A collection of reports, speeches, statements, court decisions, and other documents on a wide range of topics that address some of the most important issues of 1997; arranged chronologically.
Presents a brief profile of Ghanaian born diplomat and former secretary-general of the United Nations Kofi Annan, and chronicles his fight for international peace and security.
Examines the changing face of Eastern Europe, where the Communist governments of East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland are buckling as the people find the courage to challenge forty years of one-party rule.
Presents a collection of essays and speeches by prominent figures such as Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and others that chronicle the events and issues connected to the Cold War.