Commentary

Drought, starvation, genocide, tribal warfare, racism, fundamentalism - the perception of Africa as

A VERY OLD SYSTEM of pricing in the ocean freight business is crumbling. Container shipping lines th

SHIPPING COVERAGE NEEDS BALANCEThroughout the past several months, I have been rather surpri

NO COUNTRY pirates computer software more than China, but even there authorities finally are beginni

The European Union is on autopilot at the very moment its 15 member governments should have their ha

After several tries, the Clinton administration and key House members are close to agreement on draf

The new shipbuilding agreement negotiated through the OECD, while not perfect, appears to be our las

OFFICIAL GROWTH FORECASTS have many uses, but in China, it seems, public relations heads the list.

GLAXO DEFENDS LOBBYING EFFORTYour story on the GATT patent issue unfairly criticizes Glaxo W

VOTERS IN QUEBEC will decide today if their rocky marriage with Canada can last. By most accounts, t

JOHN SWEENEY and his supporters, winners in the AFL-CIO leadership fight, bring new energy to a mori

DON'T BURY THE PORT OF BOSTONYour Oct. 17 editorial, "Too Many Ports?" (Page 6A), dr

Say this for the Chinese: They have chutzpah. How else to explain Beijing's brazen view that

A coalition of worry warts gathered this week at the National Press Club to declaim against Coors' E

FARMERS FOR DECADES have relied more on government subsidies than on the market to ensure their fina

SMOKING IS TOLERATED to a far greater extent in Europe than in the United States, but that doesn't m

Been there. Done that. That's what the former executives of now-defunct Pan Am, Eastern and

STATE AND FEDERAL transportation officials tend to agree on one thing: The National Highway System b

PROTECTING CARIBOU FROM OIL DRILLINGYour interesting Oct. 17 story on the porcupine

The policies of the 180-member International Monetary Fund are set by a powerful group known as the

Cuba's National Assembly approved a new law last month that was intended to stimulate foreign invest

AMERICA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA is off the critical list, but it is hardly healthy. This week's me

WHO HAS LOST THE MOST from the Clinton administration's trade embargo against Iran? As many predicte

This Friday morning, the Commerce Department should confirm what most economists think they already

This baby boomer gets regularly thrashed at tennis by people who are collecting Social Security, Med

The art of diplomacy is about finesse, discretion and other subtle forms of communication. But when

VIETNAM has made great progress in converting its economy from central management to free enterprise

THE UNITED STATES has become the world's pre-eminent deadbeat, reneging on its treaty obligations to

WIPE TRUCKING REGS OFF THE BOOKSWhen Congress eliminates the Interstate Commerce Com

When German Chancellor Helmut Kohl felt the need to nudge Francois Mitterrand toward closer European

TWO YEARS AGO THIS MONTH tanks were shelling Russia's White House and Boris Yeltsin was struggling t

The U.S. Congress deserves credit when it does something right. Case in point: the Senate Finance Co

House Republican leaders are pushing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1995 toward certain House pass

GOOD NEIGHBORS will try to help each other in a pinch - unless, of course, the U.S. Immigration and

The computer, the Internet, lasers, the space shuttle, microwave ovens, CAT scans. All of these prod

Some old myths never seem to die. This is true of the latest accusations leveled against the North A

The Swiss national elections, slated to take place Sunday, are expected to bedull and uneven

Is America a country of environmental zealots willing to blindly follow the lead of others?

CONGRESS took an important step this week to preserve what's left of the nation's fisheries. By a wi

SEN. BOB DOLE and Chiquita Brands International have a legitimate gripe against European restriction