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AFTER A BRIEF REVIEW OF DOUGLASS ADAIR'S DISCUSSION OF THE INTELLECTUAL ORIGINS OF FEDERALIST NO.10, THE AUTHOR EXAMINES SOME OF THE WAYS ENLIGHTENMENT IDEAS REACHED JAMES MADISON AND HOW AMERICAN EXPERIENCES SHAPED THEIR USE. HE CONCLUDES MADISON'S NEW THEORY DEPENDED ON A SYNTHESIS OF REPUBLICAN THEORY, ELEMENTS OF MONARCHICAL THOUGHT, RELIGIOUS TOLERATION, AND NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL THEORIES.

IT IS THE AUTHOR'S CONTENTION THAT RECENT WORLD EVENTS HAVE SPARKED A TURNING POINT IN THE WESTERN ALLIANCE, AND THAT AMERICAN-WEST EUROPEAN RELATIONS MAY CHANGE FUNDAMENTALLY AS A RESULT. THE AUTHOR EXAMINES POTENTIAL CHANGES IN THREE AREAS, ALL FOCUSING ON DEFENSE: TRADITIONAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND CONVENTIONAL DEFENSE; THE QUESTION OF THREATS OUTSIDE EUROPE; AND EXTRA-SECURITY THREATS (ECONOMIC, ETC).

THIS ARTICLE ASSERTS THAT ASIA HAS BEEN NEGLECTED IN AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, AND THAT JAPAN HAS BEEN NEGLECTED IN AMERICAN POLICY IN ASIA. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES JAPAN HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR BECOMING A SUPERPOWER IN THIS CENTURY, AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE ENCOURAGED BY THE U.S. TO SHARE MORE OF THE DEFENSE BURDEN, BECOMING IN THE PROCESS MORE AN ALLY THAN A PROTECTORATE.

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES CUBAN EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE THE RURAL VS. URBAN CONFLICT EXPERIENCED IN THE MAJORITY OF DEVELOPING NATIONS. THE IMPACT OF CUBA'S POLICIES IS ANALYZED IN TERMS OF DATA ON URBANIZATION PATTERNS SINCE JANUARY 1959, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PREREVOLUTIONARY URBANIZATION TRENDS. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MEANING OF THE TRENDS FOR EQUITY OF DISTRIBUTION /EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION.

AUTHOR EXAMINES THE STRATEGIC BALANCE BETWEEN THE US AND THE USSR NOTING THREE REASONS WHICH HAVE COMPLICATED ATTEMPTS TO ESTIMATE THAT BALANCE RECENTLY: THE UNCERTAIN STATUS OF SALT, BREAKDOWN IN TRADITIONAL CATEGORIES FOR ORGANIZING AMERICAN AND SOVIET FORCES, AND 'HIDDEN' FACTORS RELATING TO FORCE EFFECTIVENESS. EXPLORATION OF THE LIKELY FUTURE OF BALANCE BETWEEN THE SUPERPOWERS IS INCLUDED.

ARTICLE EXPLORES SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF MEXICAN OIL AND GAS DISCOVERIES. AFTER OUTLINING THE SCALE OF THE MEXICAN RESOURCES, THE AUTHOR EXAMINED THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE MEXICAN ECONOMY AND ON ITS POLITICS MEXICAN RELATIONS WITH OPEC ARE DISCUSSED, AND THE KINDS OF CHANGES IN US-MEXICAN RELATIONS RESULTING FROM MEXICO'S NEW INDEPENDENCE ARE CONSIDERED.

ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO EXAMINE THE SEEMING PARADOX OF SIERRA LEONE: A NATION IN ECONOMIC DECLINE, BUT ALSO ONE THAT EXHIBITS POLITICAL STABILITY. THE AUTHOR LABELS IT A PERIPHERAL CAPITALIST ECONOMY, WHERE FOREIGN CAPITAL HAS A CONTROLLING STAKE IN THE ECONOMY AND THE NATION IS DEPENDENT ON OVERSEAS CAPITALIST ECONOMIES. THE CAREFULLY BALANCED POLICIES OF SIERRA LEONE'S PRESIDENT ARE ANALYZED.

A historical & theoretical review of governmental regulation of domestic crude oil production in the US. Government policy in this area has been justified in the past by the economic theory of regulation. Regulatory approaches have depended on prevailing attitudes toward the price of crude oil. Imposition of price controls in 1971 represented a watershed in this area, although the future course of regulation remains uncertain. 5 Figures, 16 References. Modified HA.

ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE WARTIME MISSIONS OF THE SOVIET NAVY AND ITS ABILITY TO FIGHT AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONFLICT, THE AUTHOR COMPARES THE DOCTRINAL WRITINGS OF ADMIRAL GORSHKOV WITH THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE DURING HIS 23 YEARS AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. GORSHKOV'S SUCCESSFUL BUILDING OF A BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE FORCE IS HIGHLIGHTED.

ARTICLE EXAMINES THE CRISIS OF GOVERNMENT IN TURKEY WHERE, SINCE FEBRUARY 1970, THE AVERAGE LIFE OF A GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE AUTHOR FOCUSES ON TWO PARTICULAR PROBLEMS: A HIGH INCIDENCE OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND WIDESPREAD ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. TURKEY'S DECISION TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IS DISCUSSED AS INTEGRAL TO TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICY.

THE AUTHOR SHOWS THAT DEMAND UNCERTAINTY HAS NO EFFECT ON THE EXPECTED DYNAMICS OF MARKET PRICE, WHILE RESERVE UNCERTAINTY SHIFTS THE EXPECTED RATE OF CHANGE OF PRICE ONLY IF EXTRACTION COSTS ARE NONLINEAR IN RESERVES. HOWEVER, IF THE DEMAND FUNCTION IS NONLINEAR, BOTH DEMAND AND RESERVE UNCERTAINTY AFFECT THE DYNAMICS OF PRODUCTION, WHATEVER THE CHARACTER OF EXTRACTION COSTS.

ARTICLE EXAMINES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASSESS THE LIKELY STRUCTURE OF A NATION WHICH WILL EMERGE IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS. A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE GUERRILLA WAR AND FINAL SETTLEMENT IS FOLLOWED BY AN OUTLINE OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION AND ITS FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THE AUTHOR EXAMINES RACIAL ISSUES, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, AND ZIMBABWE'S EMERGING SOCIALISM.

BRIEF NOTE, BY A MEMBER OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, SERVES AS A POLICY RECOMMENDATION TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED SECRETARY OF STATE, E. MUSKIE. THE AUTHOR CAUTIONS THAT AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY IS BEING DECIDED BY EMOTIONAL, PARTISAN, AND EXTREMIST POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS TO SHAPE, AND WIN OVER, PUBLIC OPINION. HE RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY IN THE PUBLIC EYE.