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Reports that the north-western Yugoslav republics of Slovenia and Croatia have set June 26 as the day by which they will declare their independence from Yugoslavia. Conflicts with Serbia, led by ex-Communist strongman Slobodan Milosevic; Preference of the United States and Yugoslavia's European neighbours that Yugoslavia remain united; Negotiations at the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) on how to prevent a conflict.

Explores how China has skillfully worked its way back from diplomatic isolation in recent months and considers the challenges the country faces in light of a changed world. Impact of the Tiananmen Square events; Effects of shrinking Soviet power on China; US President George Bush's New World Order; Chinese reaction to the new Soviet-American relationship.

Asserts that patient American-led diplomacy is needed to sort out the inevitable loose ends of the war against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Current state of the Middle East; Plight of the Kurds; International supervision; Visits by US Secretary of State James Baker to Israel; Potential for Arab-Israeli peace; Details; Outlook.

The article focuses on the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam. American Secretary of State James Baker has announced during a press conference in Paris on July 18, 1990 that the U.S. was going to open a dialogue with Vietnam about Cambodia. However, he emphasizes that this announcement does not imply resumption of American relations with Vietnam.

The article focuses on issues concerning U.S. President George Bush's decision to allow jet fighters to be sold to Taiwan. The first windfall from Bush's decision landed on the Iranian army's chief of logistics, who happened to arrive in China this week on an arms-buying visit. With his hosts in a foul temper over the Taiwan deal, he should find Beijing a shoppers' paradise. The question is how much further the consequences will spread. Most people think Bush's main motive is electoral. The 150 F-16 aircraft that Taiwan will now be allowed to buy are made by General Dynamics, which has a big plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Bush is in a difficult election fight with Bill Clinton, his Democratic rival, and Texas is crucial for the president's chances of keeping his office.

The article focuses on issues concerning the United States' decision to sell 150 F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan. In an election year, approval for the sale of expensive weapons to Taiwan has a lot to do with U.S. President George Bush's need to win votes at home. But, though some of his reasons may be suspect, Bush is right to show China a warning flag. China used to be able to present itself to the West as the cuddlier sort of communist. But with the only competition now coming from the Cubas, Vietnams and North Koreas, that time is gone. For most of the 1980s China was militarily modest, economically adventurous and engagingly open to the outside world.

The article discusses popular sentiments that recall the former U.S. President George H. W. Bush favorably, arguing that although Bush's reputation may be positive, he would not be elected for office in 2014. Topics include populism, Bush's foreign policies and taxation policies, and the Republican political party.

Presents news briefs related to various socio-political events across the world. Description of a ship accident in which a ferry from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, to Stockholm capsized in the freezing Baltic sea; Outbreak of the pneumonic plague in India; Invitation of U.S. President Bill Clinton to Russian President Boris Yeltsin to a two-day American-Russian summit; Rejection of Clinton's healthcare bill by Democratic leaders in the Senate; Appointment of a new provisional ruling council by Nigeria's military ruler, General Sani Abacha.

This article discusses the myriad differences between United States President-elect Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister John Major. It is said that President-elect Clinton bears no grudge against Prime Minister Major for wanting former U.S. President George Bush to stay president. Of course, they say, the Prime Minister had no hand in sending Tory party planners across the water to advise Bush on how to do an electoral Major. British damage-limitation experts said that the President-elect is sincere when he says he has no time to see the British Prime Minister in the U.S. at the end of the week. And of course the special relationship is still, well, special enough-though these days most Foreign Office mandarins shrink from uttering that tiredest of diplomatic cliches.