Commentary

etermined that cyberspace shouldn't be an ivory-tower concern, the British government is taking the

Normally, I'm not much of a fan of justice delayed. But it's hard to see anything but the positive i

istory shows that the right kind of debt cancellation is good for everyone. Germany received massive

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is known for accessing little-known statistics to ascertain

'The Years of Living Dangerously'' By Stephen Vines. London: Orion Business Books, 1999. 287 pages.<

An inverse relation existed: The more the Soviet Union and then Russia descended into chaos, the les

Fads come and go as quickly as the seasons. Remember the leisure suit? Or how about pet rocks, ultra

Those who sat through the recent four-day Surface Transportation Board hearing on the future structu

You've experienced this at least once in your computer-addicted life: Everything is going as well as

Early this year, the World Bank announced a new international program intended to help developing co

he government of Mexico isn't taking a huffy, moralistic or high-handed regulatory approach to the i

all it jubilation, call it hope, call it cautious optimism.There's a period of anticipation

Europe picked the best locations last week to show off its new face and hide its old one.Lis

In an age when the undersides of toilet seats bear advertising messages, it's not surprising that ad

The Clinton administration claims to have learned something from the outpouring of protest against t

he relentless expansion of Federal Express and United Parcel Service is putting intense pressure on

he United States and the European Union have reached a deal which, if ratified by both sides, will a

The European Central Bank is following the lead of the Federal Reserve by tightening monetary policy

Republicans running against Al Gore present themselves as a needed force to resist grasping regulati

Media coverage of the recent Taiwan presidential elections and comments by President-elect Chen Shui

The article ''U.S. Customs Could Learn from Canadian Cousin'' (March 22, Page 9) is so true. A perfe

There is talk of a miracle on Red Square. Russia, after years of disarray, is about to enter a new e

ou know that cargo security has come into the mainstream once Hollywood gets into the act. The theft

ustoms in the weeks ahead will reach out to the trade community to build support for a proposed prog

One can see how hopes would have been high as Rep. Henry Hyde's full Judiciary Committee hearing on

Undeniably, there are deep social, cultural and economic ties between the United States and the Euro

The International Monetary Fund has just concluded a bruising five-month battle over who should succ

American interests at home and in South America have been increasingly threatened by ongoing, interr

The public is being fed a diet of misleading and downright wrong information and analysis by many so

t first blush, the notion of developing a shipyard in Brooklyn seems as preposterous as New York May

sia appears to be back on a stable economic keel, but there are some worrying problems just below th

The Transportation Research Board, along with the U.S. departments of Defense and Transportation, he

There is a positive story about Africa that deserves to be heard amid the reports of war, famine, di

The World Water Forum, which just opened in The Hague, Netherlands, has once again focused attention

In trade, as in everything else, it's a waste of time bolting the barn door after the horse has bolt

I probably shouldn't be getting general business information from the New York Daily News, a newspap

n deciding to impose a 15-month moratorium on mergers involving major railroads, the Surface Transpo

As one who has been involved in the maritime industry for more than 55 years, much of it in New York

These three little words can give you nightmares, especially if you're not equipped to deal with the

ne of Europe's last lingering monopolies, the state postal service, is facing certain death at the h