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The article reports that Israel's attack poses new problems for U.S. President Ronald Reagan's Administration. It states that U.S. foreign policy was on the defensive, and Israel's fearless strike into Lebanon, broadcast an embarrassing message to the world. It notes that the situation raised serious questions about U.S. policy and leadership, while President Ronald Reagan and Secretary of State Alexander Haig were on a European tour, intended to polish the Administration's image abroad.

The article reports on the disagreements and the failure of peaceful negotiations for the Anglo-Argentine conflict over the disputed Falkland Islands. It notes that United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar has conceded the failure for international mediation. It adds that de Cuéllar's calls to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Argentine President Leopoldo Galtieri have not been fruitful.

The article reports on the Polish revolution, headed by Lech Walesa against General Wojciech Jaruzelski's martial law regime. It states that Solidarity union's movement has led to violence, bloodshed and repression, and the capture and imprisonment of Solidarity union leader Walesa in a government guesthouse. Moreover, it mentions the economic recessions of the country, wherein Polish people has suffered the scarcity of food, clothing and other basic necessities.

The article focuses on the victory of Francois Mitterrand as the newly elected president of France. It informs that on May 31, 1981, voters gave Mitterrand's political party Parti Soocialiste (Socialist Party) a majority of approximately 290 seats in the 491-member National Assembly. It is said that Mitterrand has got victory due to his long-run political strategies. It further tells that Mitterrand has announced for the building up of the Soviet SS-20 missiles in Eastern Europe.

The article reports that the 52 Americans held hostage in Iran by Islamic militants since 1979 may be finally released. According to the U.S. administration, Iran has decided to release 40 hostages and held the other till the final settlement of the U.S. and Iran dispute. It is reported that the final decision will be taken by Iran's Parliament, Majlis, which is dominated by followers of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini.

The article discusses the Israeli invasion of Lebanon with the aim of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to establish Eretz Yisrael or the biblical land of Israel. According to the authors, Israel is relying on its military might to pursue its interests, which is beginning to hamper peace negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as mediated by American Philip Habib. It adds that the tension would test the U.S.-Israeli relations and garner Anti-American campaigns.

Focuses on the agreement made between United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and Iraq President Saddam Hussein. The agreement of Saddam to open all his buildings to arms-control inspectors; Details preceding and following the agreement; How the United States has backed off of its threat to bomb Iraq, a move that promised less than satisfying results; The assumption of experts that the deal will falter.

The article focuses on the denouncement of intellectuals and clergy in Warsaw, Poland on martial law. The move coincides with the celebration of the feast of the Epiphany. It is spearheaded by Archbishop Jozef Glemp who calls the government's demand that Poles sign loyalty oaths and renounce their membership in the Solidarity union federation as unethical and invalid. Polish intellectuals and cultural figures emphasizes that the introduction of martial law deprives society of its voice.

The article focuses on the war between Iraq and Iran. It reports that Iraqis shelled major towns in oilrich Khuzistan province, and Iran struck back at enemy positions with Phantom jet and helicopter attacks. It states that Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the conservative oil sheikdoms of the gulf have aligned with radically socialist Iraq, Libya and Syria.

The article reports on the implications on the French government's shipment of the five Super Etendard fighter-bombers to Iraq. It highlights the concern of the residents that the influx of the new weaponry might threaten to intensify the Iran-Iraq war, which could disrupt the supply line of oil from the Persian Gulf. It also mentions the warning of the Iranian government to prevent any ships from entering or leaving the gulf when its oil installations are damaged during the shipment.

The author comments on the impact of the intervention of French President Francois Mitterand at the war in Chad. The author believes that deployment of some 1,000 soldiers in the country signals the intent of the French government to topple and to take to end the administration of President Hissene Habré. However, Mitterand's Communist partners and members of his Socialist party criticized his move.

This article presents information regarding the opposition to the foreign policy of the U.S. in the Senate. Every piece of legislation predicated upon the principle of international cooperation and mutual aid from the proposed International Trade Organization through the Atlantic Pact and arms program, is facing a mounting challenge. A bill to appropriate $5,580,000,000 for a second year's operation of the European Recovery Program is before the Senate, and an amendment offered by Senators Robert A. Taft and Ronald E. Russell to cut this figure 10 per cent is being debated. The vote will be a crucial one, for it will forecast the Senate's position on other questions of foreign Policy.

