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Comments on the Catholic Church's use of the pulpit and pastoral letters to create awareness for its positions on various social and political issues in the U.S. Background on the Church's social doctrine; Attention stirred by the bishops' draft pastoral letter on nuclear war; Institutional changes that have thrust politics into the center of Catholic life; Growth of the Church's institutional resources devoted to the concerns of social justice; Redirection of religious energy into the secular realm, particularly on the part of the clergy; Rise in the number of clerics and Church officials that are professionally involved in Church-sponsored social activism.

Focuses on the need to eliminate or curtail research on the Strategic Defense Initiative for the sake of arms control. Reference to an article by Thomas C. Schelling, one of the architects of modern arms control theory, on arms control, published in the journal "Foreign Affairs"; Behavior of the U.S. and the Soviet Union towards Antiballistic Missile Treaty; Impact of ban on multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle on the Soviet Union.

Focuses on the American policy on Bosnia under U.S. President Bill Clinton. Perception of Americans about the war in the Balkans; Reasons for the failures of U.S. policy in Yugoslavia; Awareness of the U.S. about the problems in Yugoslavia; Issues related to Serbian aggression; Absence of overall strategic discussion of the Balkans in former U.S. President George Bush policy; Arguments made by intelligence agencies on the issue; Problem of Serbian nationalism in Yugoslavia; Comparison of Clinton's policy with that of Bush.

Focuses on the United States interventions in the conflicts in Somalia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. U.S. deployment of troops to Somalia; U.S. justification of its intervention in Somalia; Impact of the U.S. decision not to intervene in the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict.

Discusses a range of foreign policy problems facing U.S. President Bill Clinton's administration. Burden of dwindling financial resources to support foreign assistance programs; Statement that the task facing the U.S. in the post-cold war era is essentially to deter emerging foreign threats and to shore up the failing cold war alliances; Discussion on the relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union; View of Clinton regarding various political issues.

Focuses on the U.S. foreign policy in the context of recent conflicts that were emerged against the U.S. military intervention in Somalia. Objective of American foreign policy relating to country's democratic principles; Claim that the U.S. government has settled on an isolationist foreign policy where intervention is shunned and then chosen on criteria of military ease and sentiment; Confidence of President George Bush in the manageability of the intervention; His refusal to get involved in Bosnia; Comparison of values of interventions in Somalia and Bosnia, considering demographic and economic issues; Geopolitical significance of Bosnia and Somalia; Objectives of humanitarianism-oriented peace operations in Bosnia and Serbia.

Discusses the U.S. intervention in the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Explanation of the three major factors that would complicate the policy choices of the American government in the country; Claim that Western relief and peace-keeping efforts are creating hostages to policy; Opposition of the intervention by Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney; Approval of Senator Joseph Biden's amendment to a Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill by the Congress authorizing $50 million in arms transfers to the Bosnians, pending a lifting of the United Nations embargo.

Focuses on the foreign policy of the United States towards Yugoslavia. Allegation that U.S. Secretary of State James Baker has contributed to the civil war in Yugoslavia; Failure of the U.S. to handle the Yugoslav crisis in the post-cold war world; Information that the main factor in the administration's mishandling of Yugoslavia was its devotion to geopolitical "stability" at the expense of democratic values and human rights; Political situation in Yugoslavia which triggered the civil war; Failure of the American policymakers to distinguish between democratic and undemocratic nationalism; Misconception of Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, that ethnic hatred has given rise to the war in Yugoslavia.

Comments on the tendency of Catholic clergy in the United States (US) to leave political decisions to the private consciences of parishioners. Response of the Catholic Church to the issue of scandals involving US President Bill Clinton; Quietness of heart demanded by worship; Role of religion in awakening the individual conscience. INSET: WWJD.

Discusses issues regarding the U.S. involvement in the Balkans, with reference to U.S. President Bill Clinton's decision to air drop relief to besieged Muslims in eastern Bosnia. Uncertainty whether the administration will be able to navigate the complex military and diplomatic realities towards a successful solution to the war in the Balkans; Concerns over the status of the air drops; Impact of the objections from the United Nations on Clinton's decision; Purpose of former U.S. President George Bush behind the proposal to lift the arms embargo against the Bosnians; Lack of strategic self-confidence in Clinton's policy.

Comments on the criticisms leveled by U.S. President George Bush's allies against Presidential candidate Bill Clinton on the issue of intervention in Bosnia. Implications of the criticisms on the outcome of the presidential election; Views on the future of the Republican and Democratic Party; Role of the Democratic party in pushing for forceful intervention in Bosnia.

Focuses on the flight training experience of a student pilot of the United States Navy. Accounts of a near accident during a flight instruction; Details of the incident; Lessons learned from the experience.

Opinion. Explores the possibility that Internet access providers can be held responsible for copyright infringements. Function of copyright; Ease with which copyright-protected works may be duplicated; Issue of electronic copyright infringement in the case Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Frena; Reasons given by online service providers on why they should not be held liable.