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                                                                                    Issues of 1996 = 9 Issues, 101 Articles
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                                                                                      January 1996 Issue = 13 Articles
                                                                                      1. America's Moment in the Middle East by Leon T. Hadar, pp. 1-5
                                                                                      2. Israel and the Rabin Assassination by Gideon Doron, pp. 6-7
                                                                                      3. "The Entire Nation Was Shocked" by Ehud Sprinzak, pp. 8-9
                                                                                      4. Iraq: Fin de Regime? by Ahmed Hashim, pp. 10-15
                                                                                      5. Saudi Arabia's Islamic Opposition by Madawi al-Rasheed, pp. 16-22
                                                                                      6. Gulf Winds: Inclement Political Weather in the Arabian Peninsula by Mary Ann Tetreault, pp. 23-27
                                                                                      7. Arafat an the Islamists: Conflict or Cooperation? by Bassma Kodmani-Darwish, pp. 28-32
                                                                                      8. Behind the Headlines: The Multilateral Middle East Talks by Robert J. Bookmiller and Kirsten Nakjavani Bookmiller, ..., pp. 33-37
                                                                                      9. The Afghan Morass by Thomas Barfield, pp. 38-43
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                                                                                        Book Reviews (3 Reviews)
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                                                                                          On the Middle East by Melissa J. Sherman, p. 44 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Money Makes Us Relatives by Jenny B. White
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                                                                                          Review Civil Society in the Middle East, by Augustus ... by William W. Finan, Jr., p. 44 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Civil Society in the Middle East by Augustus Richard Norton
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                                                                                          Review Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-C... by Megan J. Breslin, p. 44 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-Century Iran by Parvin Paidar
                                                                                      11. The Month in Review, pp. 45-50
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                                                                                      February 1996 Issue = 10 Articles
                                                                                      1. Shackled to the Past: The United States and Cuba by Wayne S. Smith, pp. 49-54
                                                                                      2. Drugs: The Cuban Connection by Rensselaer W. Lee III, pp. 55-58
                                                                                      3. An Architecture for Free Trade in the Americas by Peter Morici, pp. 59-64
                                                                                      4. A Fresh Start for Haiti? by Pamela Constable, pp. 65-69
                                                                                      5. "Fujipopulism" and Peru's Progress by David Scott Palmer, pp. 70-75
                                                                                      6. Colombia's Fault Lines by Marc W. Chernick, pp. 76-81
                                                                                      7. Mexico: The Rise of Civil Society by Suzanne Bilello, pp. 82-87
                                                                                      8. Guatemala: Expectations for Peace by Rachel M. McCleary, pp. 88-92
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                                                                                        Book Reviews by Sean Patrick Murphy, p. 93 - 3 Reviews
                                                                                        1. Fidel Castro by Robert E. Quirk
                                                                                        2. The United States and Democracy in Chile by Paul E. Sigmund
                                                                                        3. Soldiers in a Narrow Land by Mary Helen Spooner
                                                                                      10. The Month in Review, pp. 94-98
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                                                                                      March 1996 Issue = 12 Articles
                                                                                      1. Eastern Europe's Painful Transition by Sabrina P. Ramet, pp. 97-102
                                                                                      2. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Fragile Peace in a Segmented State by Lenard J. Cohen, pp. 103-112
                                                                                      3. Macedonia: Balkan Miracle or Balkan Disaster? by Duncan M. Perry, pp. 113-117
                                                                                      4. Romania: Projecting the Positive by Thomas Carothers, pp. 118-123
                                                                                      5. The End of the Walesa Era in Poland by Ray Taras, pp. 124-128
                                                                                      6. Could This Marriage Have Been Saved? by Carol Skalnik Leff, pp. 129-134
                                                                                      7. Hungary's Hesitant Transition by Patrick H. O'Neil, pp. 135-139
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                                                                                        Book Reviews (4 Reviews)
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                                                                                          On Eastern Europe by Claudia Burke, p. 140 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Exit Into History by Eva Hoffman
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                                                                                          Review Sarajevo Daily, by Tom Gjelten by Sean Patrick Murphy, p. 140 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Sarajevo Daily by Tom Gjelten
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                                                                                          2 Reviews Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the ... by William W. Finan, Jr., p. 140 - 2 Reviews
                                                                                          1. Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West by David Rieff
                                                                                          2. Yugoslavia's Disintegration and the Struggle for Truth by Alex N. Dragnich
