Despite or because of the relatively brief concluding document of the Belgrade follow-up meeting mandated to examine the implementation of the Helsinki Final Act, it is worthwhile to review the proposals made in "Basket II" (economics) and relate them to the two other "Baskets" (security and...

The disintegration of the Soviet Union as a political entity has already begun. As an economic entity it is still intact. The following article examines the advantages and disadvantages facing the republics if they choose to break away completely.