VOL. XXXIV

NO. 38

24-JUNE-1991

The Political Scene

In Algeria and Jordan - the two Arab states which are furthest along theroad to democracy - new governments have been formed without the participationof the powerful Islamic movements in both countries. The agreement on securityin the Gulf reached in Damascus last March, which appeared to have expired whenEgypt withdrew its forces from the Gulf in May, has been resuscitated. InWashington, Congress has demonstrated that it too is an obstacle to...