VOL. XXXVI

NO. 7

16 NOVEMBER 1992

The Political Scene

The latest rounds of bilateral and multilateral peace talks (on refugees)have produced no visible results. Bahrain has followed Saudi Arabia's lead inannouncing that it will appoint a consultative council to advise the government.Egypt is blaming Iran for the rising tide of Islamic militancy at home andabroad. The Arab Maghreb Union summit in Nouakchott served mainly to prove thatregional organizations have been eclipsed by the second Gulf...