The article focuses on the social and political conditions in the U.S. after the presidential elections. The U.S. President Harry S. Truman's campaign speeches were based on New Deal ideas that originated in a long-past national experience. So many political and economic factors and so many psychological elements in the outlook of individuals have been changed by the war and subsequent developments and by recent great technological advances that the second Truman Administration can hardly be expected to be other than a travesty of the Roosevelt New Deal.

Discusses how the 50th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) became a time to question its role and the future of the alliance. Anniversary celebrations in Washington, D.C. overshadowed by events in the war in Kosovo (Serbia); NATO role in Kosovo; Brief history of NATO; The alliance's efforts and future in the Balkans.

Reports on the sentiments held by various countries in relation to United States' diplomatic policies. Role in Boeing Co.'s acquisition of McDonnell Douglas Corp.; Clinton administration's preemptive refusal to countenance new alliance members in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Failure of the United States to pay its debts to the United Nations.

The article reports on the denouncement on the martial law regime of General Wojciech Jaruzelski by prominent Polish intellectuals and artists in Poland. It states that they have sent a petition to the country's parliament and to Archbishop Jozef Glemp while Catholic bishops have drawn up a message to be read from 12,300 pulpits. The message demands an end to military control and the liberation of Solidarity union members and sympathizers.

The article offers information on terrorism in the world. It states that the terrorists have implemented the method of political blackmail in order to fulfil their immoral desires. It also mentions several acts of terrorism including the hostage of people in Pakistan International Airlines Jet for the release of Pakistani prisioners.

The atmosphere of unreality and farce which has shrouded the case of Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers from the beginning has thickened further in the past two weeks, but some huge and terrible realities are nevertheless emerging. The first is the fact that Chambers, a confessed former spy for Soviet Russia and a man whose dreamy and tormented spirit has thoroughly infused the entire proceedings, has now produced from a pumpkin the incontestable evidence, in the form of stolen military and diplomatic documents, to prove his charge that Soviet espionage operated at high government, levels in Washington during the 1930's.

This article reports on possibility of a military alliance between the U.S. and the Francisco Franco dictatorship in Spain. The strategic importance of Spain has been a military axiom from the days of the Roman Empire and American military planners have decided to conduct a classic "Peninsula campaign" in the event of war with Soviet Union. The exiled Spaniards feel bitter that the proposed alliance comes as a boon to Franco at a time when his financial and political resources are at a low ebb. Only American dollars in the form of land-lease and credits can rescue Franco from the economic and political crisis that impends in Spain.

Focuses on foreign relations between the United States and Europe. Positive results of the alliance between Europe and the U.S. since 1945; Why this alliance shows signs of weakening as of March 2001; Europe's concerns about the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, especially plans to build a national missile shield; Other areas of disagreement, including policy in Iraq; Cultural gaps and economic ties; Response of government leaders including Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Reports that French President Jacques Chirac suggested that some European Union countries should form a 'pioneer group' with the union that could move faster towards political integration. How Chirac became the first foreign leader to address the German Bundestag in the Reichstag building in Berlin; Speculation on relationship between Germany and France.

The article reports that Poland's martial law leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski received a hero's welcome in Soviet Union. It states that Soviet-trained Jaruzelski has reportedly helped save Poland for Communism by crushing counterrevolution, and was personally received by Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev at Vnukovo Airport. It also discusses the desire of Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa to resume their union's activities.

Reports on efforts by Europe to warm its relationship with the states of the Maghreb which lie across the Strait of Gibraltar. Plans by the European Commission to reinvigorate the European Union's ties with the states of the Mediterranean; Why less than one percent of foreign investment from European Union countries is destined for the Maghreb; The problems that Europe brings to the relationship.

Presents information on the summit between German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder and French President Jacques Chirac in Potsdam, Germany in December of 1998. Affable relations between the two men; The bond between Germany and France and what it represents to the European Union (EU); Germany's efforts to reduce the amount it contributes to the EU; Their possible disagreement over the Common Agricultural Policy.

Reports on the plans of the French government to rejoin the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations (NATO). Conditions of France in its re-entry to the organization; Conflicts between the United States and French governments; Implication of France's president Jacques Chirac's unilateral decision to rejoin the NATO on the United States military operations in Naples.

Focuses on the reaction of Palestinians to remarks made by French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, in which he referred to 'terrorist attacks against Israeli soldiers' by the Shi'ite militia Hizballah. Injuries sustained by Jospin after he was stoned by a crowd of students at Birzeit University; How the incident has tarnished France's reputation in the Middle East and caused a rift between Jospin and French President Jacques Chirac.