Commentary

While we have been distracted by the on-again, off-again crisis in Iraq, significant events are taki

The long-running hegemony of Germany's larger-than-life chancellor, Helmut Kohl, may be nearing an e

Call it the ''Millennial Syndrome'' or ''Ratings Anxiety.'' Whatever phrase applies, there is clearl

By all accounts, ''fast track'' negotiating authority is dead for this year, and probably until afte

At last December's climate change conference in Kyoto, Japan, the Clinton administration committed t

Kosher food can be hard to find in many towns across America and outside this country as well. So wh

The Clinton administration recently announced plans to invest $28 million of taxpayer money in new i

When the allegations surrounding President Clinton and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky sur

Give me the dateline and I'll tell you the accent - from Kabul to Peshawar, from Buulo Berde to Bata

With the next millennium in sight, New Europe is casting adrift from Old Europe.The future w

The House this week is expected to pass a bill extending new apparel trade benefits to Africa, ahead

Approximately 4,500 cases have been filed in the United States Court of International Trade and more

Britons are famous for their stiff upper lips, but they can also put their stomachs on the line for

Warnings by semiconductor maker Intel Corp. late last week that earnings would drop sent global sto

A CRASH COURSEIN TRUCK STATSYour recent Feb. 19, front-page story ''In high gear: debate ove

U.S.-Chinese maritime relations, which have been on the upswing, face another key test in a round of

The container shipping industry needs to take a hard, cold look at itself. For far too long it has s

It's two o'clock in the morning inside a modest gray-painted apartment in the Swiss town of Berne. T

Big companies regularly get bad press, but they're a vital part of modern economies. In addition to

U.S. exporters may soon get a tax break, but it's the Supreme Court, not tax-cutting Republicans, wh

The worst of Asia's financial crisis may be over, but its financial outlook is far from improving. T

Adecade ago, Asia criticized the United States for its laziness and inability to change with the tim

PHILADELPHIA STORYA BUNCH OF HOOEYYour negative piece entitled ''Philadelphia story'' (Feb.

During the standoff with Iraq, U.S. public opinion was strongly divided on what to do. The president

China's National People's Congress, which opened Thursday, reeks of Socialist pomp as soldiers march

A common theme running through many of President Clinton's recent domestic policy initiatives has be

Less than 500 working days are left to immunize computers against the millennium bug - the potential

Will the economic crisis in East Asia have a silver lining? That depends on whether the blame is u

The many words of Congress are taken down each day by 16 stenotype reporters, transcribed by 50 typi

Contrary to what you've heard, these are good times for American science. But in a departure from re

U.S. trade interests may be facing a new but invisible foe in their battle against unilateral sancti

While Washington pats itself on the back for a budget surplus - the real credit should go to a boomi

BY DENNIS T. AVERYU.S. farmers have suddenly fallen into deep trouble. Washington's turmoil

International expertise continues in great demand as globalization rolls on, but the stereotypical e

JONES ACT DRIVESUS JOBS OVERSEASWhat a thrill - Anthony Poplawski's and George Ryan's fictio

Mel Gibson's paranoid character in the movie ''Conspiracy Theory'' suggests that the International M

When the leader of a small Southeast European country arrives in Washington in the midst of a loomin

Anyone who has followed developments in Canada for very long should be quite pleased with the econom

Uneasy lies the head that wears a corporate crown. It seems that life in the boardroom and the corpo

As incredible as it might seem, a few important things are going on in the world besides the confron