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LEAD: Now that Eastern Europe's dominoes have fallen, the prospects are better than ever that the anti-Communist momentum will jump the Atlantic and end 31 years of Communist rule in […]

There is a widespread perception that United States pressure on the Sandinistas - including its support for the 'contras' - undermines the Contadora countries' effort to make peace in Central […]

NICARAGUA: Revolution in the Family. By Shirley Christian. 337 pages. Random House. $19.95. The debate over Nicaragua continues, but its focus has changed. No longer do we argue whether the […]

Last year, Americans expected too much of Mexico. Now they expect too little. Such swings are dangerous and produce complacency or despair. Both exacerbate Mexico's problems. Until it nearly defaulted […]

LEAD: The euphoria produced by the new Central American peace plan shows how much everyone wants to 'give peace a chance.' Yet good intentions should not blind us to a […]

Now that things are not going well for Mexico, economically and otherwise, many Americans who worry about the repercussions for the United States have begun to complain about the way […]

LEAD: It's tempting to think that Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to Cuba this week signals a major shift in Moscow's relationship with Havana. Certainly the Bush Administration, which privately has been […]