ter iUottgJ^i 5 i\t?4tauri 741 Saluda Ave. ? 799-6303 \DEMIC !^fNT STUDENT SPECIAL I n^rwnv kfnxin A V AT?/"?m VIPROVE' Ei V CilV 1 iuv7i> 1//11 muiii rUDY o c- ? 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