Commentary

While the battle between the White House and Congress over an economic recovery plan produced a near

This month's Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in Kyoto, Japan, aimed

AVOID TARGETS ON GREENHOUSE GASESYour recent editorial and news article addressing t

THE UNITED STATES IS HANGING TOUGH in the face of near-unanimous agreement by other nations to cut c

As nearly everyone in Japan well knows, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been closely tied fr

America's economic management recently received a very public slap on the wrist from the General Agr

Echoes of the easy 1980s still reverberate through the canyons of Wall Street. The latest disclosure

1991 WAS A REASSURING YEAR for those who worry that foreigners are buying up America. New foreign di

RUSSIA'S PLAN to reform its economy continues to slog along. The city of Moscow lifted price

The European Community is having second thoughts about Turkey. For years the community has s

EMPTY GESTURES AND HYPE dominate Washington as never before. Last week, partisan bickering o

After a five-year boom in growth, the emerging nations of Southeast Asia are poised for economic "ta

If ever there were a marriage made in heaven, it would be the unraveling space establishment of the

THERE IS SOMETHING UNSETTLING about Helmut Kohl's approach to the Uruguay Round of trade talks.<

Romania's ostracism in post-communist Europe should now end. After prolonged delays, the Bush admini

WHILE MOST COUNTRIES ARE STRUGGLING to cut agricultural subsidies, coffee exporters and growers are

Railroad and trucking industry officials predict Congress will pass some sort of waste transport leg

Ethnic strife in the Caucasus, a serious threat to the former Soviet republics, is receiving insuffi

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES are at it again. Another trade dispute, this one over beer, will unfold

APART FROM MR. BUSH'S "cash for clunkers" program, the administration Wednesday proposed a variety o

On Dec. 3, 1984, the worst industrial accident in history occurred at the Union Carbide pesticide pl

The presidential election has stirred new isolationist spirits across the country. Jerry Bro

The republics of the former Soviet Union confront overwhelming obstacles in their efforts to develop

THERE'S LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE in the "cash for clunkers" program President Bush outlined on Wednes

SOVIET COMMUNISM and South African apartheid have met their demise in the space of a few months, dev

LONG GASOLINE LINES during the 1970s taught Americans the consequences of relying on oil from unstab

The U.S. Senate voted last week to impose a 25 percent import tariff on minivans and jeeps. This cou

"The ball's in their court." That's a phrase Lawrence Eagleburger, the deputy secretary of s

Looking at Japan's ballooning trade surplus, you would never guess that this economic giant is isola

WITH BRITAIN'S LEADING POLITICAL PARTIES deadlocked in the current election campaign, politicians th

CHOOSING A LONG-DISTANCE PHONE COMPANY is a routine task for most consumers. It is anything but rout

This Friday will be an important milestone in the pilgrimage to the polls on Nov. 3. March 20 is Pre

Altruism, collegiality and self-interest converge in the growing efforts in the West to stave off th

Chinese leaders agreed in 1984 that whatever capitalist Hong Kong looks like in 1997 - that's when t

AFTER MORE THAN a year of study, a blue-ribbon panel charged with reviewing U.S. maritime law has co

THE RHETORICAL TIDE IS RISING over shipments of toxic waste by industrialized countries for disposal

The days when Britain's miners were regarded as a dangerous pack of militant extremists determined t

IN DEFENSE OF STATE MARINE PILOTSYour recent article on state marine pilots who guide oceang

This month, textile giant Milliken & Co. of South Carolina won an ''impressive" victory against fore

DEFENDING NY-NJ STATE PILOTSAfter reading your recent article on state pilotage operations (