Mahin takes a look at Lincoln's role in foreign relations, and argues that he used the threat of war to prevent European nations from recognizing Confederate independence.

A 40-year veteran of US international agencies, Mahin presents his second book on the international dimensions of the Civil War.

On May 14, 1846, the U.S. Congress declared that the country was at war with Mexico.

The Reports in this series are sponsoredby the Bioenergy Systems and TechnologyProject of the U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment.

This report is devoted exclusively to the International Conference on the State of the Art of Biogas Technology, Transfer, and Diffusion which was held in Cairo, Egypt,from November 17 to 22, 1984.