Commentary

Washington's decision to certify that Mexico is cooperating fully in the war on drugs flies in the f

Diversification is the key word today in the ministries of trade and industry of the Arabian peninsu

FETA CHEESE can be made only by the Greeks, the European Union has decreed. When the Danish make it,

TERRORIST BOMBINGS in the Middle East pose a grave threat not just to Israel but to the Palestinians

Cuba's recent attack on two civilian aircraft has led to a worsening of U.S.-Cuban relations and the

The dogfight for the Republican presidential nomination was fun while it lasted, but it's over now -

Russia's provocative comments on international trade are cause for serious concern in the United Sta

The European Union's air transport industry is in the throes of a major shake-up. Competition, priva

It's comforting to know that scientists devoted to our good health are always looking for dangers in

The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund will be asked in the coming weeks to appro

BOB DOLE IS BACK ATOP the Republican presidential field, but he still faces an uphill fight to unsea

IN AN ANNUAL EXERCISE, the U.S. State Department has taken a look at human rights around the globe a

SEN. JESSE HELMS, infamous for his rhetorical excesses, tested the limits again this week when he co

BETTER TRADE THAN AID, Washington used to say in the 1960s and 1970s as a justification for denying

Too bad the auditorium held only 500. People sat on the steps in the aisles. They stood in the back.

InfoMatin, a French newspaper venture begun two years ago, has folded. Having accumulated losses of

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress the other day that in late January ''the evide

RUSSIA IS THREATENING to raise import tariffs and ban imports of U.S. poultry to protect its domesti

Europe is being sapped by self doubt as a daily diet of bad economic news and negative analyses fuel

SPANISH VOTERS ousted the Socialists from power over the weekend, putting the right-wing Popular Par

Using the worst-case scenario of military confrontation, the American media have raised tensions bet

It's time to end America's economic isolation of Vietnam. President Clinton's decision to lift the e

MANY OF AMERICA'S most archaic and wasteful farm programs are headed for the scrap heap. The histori

''A lot of companies,'' says a senior business spokesman, ''are starting to wonder about what's goin

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, former president of the Soviet Union, says he soon will become a candidate for th

Just when it looked like the worst of the maritime regulatory reform debate had ended and the discus

TRUCKERS NEED SAFECONTAINER STATUTERichard Collins' Feb. 5 article on the Intermodal Safe Co

AMERICA'S NEW CUBA SANCTIONS BILL is a triumph of political expediency over sensible foreign policy.

This week, Warren Christopher began the first tour through Latin America by a U.S. secretary of stat

Republican lawmakers looking to repudiate the head-in-the-sand isolationist message of GOP president

FREE TRADERSINVITE PROTECTIONISMMost ''free traders'' - especially those at senior levels in

GERMAN CARMAKER BMW has dealt a telling blow to Pat Buchanan's campaign in South Carolina, announcin

Many flat tax proponents say it will lead to lower marginal tax rates, thereby encouraging saving an

OFFICIAL CORRUPTION will be treated as a trade barrier under a decision by the World Trade Organizat

EX-IM SETS RECORDSTRAIGHT ON DAM PLANlike to clarify some of the inaccuracies in your Jan. 2

MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES have an uneasy friendship. It may well get downright testy Friday when

Legend has it that a young Fidel Castro aspired to play U.S. major league baseball, but was not good

RUSSIA'S $10.2 BILLION aid package from the West is a political lifeline for beleaguered President B

AND YOU THOUGHT it was just flavored water. Coca-Cola, it turns out, is actually an engine of econom

U.S. exports just don't get any respect.At the start of 1995, many analysts assumed U.S. exp