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                                                                                          Review Social Currents in Eastern Europe, by Sabrina ... by O.E.S., p. 141 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Social Currents in Eastern Europe by Sabrina Petra Ramet
                                                                                      9. The Month in Review, pp. 142-146
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                                                                                      April 1996 Issue = 11 Articles
                                                                                      1. Uncertain India by Sumit Ganguly, pp. 145-150
                                                                                      2. Reforming India's Economy in an Era of Global Change by John Adams, pp. 151-157
                                                                                      3. Pakistan: Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind by Ahmed Rashid, pp. 158-164
                                                                                      4. South Asia's Nuclear Balance by Devin T. Hagerty, pp. 165-170
                                                                                      5. The Forgotten Wars by Robert G. Wirsing, pp. 171-176
                                                                                      6. Sri Lanka's Ethnic Divide by Kalpana Isaac, pp. 177-181
                                                                                      7. Bangladesh: Can Democracy Survive? by Craig Baxter, pp. 182-186
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                                                                                        Book Reviews (3 Reviews)
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                                                                                          On South Asia by Megan J. Breslin, p. 187 - 2 Reviews
                                                                                          1. Double Betrayal: Repression and Insurgency in Kashmir by Paula R. Newberg
                                                                                          2. Freedom from Fear, and Other Writings by Aung San Suu Kyi and Michael Aris
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                                                                                          Review Democracy and Violence in India, by Dennis Austin by O.E.S., p. 187 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Democracy and Violence in India by Dennis Austin
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                                                                                          Review Crisis Prevention, Confidence Building, and Re... by William W. Finan, Jr., pp. 187-188 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Crisis Prevention, Confidence Building, and Reconciliation Between India and Pakistan by Michael Krepon and Amit Sevak
                                                                                      9. The Month in Review, pp. 189-194
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                                                                                      May 1996 Issue = 11 Articles
                                                                                      1. Nigeria: Inside the Dismal Tunnel by Richard Joseph, pp. 193-200
                                                                                      2. Somalia: Whose Failure? by Michael Maren, pp. 201-205
                                                                                      3. Burundi: The Obession with Genocide by Jean-Pierre Chretien, pp. 206-210
                                                                                      4. The Business of War in Liberia by William Reno, pp. 211-215
                                                                                      5. The Afrikaners after Apartheid by Ben Schiff, pp. 216-221
                                                                                      6. Zimbabwe's Reluctant Transformation by Virginia Curtin Knight, pp. 222-227
                                                                                      7. Western Sahara: Peace Derailed by Stephen Zunes, pp. 228-233
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                                                                                        Book Reviews (3 Reviews)
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                                                                                          On Africa by Claudia Burke, p. 234 - 2 Reviews
                                                                                          1. The Seed Is Mine by Charles van Onselen
                                                                                          2. Heart of Whiteness by June Goodwin and Ben Schiff
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                                                                                          Review The Rwanda Crisis, by Gerard Prunier by Michael Brus, p. 234 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. The Rwanda Crisis by Gerard Prunier
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                                                                                          2 Reviews Losing Mogadishu: Testing U.S. Policy in Somal... by William W. Finan, Jr., pp. 235-236 - 2 Reviews
                                                                                          1. Losing Mogadishu: Testing U.S. Policy in Somalia by Jonathan Stevenson
                                                                                          2. Networks of Dissolution: Somalia Undone by Anna Simons
                                                                                      9. The Month in Review, pp. 237-242
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                                                                                      September 1996 Issue = 15 Articles
                                                                                      1. Engaging China: Exploiting the Fissures in the Facade by James Shinn, pp. 241-245
                                                                                      2. The Leader in the Shadows: A View of Deng Xiaoping by Lucian W. Pye, pp. 246-253
                                                                                      3. The Military's Uncertain Politics by June Teufel Dreyer, pp. 254-259
                                                                                      4. The Dangers of Economic Complacency by Barry Naughton, pp. 260-265
                                                                                      5. Taiwan's Lee Teng-hui Complex by Shelley Rigger, pp. 266-271
                                                                                      6. Hong Kong: The Year Before Living Dangerously by Frank Ching, pp. 272-276
                                                                                      7. China's Human Avalanche by Ann Tyson and James Tyson, pp. 277-283
                                                                                      8. From Suppression to Repression: Religion in China Today by Donald MacInnis, pp. 284-289
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                                                                                        Book Reviews (6 Reviews)
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                                                                                          On China by Claudia Burke, p. 290 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Blood Red Sunset by Ma Bo
