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The Year in Review

The Asian economic crisis multiplied, spreading into Russia. India and Pakistan engaged in nuclear brinkmanship, and Indonesia's Suharto toppled. Although Middle East negotiations inched forward, then faltered, in Northern Ireland peace became tangible after decades of violence.

• South Asia's Nuclear States
• Asian Financial Crisis Trickles Down
• The Russian Market Collapse
• Kosovo Bleeds
• A Small Step for Middle East Peace...
• A Giant Step for Northern Ireland