Clinton: Making The Most Of A Winning Hand
Can the President sell the G-7 leaders on economic reform?
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The annual summit of the Group of Seven (G-8, including Russia) is a great opportunity for world leaders to strut. And Bill Clinton will surely seize the moment when he alights in Cologne on June 17. Fresh from a military victory over Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic, Clinton and leaders of other NATO nations will try to display a fresh sense of unity and common purpose.
Beyond camera range, though, there is apt to be real friction. The G-7 leaders are likely to grill Russian President Boris Yeltsin about Moscow's military intentions in postwar Kosovo.