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Following the disintegration of the socialist system in Europe & the end of the bloc-based relations, American politics has changed the course of its operation. In present-day circumstances, southeast Europe is becoming increasingly prominent in American foreign policy projections, particularly during Clinton's administration. Clinton has defined a clear-cut policy regarding Europe's Southeast due to its vicinity to certain neuralgic points of American engagement (Near East, the Caspian region, the Gulf, eastern Mediterranean). In this way American politics has proved its leading global role. At the time of scarcity of foreign policy events, Clinton's team has thus been served on a platter a major foreign policy arena, in which its engagement -- which has all the symptoms of a long-lasting one -- has not proved too costly. Adapted from the source document.

Since the fall of communism in 1989 Southeast Europe has been a site of far-reaching societal transformation, much of it marked by political crisis, economic upheaval, ethnic tension, and bitter war. The book comprises articles investigating the history and development of civil society in post-communist Southeast Europe. How is civil society to be grasped, what are the historical factors shaping the civil societies of the region?, what is the function of civil society in the transition to democracy and a market-economy?, and what are the prospects for the future development of the civil societies of the region in an age of globalization?, -these are just a few of the major questions addressed in this collection of articles. Many of the authors are social scientists, philosophers, and activists from the region, offering first-hand critical analysis of the state of civil society in Southeast Europe and suggesting theoretical and practical strategies for the future course of its development. The aim is to provide the reader with insight into the complex challenges that face the civil societies of the region

Während in Moldova die Intelligenz sich traditionell an Rußland orientiert und das politische Establishment sich im großen und ganzen aus dem gleichen Personenkreis wie während der Sowjetära rekrutiert, sind die Verhandlungen Rumäniens und Rußlands über einen neuen bilateralen Freundschaftsvertrag bislang an der Forderung der rumänischen Seite gescheitert, eine kritische Klausel zum Molotov-Ribbentrop-Pakt zum Vertragsbestandteil zu machen. In Bulgarien gibt es zwischen der regierenden Bulgarischen Sozialistischen Partei und dem Oppositionsbündnis Union der Demokratischen Kräfte stark divergierende Ansichten hinsichtlich der Beziehungen zu Rußland. (BIOst-Mrk)