Offers current information on international diplomatic relations, including a chronology of diplomatic events for the year, and a look ahead (as of several years ago) to ongoing negotiations. Essays discuss topics such as peace processes in El Salvador and Mozambique, diplomatic relations with Vietnam, and the US and Iraq since the Gulf War. The 1992-93 edition focuses on the emerging post-Soviet order and diplomatic efforts in Bosnia and Somalia. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.