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                                                                                          Review Scarlet Memorial, by Zheng Yi by Emily S. Shartin, p. 290 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Scarlet Memorial by Zheng Yi
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                                                                                          Review Taiwan: Nation-State or Province?, by John F. ... by Ben Feldman, p. 291 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Taiwan: Nation-State or Province? by John F. Copper
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                                                                                          Review Sex, Culture and Modernity in China, by Frank ... by Michael Brus, p. 291 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Sex, Culture and Modernity in China by Frank Dikotter
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                                                                                          Review The Deng Xiaoping Era, by Maurice Meisner by W.W.F., p. 292 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. The Deng Xiaoping Era by Maurice Meisner
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                                                                                          Review Shaping China's Future in World Affairs, by Ro... by O.E.S., p. 292 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. Shaping China's Future in World Affairs by Robert G. Sutter
                                                                                      10. Four Months in Review, pp. 293-306
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                                                                                      October 1996 Issue = 10 Articles
                                                                                      1. Russia Chooses---and Loses by Boris Kagarlitsky, pp. 305-310
                                                                                      2. Internal Security and the Rule of Law in Russia by Amy Knight, pp. 311-315
                                                                                      3. The War in Chechnya by Vera Tolz, pp. 316-321
                                                                                      4. Russia's Unsteady Entry into the Global Economy by Peter Rutland, pp. 322-329
                                                                                      5. Russian Foreign Policy in the Near Abroad and Beyond by Karen Kawisha, pp. 330-334
                                                                                      6. Imperial Understretch: Belarus's Union with Russia by Ustina Markus, pp. 335-339
                                                                                      7. Georgia's Return from Chaos by Stephen F. Jones, pp. 340-345
                                                                                      8. Russian Election Postcard by Andrew Solomon, pp. 346-347
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                                                                                        Book Reviews by Megan J. Breslin, p. 348 - 2 Reviews
                                                                                        1. Waking the Tempests by Eleanor Randolph
                                                                                        2. Common Places: Mythologies of Everyday Life in Russia by Svetlana Boym
                                                                                      10. The Month in Review, pp. 349-354
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                                                                                      November 1996 Issue = 10 Articles
                                                                                      1. Redefining Security: The New Global Schisms by Michael T. Klare, pp. 353-358
                                                                                      2. Environmental Scarcity, Mass Violence, and the Limits to Ingenuity by Thomas F. Homer-Dixon, pp. 359-365
                                                                                      3. Population, Consumption, and the Path to Sustainability by Janet Welsh Brown, pp. 366-371
                                                                                      4. Religious Nationalism: A Global Threat? by Mark Juergensmeyer, pp. 372-376
                                                                                      5. Winners and Losers in the Global Economics Game by Gerald Epstein, James Crotty, and Patricia Kelly, ..., pp. 377-381
                                                                                      6. Trade Policy and Development: Spurring Good Growth by Thea M. Lee, pp. 382-386
                                                                                      7. Rethinking Human Rights by Jack Donnelly, pp. 387-391
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                                                                                        Book Reviews (2 Reviews)
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                                                                                          On Human Security by Douglas Watson, pp. 392-393 - 1 Review
                                                                                          1. On Humane Governance: Toward a New Global Politics by Richard A. Falk
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                                                                                          2 Reviews The Price of a Dream, by David Bornstein by Megan J. Breslin, p. 394 - 2 Reviews
                                                                                          1. The Price of a Dream by David Bornstein
                                                                                          2. Women at the Center by Helen Todd
                                                                                      9. The Month in Review, pp. 395-402
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                                                                                      December 1996 Issue = 9 Articles
                                                                                      1. Japan as an "Ordinary Country" by James Shinn, pp. 401-407
                                                                                      2. India: Between Turmoil and Hope by Sumit Ganguly, pp. 408-413
                                                                                      3. India's Economic Liberalization: The Elephant Comes of Age by Shalendra D. Sharma, pp. 414-418
                                                                                      4. "Asian" Human Rights, Economic Growth, and United States Policy by Sidney Jones, pp. 419-427
                                                                                      5. Uncertainty in Suharto's Indonesia by Jeffrey A. Winters, pp. 428-431
                                                                                      6. Narcopolitics in Burma by Bertil Lintner, pp. 432-437
                                                                                      7. North Korea: The Cold War Continues by Manwoo Lee, pp. 438-442
                                                                                      8. The Month in Review, pp. 443-445
                                                                                      9. Index, pp. 446-452
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                                                                                    Issues of 1997 = 5 Issues, 50 Articles