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Theorists of the `African state' and Africa's external relations frequently focus on the causes, consequences, and repercussions of its failures. They are justified in their appreciation of `failure' and in their concerns for African populations who bear the brunt of political dysfunction. Yet, their diagnoses are frequently erroneous in regard to the genesis of the African state and the modes of governance within which it has come to exist. One source of mis-diagnosis is the prevailing assumption that modern sovereignty is an epiphenomenon of the peace of Westphalia in 1648. The insufficiency of Westphalian commonsense becomes apparent when one considers the effects of the historical coordinates of sovereignty instituted by modern hegemonic powers in Europe and Africa. Focusing on the cases of Belgium, Switzerland and Congo, my aim is to show that their modulations of power, interest and identity continue to favor European entities at the expense of African ones.

Prospects for biological weapons multilateral arms control agreements, in light of US rejection of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Protocol and Fall 2001 bioterrorist attacks in the US; policy options. Options include measures within the BWC framework, national measures, and external measures.

The corporate workers' union system is one of the main components of the Mexican political system. Its bureaucracy & cliques guaranteed their own continuity in union power during the transition of parties in government during 2000-2001. This essay depicts the pattern of such continuity in some important labor unions, eg, electricians, oilmen, teachers, miners, & railroad workers. It explains that when bureaucracies become stable, the framework for adaptation of corporate labor unions to the changes in the political system is created. This process takes place due primarily to the partial breakdown of corporative bonds between workers' unions & the PRI; however, progress in political democracy does not imply an improvement in labor unions' internal democracy. Adapted from the source document.