THE COMMONWEALTH IN THE 1980S AN ERA OF NEGOTIATIONS

In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Heft 282, S. 170-178

Abstract

THE MODERN COMMONWEALTH IS SEEN BY THE AUTHOR IN THIS ESSAY, AS HAVING IMMENSE VALUE TO ITS MEMBER STATES AND TO THE WORLD COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF A POSITION THAT "STRADDLES" THE DEVELOPED AND THE DEVELOPING WORLDS. HE BRIEFLY OUTLINES ITS PAST AND PRESENT ROLES, AND THE AND ITS ROLE IN THE '80S WHICH HE SEES AS A TIME OF GREATER RELEVANCE, OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.