Commentary

Canadians paid scant attention to a government study earlier this spring that showed declining popul

In President Clinton's recent trip to Europe lie the answers to a number of vital questions about Am

The European Union has appealed a World Trade Organization ruling that its banana policy favoring Ca

Aquarter of a century after converting the U.S. Postal Service to an independent government agency,

Cyprus wants to join the European Union. But the Mediterranean island also has one of the world's la

As a shippers' group whose members are mostly small and medium-sized shippers, the American Import S

There are people with kids, and there are people with money.They're not necessarily the same

Just when Europe thought it had it right, the French voters came along and messed it all up.

The issues of liability and access to information need to be addressed in a global forum. Randal

Ever since Edward Lloyd opened a London coffee house in 1688 to insure ships at sea, the underwritin

Recently in Germany, Bavarian officials arrested Felix Somm, charging him with trafficking in pornog

The European Union's plans to create a common currency by 1999 may be falling apart, but there is go

Breakfasts will never be the same at Kinshasa's Intercontinental Hotel. First the rebels' arrival he

Over the next two years, Congress will be reauthorizing the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The decision

President Clinton has decided to extend China's normal trading status for another year. It is the ri

International maritime experts are giving much-needed scrutiny to the sorry safety record of bulk ca

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. Lately, outdated computer code is topping the

They are great gardens of the sea, gorgeous and rich with life. Algal blooms can be green or brown o

The disintegration of the Soviet Union has created a unique opportunity for the countries of the Cau

Nobody has ever doubted Ernesto Zedillo's devotion to market economics. So the three-year National P

A Christian lobbying group has taken ''anything goes'' lobbying to extremes, portraying the Chinese

For more than 40 years, Europe's computer industry has tried and largely failed to build up national

Talk about tease! The Clinton administration last week said it would help more than 30 of the world'

Let's be honest: Despite great potential, not that many people are buying over the Internet. Most co

The Clinton White House never met an intrusive regulation it didn't like. Case in point: its continu

Who would think that in today's booming economy, bankruptcies would be up in America? But it's true.

In public, Hong Kong's business community smiles and shrugs its shoulders about what will happen whe

Now comes the hard part of filling in the details of the overhyped budget agreement.Once aga

The French Socialist Party, which gained power in Sunday's elections, has almost died four times.

Last month, a memorial to President Franklin Roosevelt was unveiled in Washington. One of FDR's stro

GUILFORD CAN BEATAMTRAK IN RUNNING TRAINSIn response to Frank Wilner's opinion article (''Gu

Big mergers mean big money. Yet, among companies that actually manage money - banks, securities firm

U.S. politicians, to their credit, have finally tried to reverse the harm welfare has done to poor p

The French Communists will get a chance to show if they can make the trains run on time in Prime Min

Earlier this year I chaired the first hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Manufacturing and Compet

As the baby boomer generation ages, the last barriers to hiring older workers are vanishing. We are

If the trial lawyers can contain their greed, if the anti-tobacco extremists can be held in check an

Now that the Senate and the House have passed the 1998 budget resolution, Congress and the president

Tomorrow the U.S. International Trade Commission gives the Clinton administration its assessment of

Trying to stem the large trade deficit with China by restricting imports would only lead to higher p