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THIS ESSAY EXPLORES THE POLITICS IN THE REGION OF CATALONIA, WITH A VIEW TO EXPLAINING HOW THIS DUAL PROCESS TOOK PLACE, AN APPRECIATION OF THE REASONS FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE REFORM FAVORED BY THE UCD, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS THE PSOE FACES IN SEEKING TO RECAPTURE THE POLITICAL INITIATIVE FROM CENTRISM MANIFESTATIONS.

Analyzes the Cuban regime under the brothers Fidel & Raul Castro since 1959 & the country's regime transition since the 1980s, drawing comparisons to other 20th-century experiments in totalitarianism & regime change. The role of the Communist Party (PCC) & the army (FAR) in Cuba's fidelista coalition is described & their relative power & popularity are evaluated. Economic, moral, political, & social changes facing Cuba as it transitions to democracy in the early 21st century are identified, characterizing the current situation as one of "paradox & contradiction.". K. Hyatt Stewart

One of the Most Notable Aspects of the Crisis in Central America has been the opportunity it has offered a number of actors, both within and without the region, to become involved in an area long considered a traditional reserve and zone of influence of the United States. Over the last decade, no European Socialist or Social Democratic party has been more important or influential with respect to Central American issues than the West German Social Democratic Party (SPD or Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands). Despite being in the opposition since 1982, the West German Social Democrats have retained their prominence on international issues—particularly on Central American ones—for a number of reasons, such as: (1) having a solid electoral base (37% of the votes in the 1987 Bundestag elections); (2) having leaders who are internationally prominent; (3) having a well-organized foreign policy apparatus at their disposal (the well-financed Friedrich Ebert Stiftung foundation); (4) having connections to a similarly endowed trade union movement, organized around the Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund(DGB); as well as (5) having persisted in their efforts to coordinate joint initiatives with other Socialist and Social Democratic parties, both within the European Economic Community (EEC) and through the Socialist International (SI).

The USSR wishes to develop long-term state-to-state relations and economic ties with such major countries as Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela and it has found elites in those countries willing to reciprocate in order to gain greater room for maneuver vis-a-vis the US. The USSR attaches great importance to the protection of its investment in Cuba. Indeed, defense of this outpost conditions Soviet strategy, especially in Central America