First published in 1993, Contemporary Austrian Studies (CAS) is an academic publication appealing to a broad intellectual audience and fostering a multiplicity of views and perspectives. CAS's typical format features a number of essays on a special topic such as the impact of post-Cold War geopolitical developments and European integration on Austria in this issue (volume II will feature "e;A First Assessment of the Kreisky Era;"e; volume III will deal with "e;Austria in the 1950s"e;). Usually one or two "e;non-topical"e; essays will complete the main part.