Parizeaus plan: blueprint for separation -- Chechnya: a question of control -- Media giants: the communication future -- The new Republicans: the shift to the right. Parizeaus plan: blueprint for separation. Reviews the draft legislation by which the Parti Quebecois plans to achieve sovereignty -- Chechnya: a question of control. Examines the struggle for independence in the predominantly Islamic state focusing on the issues of self-determination, nationhood, the democracy movement and cultural distinctiveness -- Media giants: the communication future. The takeover of Maclean-Hunter by Rogers is the point of departure for examining the potential for monopolies in the media industry and what they mean to business and culture -- The new Republicans: the shift to the right. The domination of the U.S. Senate and Congress by the Republican Party and its impact on American Society and the U.S.-Canadian relations.

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