Over the past two decades Latin America, due to both political and economic considerations, has been endeavouring to establish intensive cooperative relations with the European Community. For a variety of reasons this objective has so far only been achieved in part. The Falklands/Malvinas...

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has, from the point of view of the big powers, become an important factor in the balance of power struggle. Political as well as economic reasons seem to suggest closer relations with the People’s Republic of China.

Together with its "Report on the State of the Nation 1972" the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany presented an extensive collection of studies. Drawn up by 50 experts, the report on the development in the two German states should, according to Willy Brandt, contribute to facilitate...

What is the new problem of the so called "Bangla Desh"? Is it a real revolt of the East Pakistanis against the West Pakistanis or is it rather a strife between India and Pakistan? These are some of the questions arising from the Indo-Pakistan conflict.

In the beginning of 1972 Pakistan broke with the Commonwealth after an association of nearly 25 years. Apart from the political implications that formed the basis of this decision and that may follow from it, there are certain economic factors which merit attention.