Commentary

BRAZIL'S ELECTION last Wednesday, in which none of the 21 aspirants for the country's presidency app

With the breaking up of the Berlin Wall and the tumbling apart of the Soviet Union's East bloc hegem

A dense multicolored paper curtain cascaded down as Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari trav

AFTER THE WRECK of the Exxon Valdez, no one can argue that the shipboard abuse of alcohol is not a p

TWENTY-THREE YEARS OF CIVIL WAR in Namibia have ended with the best possible result. The South-West

Japan's ability to raise money for its businesses is one of the amazing economic stories of our time

Solidarity leader Lech Walesa's speech before a joint session of Congress this week highlighted the

The United States should welcome foreign investment in this country and in U.S. airlines. We also sh

Position Wanted: Security Officer - 28 yrs. exper. in perimeter guarding, use of weapons, dogs & wat

ATTRACTING WORKERS TO THE SEAFARING LIFEAn Aug. 18th article cited a Maritime Administration

THE SKIES BETWEEN the United States and Japan will become more crowded next October when a new aviat

Los Angeles ranks as the city with the worst air quality in the United States. To address this probl

The sour smell of recession hangs heavy in the autumn air in the U.S. heartland. Most factories are

AT LONG LAST, the White House has found a nominee to replace Heather J. Gradison, the long-outgoing

Oh, how we revere official statistics, those precise, seemingly authoritative numbers that purported

The structures are Byzantine in their complexity, their elaborate machinations often are shrouded in

THE UNRAVELING of East Germany's political, social and economic structure raises important questions

Short-grain rice, the staff of life to Japanese for 2,000 years, could replace bread on Western tabl

PROPOSAL WON'T HURT RAILROAD WORKERSYour Sept. 28 editorial ("Invitation to Rail Chaos") con

With the West German government overjoyed at East Germany's decision to allow its citizens to travel

PRODUCING AND SELLING ELECTRICITY is as close to a natural monopoly as any in this country. Governme

There is speculation that President Bush will announce "most-favored-nation" trade treatment for the

U.S. ENERGY POLICY has a schizophrenic quality about it. On the one hand, members of Congres

The political complexion of Eastern Europe is changing faster than at any time in the postwar era. O

By this time, you have heard all the reasons why your company needs to be operational in Europe befo

THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS SHIP in 1989 has been the Exxon Valdez. A decade ago, the same dubious disti

The U.S. economy has been growing continuously since November 1982, now the longest peacetime expans

TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST other countries have become a frequently used tool of diplomacy asthe United

The launch of the Jupiter probe Galileo from the space shuttle Discovery produced far lessfire and s

OIL SPILL LIABILITY MUST BE LIMITEDYour Oct. 17 editorial, "Forgiving Oil Spills", indicates

WITH BUT A YEAR REMAINING in the Uruguay Round multilateral trade talks and so very much still to do

RELATIONS WITH IRAN have been icy since the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in 1979. But the Iran-United

Industrialists, financial experts, academicians, politicians and analysts have in near unison been f

As the Socialist electoral offensive gathers momentum, one crucial question remains unanswered: woul

Mark Twain wrote that when he lived in this city, he shared lodgings with Riley, a newspaper corresp

Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela have bitten the economic austerity bullet. The question: Is Brazil,

West Germany is now at a crossroads in its relations with East Germany's Communist government.

NEGOTIATING FREER TRADE WITH MEXICO will undoubtedly be a long and arduous process but one that will

The economic ties that bind the United States and Japan - always uncomfortable, sometimes painful -

With over 20 nuclear reactors operating in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru an