Commentary

I recently visited Korea for the first time since 1977. Like most of us, I've read endless tributes

CARGO is clearly on the back burner as the new presidential commission studys the problems of the ai

IT TAKES A GAMBLER to roll the dice on a casino market that's becoming increasingly crowded.

SMALL AND MID-SIZED American companies have a problem. To survive in competitive markets they need w

As Congress considers legislation to modernize the U.S. Customs Service, much misinformation is bein

THE UNITED STATES slapped $20 million in trade sanctions on the European Community Friday over a dis

"Modernizing" the Customs Service - who could be against that? Certainly not customs brokers

The member countries of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade will choose a new director-genera

EUROPEAN BANK SQUANDERED FUNDSJennifer W. Macdonald's "Europe's New Gold-Plated Bank

IF EDOUARD BALLADUR gets his way, French industry will never be the same. France's new conse

AFTER SOME BLUSTER over possible sanctions in the future, President Clinton did the smart thing Thur

As negotiations resume for parallel accords to the North American free-trade agreement (Nafta), oppo

A crucial barometer of the Clinton administration's nascent trade policy will be its ability to deve

It was in Los Alamos, N.M., that I became fully aware of the enormous time, energy and money that go

THE BUZZ inside the Beltway is getting louder as the House approaches a crucial vote on President Cl

STEINFELD'S 'ABSURD' UNDERCHARGE ARTICLEThe opinion piece written by Joseph L. Stein

Tightrope Walker Bill is about to make his move. He's attempting two high wires almost simultaneousl

Waiter: What kind of hazardous material would you like on your salad, sir? Customer: I'll ha

The Clinton administration's international trade policy is muddled, contradictory and confused, like

BEYOND THE BIG, FRONT-PAGE trade deals are the mechanics of trade: shipping goods worldwide, clearin

Friction and misunderstandings are inevitable as long as Japanese are seen as inscrutable. We must b

Opponents of the North American free-trade agreement, or Nafta, have raised the specter of massive j

ALLEN S. ROBERTS was special. Just one year into his tenure at The Journal of Commerce, he had alrea

NIKE: ANERA IS OUTDATED, UNFRIENDLYIt would be very satisfying to share the optimism express

NOTHING SUCCEEDS like success . . . or does it? China, working hard to boost production, is

AFTER THREE YEARS in a deep coma, the global trade talks have been revived. Leaders in Washi

A new breed of manager is set to transform Europe's liner shipping industry over the next few years.

Although U.S. and European companies are cashing in on Russia's privatization boom, the country's en

REASONABLE FEES FOR MININGYour editorial on proposals to reform the U.S. mining law ("Minera

Call it a revolution, if you like. That's what it was in practice. In a historic referendum

WHEN BILL CLINTON unveiled his deficit-cutting plan in February, he challenged opponents to come up

The Clinton administration's decision to scrap plans for maritime reform was a major defeat for Tran

US TEXTILES STILL A BIG BUSINESSYour May 3 article, "U.S. Workers Feel Pinch of Impo

SOME AFFAIRS OF STATE just can't wait. Seems Bill Clinton needed a haircut the other day, an

MEXICAN PRESIDENT Carlos Salinas is throwing away his government's overdraft protection. To

"Can a nation call itself a superpower if it does not have a merchant marine?" We asked this

By the time he returned home half-soused and slightly wobbly, his pockets empty, his heart filled wi

With the recent weakness of the dollar in world markets, a joke is making the rounds in Washington.

The gloomy report cards on Bill Clinton ignore an important area in which his administrationhas made

EUROPE IS BREATHING AGAIN. Denmark's ratification of Europe's unity treaty this week means aUnited S