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According to the author, Indonesia's confrontation policy against Malaysia from 1963 to 1966 marked a turning point in Malaysian-American relations because it led to USA's first direct involvement in Malaysia's political affairs - through the Robert Kennedy mission in 1963, the offer of military aid among other things. Tensions and strains in the political relationship between the USA and Malaysia. (DÜI-Sen)

The paper explores U.S.-India relations during the years immediately following the end of World War II when, according to the author, Harry S. Truman became President of the USA by default and Jawaharlal Nehru became prime minister of India by acclamation. These relations were very much influenced by anticolonialism of India and anticommunism of the USA. Domestic political repercussions of the Cold War in the USA. (DÜI-Sen)

DESPITE OPTIMISM OVER PEACE "BREAKING OUT," THE RECENT AGREEMENTS ON THE CONFLICTS IN NICARAGUA, AFGHANISTAN, AND ANGOLA ARE DEFECTIVE. THE ARIAS PLAN FOR CENTRAL AMERICA HAS LED TO THE CUT-OFF OF MILITARY AID TO THE CONTRAS WITHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN NICARAGUA OR THE TERMINATION OF THE SANDINISTAS' ARMED SUBVERSION. THE AFGHAN AGREEMENT REQUIRES THE END OF MILITARY AID TO THE MUJAHIDEEN WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION THAT AN INDEPENDENT NON-COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT WILL PREVAIL IN KABUL. SIMILARLY, THE SOUTHWEST AFRICAN AGREEMENT MAY LEAD TO THE CREATION OF A COMMUNIST STATE IN NAMIBIA.

Der Beitrag untersucht, wie sich der Golfkrieg bis Ende 1987 auf den Erdölmarkt ausgewirkt hat und welche Entwicklung nach einer Beendigung des Krieges zu erwarten ist. (DÜI-Hns)