THIS COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY SURVEY OF CONFLICT MAINLY EMPHASIZES REVOLUTIONARY CHALLENGES TO THE INTERNAL SECURITY OF STATES, BUT ALSO COVERS NONREVOLUTIONARY CHALLENGES BY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS WITH LITTLE OR NO CONCERN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, ESPECIALLY WHERE THESE LEND THEMSELVES TO EXPLOITATION BY OUTSIDE POWERS. COUNTRIES ARE INCLUDED ONLY IF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED IN THEM IN THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW. AN INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW DISCUSSES DETENTE AND SOVIET ARMS, WESTERN EUROPE AND EUROCOMMUNISM, BRITAIN, ITALY, IBERIAN PENINSULA, AFRICA, THE ARAB WORLD AND SOUTHWEST ASIA, SOUTH AND EAST ASIA, URUGUAY, INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, AND CUBA'S INTERNATIONAL MILITARY INITIATIVE. SUBJECT AREAS COVERED INCLUDE THE ECONOMIC IMBALANCE IN WESTERN EUROPE, THE GROWING STRESSES IN THE SOVIET UNION, OPPOSITION CHALLENGE IN EASTERN EUROPE, HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA, THE MARXIST INFLUENCE IN AFRICA, ELECTION SHOCKS IN SOUTHERN ASIA, CHINA'S MAINTENANCE OF MAO'S DIPLOMACY, THE KOREAN SITUATION, THE THREAT TO THAILAND, AND THE SITUATION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, NORTH AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN. TWO APPENDIXES ARE PROVIDED: THE FIRST CONTAINS A LIST OF THE STATUS OF WORLD EXTREMIST MOVEMENTS BY NATION, AND THE SECOND OUTLINES BRITISH-EAST EUROPEAN TRADE UNION LINKS. A LIST OF PREVIOUS CONFLICT STUDIES AND SPECIAL REPORTS IS ALSO PROVIDED. NO INDEX IS INCLUDED. (KBL)