Commentary

The business press has had a field day "exposing" the extraordinarily high pay of American CEOs. Jou

SHRINKING MILITARY BUDGETS, a happy sign of the post-Cold War era, have become harbingers of a glumm

Germany's business community has finally woken up to the potentially disastrous commercial impact of

MEXICO'S ELECTORAL SYSTEM, long tainted by corruption, seems headed for a much-needed cleanup.

Located on the eastern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Turkey, an associate member

Venezuela's President Carlos Andres Perez - now limping through a second term - could profit from Me

Should financial products, such as securities and insurance programs, be patented, and thus protecte

WHO NEEDS THE GATT, ANYWAY?"Why a GATT Deal Is Crucial." "Why, indeed?" I thought once more,

BUT OLD - NAME is surfacing for the post of U.S. trade representative in the Clinton administration:

AS HIS ADMINISTRATION winds to a close, George Bush is tying up loose ends wherever he can. He patch

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY wants to help its struggling neighbors in Eastern Europe - but only up to a p

EUROPEAN UNITY is looking more problematic than ever. The European Community's currency system is in

ENERGY CONSERVATION IS NOT ENOUGHYour Nov. 18 editorial, applauding a possible shift of gove

Whatever happened to the tradition of the shrewd Yankee Trader? Judging from Washington's performanc

TOBACCO GROWERS say they are getting a raw deal from the government: While other farm products recei

Chalk up a new role for the world cop in the post-Cold War era: halting hunger and starvation. The p

The House of Representatives often is out of order. It remains so until a member makes a point of or

TWO U.S. CONGRESSIONAL delegations are visiting Beijing this week to let Chinese officials know it w

A SUBTLE STRAIN of xenophobia has been running through the Clinton camp for months. During t

IN PRAISE OF CUSTOMS CHIEF CAROL HALLETTThe criticism by Reps. Charles Rose, D-N.C., and Dou

Malaysia's economy is like the Energizer bunny: it keeps going and going and going. Indeed,

President Bush's offer to commit as many as 30,000 American troops under U.S. command to a multinati

WHO LEAKED Anita Hill's allegations against Clarence Thomas during his Supreme Court confirmation he

THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN are on the verge of another nasty trade dispute. Taking a cue from gun-s

Railroading in Europe is about to change forever. On Jan. 1, railroads in any of the European Commun

Output of goods and services in the United States should increase more than $200 billion in 1993, ro

TO MOST AMERICANS, France's stubbornness on the GATT farm issue is mind numbing. That Francecould th

The tremors that rumbled through the exchange rate markets last week ripped yet another crevasse in

Recent history shows that lame-duck presidents are good at freeing hostages. Lyndon Johnsondid it du

Expectations are growing that President-elect Bill Clinton, soon after taking office, will ask Congr

THE CHEERFUL ECONOMIC NEWS for the third quarter - a 3.9 percent annual growth rate - was tempered b

With enactment of an energy bill by the last Congress, the country has the first energy policy legis

BILL CLINTON HAS PROMISED to open the government's infrastructure tap, releasing huge sums for roads

Free trade seems to be scoring a big win against protectionism. Democratic President-elect Bill Clin

EXPRESS COURIERS: NO SPECIAL TREATMENTIn your Nov. 17 article "Customs Brokers Seek to Reduc

As the Clinton transition team considers how the new administration can break the logjam in the Midd

For nearly 60 years, the Buy American Act and its progeny have required a domestic preference when g

BILL CLINTON has been making Latin American governments nervous. During the presidential cam

WITH THE U.S.-EUROPEAN farm crisis largely resolved, attention turns to Japan and its ban on rice im

The U.S. economic engine is starting to hum. When the Arkansas mechanics get to Washington in Januar